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USAF F-16s for New Zealand Airshow

Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow organisers have announced a major coup for their 30th Anniversary airshow this Easter. The USAF has confirmed its intention to have the world-renowned F-16 Fighting Falcon Jet Demonstration Team attend Wanaka from the Misawa Air

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News Update: Schools Aerospace Challenge winners

Congratulations to ‘Team Wright Flyer’ from 1408 (Dorking) Squadron, Air Training Corps who won this year’s Schools Aerospace Challenge awards.  The announcement was made recently at a high-profile ceremony in central London. The challenge is a competition for 16 to

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RAAF to celebrate with WOW

The Royal Australian Air Force has confirmed it will be bringing Hawk Jets and one of the new C-27J Spartan military transport aircraft to next Easter’s 30th Anniversary Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow in New Zealand. Chief of the RAAF,

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SAS creates five new routes from Aarhus

Denmark’s Aarhus Airport and SAS airline have announced plans for a new strategic cooperation between them. This took place at a press conference held at Aarhus Airport on October 5. At the briefing Executive Vice President of SAS, Lars Sandahl

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Veteran Sea Fury pilot meets adversary MiG-15 prior to it flying in the Duxford Air Show

On Monday 18 September, 86-year-old veteran Sea Fury pilot Brian ‘Schmoo’ Ellis visited IWM Duxford to see the Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15UTI prior to it taking part in the Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show (Saturday 23

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EL AL Israel Airlines – First 787 Dreamliner Arrives

EL AL Israel Airlines, Boeing, and Air Lease Corporation are celebrating the delivery of the airline’s first Boeing 787 Dreamliner this week. The 787-9, which is being leased through an agreement with Air Lease Corporation, touched down in Tel Aviv on

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Cargologicair launches first scheduled service with twice-weekly 747f UK-Mexico operations

CargoLogicAir (CLA), the British all-cargo airline, is to launch its first scheduled maindeck cargo service connecting the UK and Mexico on August 19.  Twice-weekly Boeing 747-400 flights will depart from CLA’s base at Stansted Airport every Wednesday and Saturday. Flights

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Red Arrows Line-Up at Eastbourne Airshow

A Catalina flying-boat and a Hispano Buchon fighter are the latest aircraft set to join the 25th anniversary line-up at Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow from 17 – 20 August.  Other aerial favourites due to feature at the show include the

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Britten-Norman delivers new lighter Islander to FLN

Aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has announced the delivery of its latest model BN2B-20 Islander aircraft to one of its longest standing regular, repeat customers, Frisia Luftverkehr GmbH Norddeich (FLN). The German airline operates scheduled and charter flights along the Frisian coast

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Vulcan XL426 Open Day – preview

The Vulcan Restoration Trust (VRT) is holding an open day at its Southend Airport home on Sunday 20 August. Now settled in her new home inside the airport’s Hangar 6, visitors can expect to see Vulcan XL426 undercover after she’s

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