News

Supermarine Spitfire

Legendary Spitfire pilot Carolyn Grace dies

7th December 2022

The historic aviation world is mourning a trailblazing operator and pilot

Atlas Air

PICTURED: Final Boeing 747 leaves factory

7th December 2022

The last ever Boeing 747 has left the company’s Everett factory.

Attrition Report

Croatian Air Force MiG-21 Mongol crashes

6th December 2022

A Croatian Air Force MiG-21UMD Mongol fighter crashed during a four-ship formation flight in the early afternoon of December 6

Russia

Ukrainian 'kamikaze' drones strike Russian bomber bases

6th December 2022

Long-range drones developed by Ukraine may have been behind attacks on several air bases deep inside Russia that are home to the country’s strategic bombers

Blackburn Buccaneer

Yorkshire Buccaneer officially changes hands

6th December 2022

Twenty-six years after it first arrived at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B XX901 has been officially adopted by the Elvington-based attraction

Supermarine S5

Supermarine Seaplane crowdfunder launched

6th December 2022

Investment will support the build of a full-scale flying reproduction of the Supermarine S5

Bell V-280 Valor

US Army names Bell’s V-280 Valor as Black Hawk successor

6th December 2022

The US Army revealed on December 5 that it has awarded the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract to Bell Textron and its V-280 Valor tiltrotor – a platform that will eventually replace the service’s Black Hawk helicopters and shape the future of US Army Aviation operations

Air Safety

Why is a Lufthansa Airbus A350 stranded in Angola?

5th December 2022

A Lufthansa Airbus A350 is stranded on the ground at Luanda/Quatro de Fevereiro in Angola after it was forced to divert while enroute to Munich.

Helicopters

Rare Rotorcycle bound for new home

5th December 2022

Something “pretty rare and different” is on its way to a museum

Chilean Air Force

Gate guard Mentor comes ‘home’

5th December 2022

A former gate guardian has been returned to ‘terra firma’ for a special event

Boeing

Poseidons from US Navy's VP-45 complete Exercise Keen Sword 23

5th December 2022

Patrol Squadron 45 ‘The World Famous Pelicans’, a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft squadron, has concluded its participation in Exercise Keen Sword 23 – an annually held bilateral training exercise that aims to enhance US-Japan interoperability and operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific region

Polish Air Force

Military medal awarded to Polish Heritage Flight project members

5th December 2022

Silver Medal of the Polish Army presented at London embassy

Northrop Grumman

USAF ushers in era of the B-21 after new stealth bomber makes public debut

3rd December 2022

The USAF marked a major milestone in its history on December 2, when the air arm ushered in a new age of sixth-generation combat aircraft with the public unveiling of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber at Northrop Grumman’s production facilities in Palmdale, California

Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

USS Tripoli returns after successful first Indo-Pacific deployment

2nd December 2022

The US Navy's second America-class amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA-7), returned to Naval Base San Diego in California - the vessel's home port - with its complement of Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs on November 29, after completing its first operational deployment to the Indo-Pacific.