Great shame to see Key virtually wrap up the aviation market. If it was run by aviation enthusiasts it may work, but it’s not.

I for one would love to see a detailed article on the North Korean air force, but good luck researching that !!!

One has already been commissioned…but we’re not sure when we’ll get it!

We appreciate all the comments above. At present there is no plan to change AFM, AI or CA – it’s business as usual. There is no sharing of resources, other than specially commissioned supplements that sometime run in both AFM & AI (the F-35 was the last one, and no more are planned at present).

We have recently made efforts to make AFM more international, but as our main markets are UK and USA we will need to carry a consistent number of features in those areas. Financial times are tough – we’d love to do a tour of African and South American air forces, but have neither the time or budget, hence we rely on submissions and commissions to freelancers. If there are any volunteers, e-mail me at [email]gary.parsons@keypublishing.com[/email].

Kind regards

Gary Parsons
Editor
AirForces Monthly

Thanks for the feedback – we get surprisingly little here at Key towers. I’d be particularly keen to hear why you think ‘less for more’ – the magazine is now 100 pages as standard, when it used to be 84 as recently as 2010.

We do value all our contributors – if you feel you are being short-changed, please contact me via PM or e-mail at [email]gary.parsons@keypublishing.com[/email].

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Kind regards

Gary Parsons
Editor
AirForces Monthly

Taken today.

Regarding hangar 2, there is now doubt that the Sparrows will be able to use it and a new build facility on the far side is (allegedly) being looked at, at a cost considerably more than when the decision to move from Scampers was made. Chances of a delay/cancellation of the move later this year, I think.

Sorry, a bit off-topic I know, but I can add that XM607 is well loved and cared for by the station.

http://www.air-scene-uk.com/oldstuff/2007/425binbrook87/binbrook.htm

Just don’t ask me for any serials.

http://www.scramble.nl/airshows/index.html

Yes, the petition was only started mid-December (by me), when I heard that the hangar was scheduled for demolition. I didn’t think there much chance of changing the MoD’s decision, but thought that it was better to try and do something, rather than just accept matters as they are.

Thanks to the 779 other people who signed – what it did prove to number 10 is that there are people out there who care about our nation’s heritage, and maybe next time a little more thought and consultation may take place. The response to the petition showed that some research had taken place (albeit the spelling of ‘hanger’) and that some faceless soul in Whitehall was put to the trouble of doing something.

June’s photocall may have a rubble backdrop, sadly. 😡

Good news – the Secretary of State has endorsed the Inspector’s recommendations for changes to the East of England Plan, which means that the previously allocated 6,000 houses have been removed and transferred to North Harlow. This should secure the future of the airfield until 2021. The next instalment of the battle may be at the next review, intended to cover the period 2011 – 2031, depending upon the local planning authority’s ability to meet its housing targets.

Congratulations to the action group who made quite an impact at the Examination in Public.