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Historic
Shuttleworth to start season with a belter
Fury biplane among stars lined up for Best of British show
Historic '9/11' Cessna for USAF museum
Ex-Civil Air Patrol 172 becomes latest exhibit at Wright-Patterson
Historic Aviation Quiz: The Vulcan Edition
The mighty Avro Vulcan - how much do you know about the world-famous delta?
Polikarpov returns to flight in Spain
There was good news for the Spanish historic aircraft scene recently when a rare Polikarpov returned to the skies
Military
Argentina buys F-16s from Denmark
Twenty-four F-16 Fighting Falcons have been procured by Argentina from Denmark.
Spangdahlem ‘Viper’ pilots demo ACE skills
Airmen and F-16CM/DM Fighting Falcons assigned to the USAF’s 480th Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Warhawks’ – a part of the 52nd Fighter Wing (FW) at Spangdahlem Air Base (AB) in Germany – demonstrated its Agile Combat Employment (ACE) capabilities at Ämari AB, Estonia, and Łask AB, Poland recently.
Arizona ANG’s snakelike KC-135R
USAF-operated KC-135R Stratotanker (59-1469) assigned to the Arizona ANG’s 161st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) ‘Copperheads’ at Goldwater ANGB – which is co-located at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona – now sports a special ‘Copperhead Snake’ livery.
Commercial
Qantas welcomes Airbus A220
Qantas introduced the carrier’s first two Airbus A220-300s on March 1, 2024. The carrier’s QantasLink subsidiary operated aircraft, VH-X4A (c/n 55253) and VH-X4B (c/n 55269), from Melbourne to Canberra and Brisbane.
Sikorsky to flight-test HEX
Sikorsky plans to flight-test a distinctive new aircraft called HEX – a hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) demonstrator with a tilt-wing.
C919 goes on tour
The COMAC C919 airliner, China’s equivalent of the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737, travelled beyond its home country for the first time in February 2024 as the manufacturer began a sales tour.
KLM tweaks livery for A321neo arrival
Dutch flag carrier KLM has unveiled a livery update for its incoming Airbus A321neo fleet.
Aviation News May 2024
May 2024 issue of Aviation News in page-turning format headlines with Little Jets in the East End and finds out why London City and Embraer are a perfect match
Flight Simulation
Flying freight in Microsoft Flight Simulator
In this feature, we explore flying freight and the various options available for creating realistic cargo flights using the Airbus A320, Headwind Simulations’ A339x and the ATR-72 in Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Highland Bush Strips Pack 2 released
Orbx has announced PNG Highland Bush Strips Pack 2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
City Update 06: Southwest Germany now available
The latest City Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator focuses on the Southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg.
