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General Aviation News March 18, 2025

The last surviving Battle of Britain Pilot, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway DFC, passes away

John “Paddy” Hemingway, the last surviving pilot of the iconic Battle of Britain, passed away peacefully on 17 March 2025 at the age of 105….

Civilian aviation news May 4, 2020

Norwegian Air’s battle for survival

(Reuters) – After growing rapidly to become Europe’s third-largest low-cost airline and one of the few to apply the budget model to transatlantic flights, Norwegian…

Civilian aviation news, EXTRA NEWS April 6, 2020

EasyJet founder steps up battle with management over Airbus order

(Reuters) – Stelios Haji-Ioannou, easyJet’s (EZJ.L) founder and biggest shareholder, on Monday intensified his battle with the airline’s management over a huge aircraft order with…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News May 21, 2015

RAF Unveils VC “Battle Of Britain” Typhoon

(RAF) The RAF today unveiled at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire a state-of-the art Typhoon fighter jet in a Battle of Britain era paint scheme to…

Air Races News August 7, 2014

Battle of Britain as Bonhomme, Lamb chase Arch

Britain’s Paul Bonhomme and Nigel Lamb will try to narrow the gap to Red Bull Air Race World Championship leader Hannes Arch of Austria at…

General Aviation News June 10, 2014

Battle over Airbus A330 revamp may pressure jet prices

(Reuters) – The world’s top two planemakers are heading towards a showdown over the prices of their smaller twin-aisle airliners as Airbus draws closer to…

Air Races News April 4, 2014

A Title Battle is Taking Form Ahead of the Croatian Debut

Britain’s Paul Bonhomme will battle Austria’s Hannes Arch and a field of the world’s top pilots when the Red Bull Air Race World…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 18, 2014

Pratt & Whitney, GE battle over billions in jet engine orders

(Reuters) – As the next generation of narrow-body airplanes takes to the skies later this year, makers of the new fuel-efficient engines that power them…

Military Aviation News January 22, 2014

US Air Force Receives 1st B-1 Equipped with Boeing Integrated Battle Station

The U.S. Air Force on Jan. 21 received the first B-1 bomber upgraded with the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Integrated Battle Station, which essentially turns the…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News January 21, 2013

Spitfire TE311 Flies Again

Some 58 years after it last flew, TE311 will be back in the air for the start of the RAF Battle of Britian Memorial Flight…

General Aviation News October 23, 2012

The Few gets fewer as oldest surviving pilot to fight in the Battle of Britain dies aged 99

William Walker died on Sunday after surviving being shot down over the Channel in 1940 with a bullet in his ankle He clung onto his…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News August 13, 2012

13 August 1940 ‘Eagle Day’

The 13thAugust 1940 was supposed to be the beginning of the end for Fighter Command. The Luftwaffe had spent the previous day attacking coastal radar…

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