News

Airliner World May 2023

Win! 1 of 5 copies of PLANE starring Gerard Butler

13th April 2023

Closing date: 19 July 2023

McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II

‘Missile Park’ Phantom to gain new colours

12th April 2023

Work to refurbish former US Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4S Phantom II BuNo 157259 is under way

Boeing Stratocruiser

Stratocruiser memorial unveiled in California

12th April 2023

Passengers and crew of Stratocruiser 'Clipper Romance Of The Skies' which crashed in 1957 have been remembered at a newly revealed memorial

Harvard

Kiwi Harvard airborne after 65 years

11th April 2023

Wartime trainer restored to original RNZAF colours at Wanaka

Lockheed Martin

ROCAF begins operational testing of F-16V JHMCS

11th April 2023

For the first time, Taiwan’s F-16V Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System has been employed by the 17th Tactical Fighter Group – a part of the Republic of China Air Force’s 5th Tactical Composite Wing – as operational test and evaluation (OT&E) efforts begin at Hualien Air Base

Air Safety

Sparks fly from Ryanair 737 during landing incident

11th April 2023

The nose wheel of a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 failed while landing at Dublin Airport on Sunday (April 9).

Northrop Grumman

USAF steps closer to retiring E-8C Joint STARS fleet

11th April 2023

The 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron was inactivated at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on February 16, marking another major step in the drawdown of the USAF’s E-8C Joint STARS fleet

FlyPast May 2023

Japanese ‘Cherry Blossom’ craft arrives in Arizona

11th April 2023

Formerly with the RAF Museum, a Japanese kamikaze craft has been loaned to a museum in the US

Concorde

Aerospace Bristol to host enhanced Concorde tours

10th April 2023

Concorde enthusiasts have a chance to enjoy a special access 90-minute technical tour of the Filton-based museum’s star attraction

RAF Bomber Command

What happened to Short Stirling BK716?

10th April 2023

A new website created by an international team pays tribute to the seven-man crew of a downed RAF bomber

1C Game Studios

Flying Circus – Volume II released

6th April 2023

1C Game Studio, in partnership with Ugra Media, has announced Flying Circus - Volume II is now available.

Finland

Finland becomes 31st nation to join NATO

6th April 2023

Finland has become the 31st and latest nation to join NATO, after it deposited its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the US government – represented by Secretary of State Antony Blinken – at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on April 4

Just Flight

Just Flight upgrades its PA-28 fleet

6th April 2023

Just Flight has released major upgrades to its PA-28R Arrow III, PA-28R Turbo Arrow III/IV and PA-28-161 Warrior II fleet for Microsoft Flight Simulator.