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Aeroplane December 2024

DH71 Tiger Moth monoplane replica fires up

19th December 2024

Warbird and aerobatic pilot Steve Jones fired up his de Havilland DH71 Tiger Moth monoplane replica G-ECDX at the Thomas Castle Aviation Heritage Scholarship night shoot at Sywell on 19 October.

Aeroplane December 2024

Huge donation secures Military Aviation Museum future

19th December 2024

During the first day of the Warbirds over the Beach airshow at the Military Aviation Museum in Virginia Beach on 5 October, MAM founders Gerald and Elaine Yagen announced a gift to the museum valued in total at more than $100 million to guarantee the future of the institution they helped establish.

Aeroplane December 2024

Kiwi Anson heading to Czech Republic

19th December 2024

On 3 October, the RAF Station Czechoslovakia organisation announced the acquisition of Avro Anson I MH120/ZK-RRA from Bill Reid in Omaka, New Zealand.

air museums

Goodwin Sands Dornier wings to be revealed at Cosford

19th December 2024

The wing section of Dornier Do 17Z-2 5K+AR will be put on display at RAF Museum Midlands in Shropshire next year.

Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet

USS Harry S Truman enters CENTCOM AOR

18th December 2024

On December 14, 2024, the USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75) aircraft carrier entered the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility.

Airbus A400M Atlas

Rafale refuels A400M

18th December 2024

The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) shared an image on November 27 of a Naval Dassault Rafale M refuelling a French Air & Space Force A400M in an unusual coupling of buddy-to-buddy air-to-air (AAR) refuelling.

Airbus

First A400M for Kazakhstan delivered

18th December 2024

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first of two A400M airlifters to Kazakhstan.

France

First E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in production for France

18th December 2024

On December 10, Northrop Grumman announced that the first E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for the French Navy had commenced production at its St Augustine facility. Northrop Grumman is to produce three E-2Ds for France, the example that has begun its journey on the production line is scheduled for delivery in 2027. Artist rendering of a French […]

Rockwell B-1B Lancer

B-1Bs relocate from Ellsworth to Grand Forks

18th December 2024

The US Air Force is to temporarily relocate 17 Rockwell B-1B Lancer bombers and 800 airmen assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing (BW) from Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota to Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

B-52Hs complete latest European Bomber Task Force deployment

18th December 2024

Four US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron/2nd Bomb Wing, at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire have completed Bomber Task Force (BTF) 25-1.

Airbus

Etihad Airways paints first A320neo in special livery

17th December 2024

Etihad Airways has become a new operator of the Airbus A320neo (new engine option) and its first aircraft wears the Gulf airline’s latest distinctive special livery.

easyJet

Spain fines five budget airlines €179m for "abusive practices"

17th December 2024

Five budget airlines have been hit with a combined €179m in fines by the Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs.

Manchester Airport

Manchester Airport trials new dual taxiway

17th December 2024

Manchester Airport is conducting a trial of a new dual taxiway designed to improve efficiency and accommodate future growth.

Airshows

Sywell 2024 Airshow to remain ‘One-off’

12th December 2024

It was announced on December 10 that Sywell’s Airshow Weekend – one of the highlights of the 2024 British airshow scene – will not be repeated.

Dassault nEUROn

USMC completes first data link test with ‘Loyal Wingman’

11th December 2024

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has successfully conducted its first joint force data link integration test using a Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV).

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