News

Aircraft Deliveries

Denmark receives another F-35A Lightning II

15th May 2023

The Royal Danish Air Force took delivery of another Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II at Luke AFB in Arizona on April 12; increasing the number of aircraft delivered to Denmark to date to seven airframes

Boeing 747

Cargolux 747 shears undercarriage after emergency landing

15th May 2023

The aircraft was in the process of making an emergency landing at the time

Air Safety

BREAKING: Flights diverted after Gatwick suspends operations

14th May 2023

Flights to and from Gatwick Airport were disrupted this afternoon after operations at the London hub were temporarily suspended.

Aerosoft

Aerosoft releases Bad Endorf-Jolling Airfield for MSFS

12th May 2023

Developed by FlightSim Studio, the latest airport in the series of small German Airfields is Bad Endorf-Jolling Airport in Bavaria.

Embraer E-Jet

E-Jets Family for X-Plane 12 released

12th May 2023

X-Crafts has announced its E-Jets Family has been upgraded for X-Plane 12 compatibility.

Airbus

Jet2 welcomes first A321neo into service

11th May 2023

The low-cost leisure carrier rolled out the VIP treatment in celebration

Exercise Air Defender

Exercise Air Defender latest: Visiting aircraft confirmed

10th May 2023

A new updated list of participating aircraft for Exercise Air Defender 2023 has been released today (May 10) by the German MOD.

X-Plane

Aeroprakt A22-LS v3.0 upgraded to X-Plane 12

10th May 2023

Aircraft developer VSKYLABS has upgraded the Aeroprakt A22-LS to v3.0, bringing the project to X-Plane 12 standards.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

St Helens Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator

10th May 2023

The latest Australian destination from Orbx is St Helens Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Microsoft Flight Simulator

New Norwegian destination for MSFS

10th May 2023

OnFinal Studio has announced Kirkenes Airport Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.

Newark Air Museum

Newark Air Museum embarks on Sea Vixen repaint

10th May 2023

Naval all-weather fighter latest exhibit at Nottinghamshire museum to receive refresh

Boeing KC-767

NATO aircraft descend on Lossiemouth for major exercise

9th May 2023

RAF Lossiemouth is playing a major role in NATO’s Exercise Formidable Shield, which started on May 8 and runs until May 26.

Avro Shackleton

No 8 Squadron veterans salute lost Shackleton crew

9th May 2023

Loss of WR965 commemorated at International Bomber Command Centre

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

Back to Barksdale: USAF B-52Hs return from Indo-Pacific

9th May 2023

Having operated from Andersen AFB in Guam since March, four B-52H Stratofortress bombers and approximately 190 personnel from the USAF’s 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron have returned home to Barksdale AFB, Louisiana; marking the end of another Bomber Task Force deployment to the Indo-Pacific region