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Historic
Viper Demo Team marks 50 years of the F-16 with retro scheme
The US Air Force F-16 Viper Demo Team has unveiled a 50th anniversary paint scheme for the 2024 airshow season.The F-16C Block 50D Fighting Falcon s/n 91-0395/SW from the 55th Fighter Squadron of the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina now wears a red, white and blue scheme honouring the YF-16 prototype.
Last PBY built will fly again
During mid-April, Consolidated PBY-6A BuNo 64107/N9825Z made the 104-mile journey east along the Interstate 90 freeway from Moses Lake, Washington State to Spokane, where it will be restored to airworthy and seaworthy condition by Vintage Aircraft Restorations at Felts Field.
Bentwaters’ T-33 restored
The Suffolk-based Bentwaters Cold War Museum announced it had finished the restoration of Lockheed T-33A-1-LO Shooting Star, 51-9252 (c/n 580-7036), in April.
Aeroplane meets Rob Collings – President of the famous Collings Foundation
The president of the Collings Foundation presides over one of the world’s largest historic aircraft fleets — and flies many of them himself with great aplomb
New RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre opens
On May 5 the new RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre held its opening ceremony in an event attended by around 1,000 people including members of the USAF’s 95th Reconnaissance Squadron.
Military
SNC to deliver USAF’s next ‘Doomsday Plane’
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been selected to develop the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) platform that will ultimately replace the USAF’s ageing fleet of four E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) aircraft.
Eagles hit the streets for protection
Following the tsunami warning that was issued after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck approximately ten miles (16km) southwest of Hualien City in Taiwan on April 3, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) quickly moved to prevent any damage being caused to its F-15J Eagle fighters at Naha Air Base in Okinawa.
Mass formation of UK helicopters deploy for Steadfast Defender
A force of 16 helicopters from the 4 Regiment Army Air Corps Battle Group (4 AAC BG) departed Wattisham Flying Station, Suffolk, for mainland Europe to take part in Exercise Steadfast Defender 24.
Commercial
Aer Lingus to launch first-ever direct service to Las Vegas
Aer Lingus will launch its first-ever direct service to Las Vegas this winter from its Dublin base.
Boeing 727 to fly at Sywell 2024 airshow
The Sywell Airshow 2024 on June 22 and 23, will see the participation of a Boeing 727-200.
Ural Airlines abandons Airbus A320 rescue from field
Ural Airlines has revealed that it will not return to service an Airbus A320 that has been stranded in a wheat field just outside Novosibirsk, Russia, since September 2023.
What it’s like to fly on the COMAC ARJ21
Bored of Boeing 737s and tired of Airbus A320s, Richard Vandervord fancied a Chinese, sampling a flight aboard a COMAC ARJ21
Boeing’s 777 ecoDemonstrator tests
The next phase of the ongoing Boeing ecoDemonstrator programme researching ways to improve sustainability and efficiency will test more than 30 technologies spanning airport operations, waste-reducing materials and future cabin concepts.
Flight Simulation
Halifax Stanfield Airport for MSFS upgraded
FSimStudios has released version 2 of CYHZ Halifax Stanfield International Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
Tomahawk for Microsoft Flight Simulator released
Just Flight has announced the PA-38 Tomahawk for Microsoft Flight Simulator is out now.
OV-10 Bronco takes flight in MSFS
Aircraft developer AzurPoly has announced the OV-10 Bronco for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.
