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Battle of Britain

Hawker Hurricane returns to British skies

8th August 2022

Britain’s population of airworthy Hawker Hurricanes has risen in number to 12. On July 18, Hurricane Mk.II P3351 flew from France to a new home in the UK.

Boeing 727

Raytheon 727 testbed participates in Valiant Shield

8th August 2022

Raytheon Multi-Program Testbed (RMT) Boeing 727-223, N289MT, was one of the more unusual participants in Valiant Shield 22 (VS 22), the ninth iteration of the biennial exercise

Belfast City

Belfast Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator Out Now

8th August 2022

Developed by Pyreegue Dev Co, EGAA Belfast International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is an accurate recreation of the real airport based on a 2022 layout.

Airbus

JetBlue Airways expands transatlantic offering

5th August 2022

JetBlue has kicked off its latest wave of Transatlantic expansion by opening a new non-stop connection between Boston and London/Gatwick.

Airbus A330

Brazil's first A330-243 inducted into operational service

5th August 2022

A ceremony was held at Galeão Air Base, Rio de Janeiro, on July 26 to formally induct the first Airbus A330-243 into Brazilian Air Force service

Warbirds

Sale of giant warbird collection confirmed

5th August 2022

The Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum has been bought by the Wartime History Museum — and will stay at its current home

Ground Attack Aircraft

North Macedonia donates Su-25 ground attack jets to Ukraine

5th August 2022

North Macedonia has donated its fleet of four Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot twin-engine ground attack/strike jets to Ukraine, according to local media reports on August 4

Airbus CN-235

US Navy delivers first maritime patrol-configured CN-235 to Malaysia

5th August 2022

The US Navy announced on August 3 that it has delivered the first of three upgraded Airbus CN-235M-220 maritime patrol aircraft to the Royal Malaysian Air Force, following the type’s conversion from a medium-lift tactical transport

Airbus

IndiGo implements aircraft deboarding system via THREE doors

5th August 2022

Indian low-cost giant IndiGo has introduced a new system allowing its passengers to disembark their Airbus A320 Family jets via three doors…

Air Leasing

Combat veteran Spitfire flies in UK

5th August 2022

Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVe RM927 has made its first flight for 70 years

Battle of Britain

Hawkinge museum unveils new Battle of Britain sculpture

5th August 2022

The Kent Battle of Britain Museum has re-created a famous photograph from the summer of 1940

Lockheed

Poland's first C-130H is being readied for operational service

4th August 2022

Poland’s first C-130H Hercules is currently being prepared for service at Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze No 2 (WZL-2, Military Aircraft Works No 2) in Bydgoszcz

Attrition Report

UK MOD releases report into last year’s Royal Navy Hawk T1A crash

4th August 2022

A UK Ministry of Defence Service Inquiry report into the loss of Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm-operated Hawk T1A (serial XX189) – assigned to 736 Naval Air Squadron – on March 25, 2021, was released on July 28