Aviation events have been somewhat few and far between so far this year, but the Vintage Aircraft Club (VAC) finally managed to hold a small fly in at the delightful airfield at Popham in Hampshire on Sunday 23rd August. Chris Wood was there for Global Aviation Resource.
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Sunday 23rd August 2020 saw four Embraer A-29B Super Tucano aircraft and supporting Dornier Do-328 arrive at Prestwick Airport, Scotland for a brief technical stop during their (assumed) delivery flight to Afghanistan.
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To commemorate The Buccaneer Aviation Group’s successful move from Bruntingthorpe to the Cotswold Airport, GAR takes a look back at a very special feature.
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An era truly ended on Friday 17th July 2020, as the British Airways 747-400 fleet became the latest casualty of the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19.
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The world’s largest aircraft landed at Prestwick Airport yesterday and Tom Gibbons was there for Global Aviation Resource.
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The SOFIA airborne telescope provides a unique capability to observe the heavens. Charles Mason was able to see the aircraft up close and personal on two occasions with the media event held at Stuttgart and to participate in a mission from Palmdale. In this feature for Global Aviation Resource, Charles details the history of the programme and describes the mission experience.
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Historic Helicopters has been busy returning Westland helicopters to flight. Following on from the Whirlwind and the Wessex, today an ex-RAF Sea King HAR3 joined the fleet in the air. Kevin Wills was there and provided some video and photos of the flight for GAR.
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The Boeing 777X has finally undertaken its first flight from Paine Field in Everett Washington and this delayed event will signal the start of a long-awaited the flight test campaign. Rob Edgcumbe reports on the process to get the 777X programme this far, with pictures from Jake Welty and Rob Edgcumbe.
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