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Microsoft Flight Simulator lands in Java

14th March 2024

Scenery developer Project MAX has announced Husein Sastranegara for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.

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CH47D lifts off in Microsoft Flight Simulator

14th March 2024

The latest product from Miltech Simulations is the CH47D for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Blackburn Buccaneer

Yorkshire Air Museum gears up for Buccaneer Day

14th March 2024

The Elvington-based attraction will mark 30 years since the classic jet retired from RAF service on Saturday, April 6

FlyPast April 2024

Lancaster wing and nose swapped at East Kirkby

13th March 2024

Work is continuing at the home of 'Just Jane' in Lincolnshire to keep the aircraft taxiable while also working towards returning it to the skies

Basic Flying Training

Ukraine’s first future F-16 pilots complete basic flying training with RAF

12th March 2024

The RAF revealed on February 24 that the first cohort of Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) pilots to receive basic flying training (BFT) in the UK have now completed their syllabus and are now learning to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon

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Italian Air Force marks end of HH-212A ops with final flight

12th March 2024

The Italian Air Force’s (ItAF’s) 9° Stormo (Wing) held a celebratory event at Grazzanise Air Base on February 22 to mark the final flight of the HH-212A combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter fleet

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Maryland ANG to lose flying mission after upcoming A-10C departure

12th March 2024

When its 21-strong fleet of A-10C Thunderbolt II close air support/ground attack aircraft are retired from use, the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing will transition to a new cyber-based mission. Announced on March 7, the move will leave the Maryland ANG without a flying mission

Advanced Jet Trainer

T-7A Red Hawk endures month-long climatic testing at Eglin AFB

12th March 2024

The USAF has marked a significant milestone in the operational development of its new advanced jet trainer, the T-7A Red Hawk, after a Boeing-operated test aircraft (21-7003) completed a month-long extreme weather trial inside the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB, Florida, on February 23

Dassault Mirage 2000-5

Mirage 2000-5F pilots score first post-WW2 aerial victories for France

12th March 2024

Two French Air and Space Force pilots flying Mirage 2000-5F multi-role fighters have scored the first successful aerial victories against enemy aircraft since the end of World War 2, after the two jets engaged in air-to-air combat with Houthi-operated kamikaze drones over the Red Sea on March 9

Boeing

Canadian Classic Boeing 737 comeback

12th March 2024

Canadian charter carrier Nolinor Aviation has announced plans to restore its Boeing 737-200 fleet to pre-pandemic levels.

Airport Lounge

Oneworld opens first branded European lounge

12th March 2024

Oneworld alliance has unveiled its second dedicated lounge and the first in Europe at Amsterdam/Schiphol airport.

Airbus

Your essential Singapore Airshow 2024 debrief

12th March 2024

Nigel Pittaway reports from Changi on the major moves and deals to come out of the biennial Singapore Airshow

Newark Air Museum

Newark Air Museum outlines restoration aims for 2024

12th March 2024

The Nottinghamshire attraction will be focusing on two Avro airframes (among several others) and will also repaint their Hunter T7 into a Blue Diamonds scheme