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FlyPast May 2024

Chipmunk pair find new homes in Belgium

31st March 2024

Two DHC Chipmunks are under new ownership in Belgium

Old Warden

Shuttleworth to start season with a belter

30th March 2024

Fury biplane among stars lined up for Best of British show

Cessna 172

Historic '9/11' Cessna for USAF museum

29th March 2024

Ex-Civil Air Patrol 172 becomes latest exhibit at Wright-Patterson

Cincinnati

Microsoft Flight Simulator touches down in Cincinnati

28th March 2024

Scenery developer FeelThere has released Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Just Flight

F-5E Tiger II takes flight in MSFS

28th March 2024

SC Designs has released the legendary F-5E Tiger II for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Orbx

TrueEarth Great Britain North for X-Plane

28th March 2024

Orbx has announced TrueEarth Great Britain North for X-Plane 12 is now available.

FlyPast May 2024

Polikarpov returns to flight in Spain

28th March 2024

There was good news for the Spanish historic aircraft scene recently when a rare Polikarpov returned to the skies

FlyPast May 2024

Writing on the wall for Swiss Hunter

28th March 2024

Hunterverein Obersimmental has confirmed the grounding of its 1959-built Hawker Hunter F.58 after two decades of operation

de Havilland Mosquito

Win! a Signed print of Mosquito BMk.25 by Michael Rondot

28th March 2024

The well-known aviation artist Michael Rondot has release a new painting called de Havilland Mosquito. The print is signed by three wartime Mosquito veterans

FlyPast May 2024

Waco set for full return to flight in Idaho

27th March 2024

A rare 1937-built Waco EGC-7 Cabin class biplane has been donated to The Spirit of Flight Foundation museum in Nampa, Idaho

Aircraft manufacturer

ETOPS extension for Embraer E2s

26th March 2024

Embraer has secured 120-minute extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) approval for its E190-E2 and E195-E2 jets.

Aircraft manufacturer

‘Baby Boom’ takes flight

26th March 2024

Boom Supersonic, the company attempting to build the world’s fastest airliner, successfully flew its technology demonstrator, the XB-1, for the first time on March 22

Acquisitions

USAF now plans to buy less than 100 F-15EXs

26th March 2024

As part of its FY25 budget request, the USAF has revealed that it now plans to purchase 18 F-15EXs, rather than the 24 Eagle IIs that were initially set to be acquired. This would take the total planned F-15EX procurement from a total of 104 aircraft to just 98