News

Russian Federation

ANALYSIS: Tensions between Russia and Ukraine rest on a 'knife-edge'

21st January 2022

Vladimir Trendafilovski provides an insight on what could happen if the Russian military do invade Ukraine

FlyPast Picture of the Week

21st January 2022

This week's Picture of the Week was captured by Ferry Lotterman

Drones

UK carriers could get jet-powered drones under Project Vampire

21st January 2022

The UK Ministry of Defence is looking to begin the procurement of a series of jet-powered drones this year that will operate from Royal Navy platforms, potentially including the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers

Museum

Pioneering Swedish monoplane changes hands

21st January 2022

The first ever Swedish military aeroplane, the Nyrop No:3, was transported from the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm to Flygvapenmuseum at Malmslätt on January 4...

F-15 Eagle

Special markings highlight impending end of Eagle ops for ‘Grim Reapers’

21st January 2022

The 48th Fighter Wing’s 493rd Fighter Squadron has specially painted one of its F-15Cs to mark the end of its operations with the Eagle

Air cargo

Schiphol reports 2021 cargo boost

21st January 2022

Freight volumes grew by 15.7% compared to the previous year at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, following the restructure of its cargo department

ANSP

FABEC CEO Board draws up environmental agenda

21st January 2022

FABEC CEO Board shifts focus from pandemic recovery to sustainable traffic growth in European airspace

REME

The history of REME Aviation

20th January 2022

A Hampshire Military Museum is joining forces with the REME Museum to deliver two online lectures tracing the history of REME aviation…

FAA halts FedEx DIRCM plans

20th January 2022

The US FAA has halted FedEx Express' plans to protect its aircraft against heat-seaking missiles

Air Astana

Kazakhstan violence: how has aviation been impacted?

20th January 2022

Key.Aero has the latest on the state of commercial aviation within the Central Asian country after all scheduled services were suspended earlier in the month.

Advanced Aggresor Fighter

Top Aces flies F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter for the first time

20th January 2022

Top Aces performed the first flight of its newly procured F-16 Advanced Aggressor Fighter (AAF) equipped with an Advanced Aggressor Mission System (AAMS) on January 19