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Air Safety

Wing panel falls off Boeing 747 at Heathrow

2nd June 2025

An upper left wing panel detached from a landing Boeing 747 at London/Heathrow and remained undetected in the grass next to the runway for two months, a report by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has found.

Aero Vodochody

The Skyfox lands in Hungary

30th May 2025

On May 30, 2025, Aero Vodochody Aerospace delivered the first three Aero L-39NG Skyfox trainers to the Hungarian Air Force.

Exercise Cobra Warrior

Participants and dates revealed for Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2

29th May 2025

The next Exercise Cobra Warrior looks set to be one of the larger iterations of the RAF’s premier air exercise.

Aeroplane June 2025

8th Air Force Me 262 victor flies in Mustang Marinell

28th May 2025

On 11 April, 100-year-old, Minneapolis-Saint Paul-born US Army Air Forces P-51D Mustang pilot Col Joe Peterburs visited Duxford to fly with Isabel Rutland in the back of P-51D 44-13521/G-MRLL Marinell.

Aeroplane June 2025

Cri-Cri airborne at La Ferté-Alais

28th May 2025

Salmson D7 Cri-Cri Major F-AZAB of the Salis family’s Casques de Cuir collection made its maiden flight at La Ferté-Alais with Edmond Salis at the controls on 11 April, following a seven-year restoration. It is the only example flying.

Aeroplane June 2025

Bottisham Airfield Museum bags a Tiger Moth

28th May 2025

The Imperial War Museum has donated long-term Duxford AirSpace resident de Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth ‘N6635’ to the Bottisham Airfield Museum.

AirForces Monthly June 2025

Chinese and Egyptian air forces conduct first exercise together

28th May 2025

The Chinese and Egyptian air forces recently participated in a joint exercise – Eagle of Civilisation, which ran between mid-April and early May at Wadi Abu Rish Air Base in Egypt.

AirForces Monthly June 2025

First Leonardo P-72 for the Philippine Air Force

27th May 2025

The first Leonardo P-72 maritime patrol aircraft for the Philippine Air Force landed at Turin-Caselle Airport on April 24.

Airbus A330 MRTT

Spanish Air and Space Force Airbus A330 MRTT enters service

27th May 2025

The first Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) for the Spanish Air and Space Force entered service with the 45th Wing on April 11, 2025.

Airliner World

Third Il-114-300 joins test programme

27th May 2025

A third prototype, Ilyushin Il-114-300, has joined the flight test programme. Its maiden flight was carried out on March 31 and lasted around 30 minutes.

Airliner World June 2025

Profits return to Virgin Atlantic

27th May 2025

Virgin Atlantic has reported full-year operating profits of £230m and a pre-tax profit of £19.7m before exceptional items for the year ending December 31, 2024.

ATR

Binter Canarias expansion

27th May 2025

Spanish Regional carrier Binter Canarias has added several new routes to its network as part of its expansion for the 2025 summer season, which sees a 30% increase in capacity with more than 1.37 million seats.

Alaska Airlines

Alaska Airlines unveils new special livery

27th May 2025

Alaska Airlines has painted its ninth Disney-schemed aircraft and the first to feature a Disney princess.

Aviation News June 2025

United invests in blended-wing body aircraft

27th May 2025

On April 24, United announced an investment in blended-wing body (BWB) aircraft start-up JetZero, which is developing a pioneering design in commercial aviation with an aim to deliver fuel efficiency and enhance customer experience.