News

AH-6i

Boeing awarded Thai Army AH-6 order

21st February 2022

Boeing has been awarded a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to provide AH-6 helicopters to the Royal Thai Army. The $103,774,884 deal was awarded by US Army Contracting Command on February 18

de Havilland Venom

Storm Eunice destroys beloved neighbourhood Venom

18th February 2022

A de Havilland DH 112 Venom, once on display at Grove technology park near Wantage, Oxfordshire, has been destroyed by Storm Eunice

Airports

Storm Eunice: The wildest diversions and go-arounds so far

18th February 2022

As Storm Eunice brings record-breaking wind and torrential rain to southern parts of the UK, we round-up some of the most epic go-arounds and diversions from British airports

Berlin Airlift

The ‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halvorsen has passed away aged 101

18th February 2022

Colonel Gail Seymour Halvorsen, better known as the 'Candy Bomber', has died at the age of 101…

Wizz Air

Exclusive: Wizz Air UK boss sets out summer strategy

18th February 2022

The head of one of the UK’s fastest-growing airlines has revealed her market forecast for the all-important summer season.

Stuttgart Airport

Stuttgart Airport to study SAFs

18th February 2022

Stuttgart Airport is to take part in a state of Baden-Württemberg-backed investigation into sustainable aviation fuel

ATM

10-day countdown for ATM/UTM Awards submissions

18th February 2022

The 28th of February is quickly approaching and that's the closing date for award submissions. Don't miss your chance to include your project in this year's program!

FlyPast Picture of the Week

18th February 2022

This week's picture of the week is by Jeremy Ridout

Duxford

IWM Duxford to close due to weather

17th February 2022

Due to the extreme high winds forecast tomorrow in Cambridgeshire from Storm Eunice, IWM Duxford will not open to the public on Friday 18 February as a safety precaution.

Air-to-Air Refuelling

USAF risks bearing costs of future KC-46 delays

17th February 2022

The US Government Accountability Office has recommended that the US Air Force fully test the KC-46A tanker programme’s remote vision system before the technology enters service in order to address previously highlighted deficiencies

Beechcraft

Sri Lanka to get King Air 360ER for maritime surveillance

17th February 2022

Kansas-based Textron Aviation has been awarded a $11.44m firm fixed price contract under the Fiscal Year 2022 US Foreign Military Sales programme to provide a Beechcraft King Air 360ER turboprop aircraft to the Sri Lanka Air Force

Airspeed Horsa I

Army Flying Museum to mark the 80th anniversary of the Glider Pilot Regiment

17th February 2022

The 80th anniversary of the formation of one of the regiments which served in some of the largest and most important operations in World War Two will be marked in a variety of events at the Army Flying Museum…