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Aircraft Restoration

Czech Miles Magister flies following restoration

2nd June 2022

Following a two-and-a-half-year restoration at Henstridge, Somerset by Kevin Crumplin, Miles M14A Magister N3827/G-CLHY received its permit to fly on May 13.

Embraer

First of Embraer E190 pair goes Sky High

1st June 2022

Expanding Sky High Aviation has become the sole E-Jet operator based in the Caribbean after taking delivery of its first Embraer E190 to double its passenger capacity.

Baykar Bayraktar TB2

Crowdfunding in Lithuania raises €5m to buy Bayraktars for Ukraine

1st June 2022

In just three-and-a-half days, Lithuania has raised €5m ($5.4m) through a crowdfunding campaign among its citizens to help Ukraine buy more Baykar Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs for use against invading Russian forces

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

Ten Maryland ANG A-10Cs complete deployment to Europe

1st June 2022

Maryland A-10C Thunderbolt IIs have completed a multi-week deployment to various locations In Europe, ten aircraft completed the deployment visiting multiple locations in Eastern Europe

Aircraft Restoration

Restoration of first production Hunter completed, and it looks stunning

1st June 2022

North Weald Heritage Aviation completed the eight-month restoration of Hawker Hunter F1 WT555 in mid-May.

FlyPast

What aircraft will fly in the Queen’s Jubilee flypast?

31st May 2022

A highlight for many of Thursday's (June 2) Platinum Jubilee celebrations will be a mass military flypast over Buckingham Palace. Key.Aero rounds up the aircraft expected to take part

Air Safety

Transavia Boeing 737 attempted take-off on Schiphol taxiway

31st May 2022

Dutch air safety authorities have published a highly critical report into events leading to a jet attempting take-off from a taxiway at Schiphol Airport

De Havilland Canada

Nepal plane crash latest: 22 dead, no survivors

31st May 2022

Emergency rescue teams in Nepal have retrieved the final body from the wreckage of a small passenger aircraft which crashed on Sunday

Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules

UK should keep C-130Js Defence Committee told

31st May 2022

The UK should retain the C-130J Hercules fleet, which is slated for retirement in 2023, according to evidence given recently to the House of Commons Defence Select Committee.

ISR

Royal Thai Navy receives first RQ-21A Blackjack UAV from the US

31st May 2022

The US Navy formally handed over the first Boeing Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack UAS to the Royal Thai Navy during a ceremony at an undisclosed location in Thailand on May 24

Douglas C-47

Historic airframes moved to new homes in Spain

31st May 2022

Douglas C-47A T.3-28/744-28 has been moved to a new base in Salamanca, Spain after 43 years on display at the Desguaces Montero scrapyard.

Supermarine Spitfire

Combat veteran Spitfire fires up

31st May 2022

Supermarine Spitfire FRXIVe RM927/G-SXIV was having its Rolls-Royce Griffon 65 engine tested at Sywell in mid-May, with a first flight expected soon thereafter.

Aerosoft

Gran Canaria for Microsoft Flight Simulator Out Now

30th May 2022

Scenery developer sim-wings has announced Gran Canaria for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.

Boeing

Norwegian plans large Boeing 737 MAX purchase

30th May 2022

Low-cost firm Norwegian Air Shuttle has today (May 30) revealed it has come to an “agreement in principle” with Boeing regarding recommitment to buy a large amount of Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets.