News

Electric Aircraft

Heart Refines ES-30

30th July 2024

Heart Aerospace has recently made some changes to its regional airliner project.

Airbus

High-altitude testing for A330neo

30th July 2024

The Airbus A330-900 flight test aircraft has recently conducted ‘hot and high’ tests in Bolivia.

Azerbaijan

Silk Way Airlines relocates beluga whales to Spain

30th July 2024

Silk Way Airlines has successfully completed the relocation of two beluga whales.

competition

Win 1 of 5 copies of The Last Para

29th July 2024

Our friends at Penguin Random House are offering KeyAero readers the chance to win 1 of 5 copies of THE LAST PARA by John Humphreys and Stuart Tootal!

Russian Federation

SJ-100 flight test programme takes off

29th July 2024

The prototype Yakovlev SJ-100 has begun its certification flight test programme.

Aer Lingus

Aer Lingus pilots vote to strike

29th July 2024

Irish flag carrier Aer Lingus has been forced to cancel more than 200 flights, affecting around 40,000 passengers, after members of the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) voted in favour of an indefinite work-to-rule.

Harrier

US museum adds Marine Corps Harrier to collection

26th July 2024

A retired US Marine Corps McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II+ was inducted into the Hickory Aviation Museum in North Carolina on July 15, 2024.

FlyPast September 2024

Super Sabre makes airborne return in Texas

25th July 2024

The Collings Foundation’s North American F-100F Super Sabre 56-3844 (N26AZ) flew for the first time in several years on June 30 from Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.

Aeroplane August 2024

Unique Fairchild returns to Hagerstown

25th July 2024

The only survivor of two Fairchild XNQ-1 trainers built during 1946-47 for potential use by the US Navy, BuNo 75726/N5726 arrived back at its birthplace at Hagerstown, Maryland on 10 June, and has now gone on permanent display in the Hagerstown Aviation Museum.

Australia

Douglas DC-2 delivered to HARS

25th July 2024

The Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) has received a Douglas DC-2 to join its growing collection at Shellharbour Airport, Albion Park Rail in New South Wales, Australia.

Farnborough Airshow

FARNBOROUGH: New GCAP concept model revealed at Farnborough

25th July 2024

A new concept model of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) aircraft was unveiled at this week’s Farnborough International Airshow.

Battle of Britain

BBMF Spitfire wears new tribute

25th July 2024

As a salute to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Sqn Ldr Mark Long who lost his life in a flying accident on May 25, 2024 the BBMF’s Spitfire Mk.XVI TE311 has received some new markings.

Boeing

B-52s in historic Eastern European deployment

24th July 2024

Two B-52Hs from the USAF’s 2nd Bomb Wing recently arrived in Romania for Bomber Task Force 24-4 – the first time US strategic bomber aircraft have operated out of this East European country.

AirForces Monthly August 2024

Russian Antonov An-22s to be retired

24th July 2024

Russia plans to cease operating its remaining fleet of Cold War-era An-22 (NATO reporting name: Cock) strategic transports, the world’s largest turboprop-driven aircraft.