Mark Broadbent

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Sign in or register on KeyAero to rank on the quiz leaderboards and share your score with friends. Check out the full leaderboard here The Beluga transports airliner subassemblies between Airbus factories. What does it carry from the company’s factory at Broughton in North Wales? Wings Tailplanes Fuselage sections Cockpit What year did the first-generation BelugaST variant undertake its maiden flight?

Nov 21, 2024 | key.aero | Mark Broadbent

The Royal Air Force has donated a Panavia Tornado GR1 to the Solway Aviation Museum in Carlisle, Cumbria. The aircraft (ZA475) was transported by road from RAF Spadeadam in Cumbria to Carlisle Lake District Airport, in Crosby-on-Eden outside the city, on November 5, 2024. Following its arrival, the Tornado fuselage was unloaded from the trailer by crane before undergoing a power-wash. The aircraft’s tail section was then attached.

Oct 30, 2024 | key.aero | Mark Broadbent

A Fleet Air Arm fast-jet squadron once again was recently operating from the flight deck of a Royal Navy aircraft carrier. Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIs from 809 Naval Air Squadron (NAS) embarked on HMS Prince of Wales in late September 2024 for a month of training. A Royal Navy statement described the training as “a key stepping stone for the squadron and the ship as both gear up to take part in an eight-month global deployment in 2025”.

Oct 8, 2024 | key.aero | Mark Broadbent

Pegasus Airlines is now preparing in-flight announcements using artificial intelligence (AI) technology. In what the Turkish carrier calls a “ground-breaking new multilingual project”, Pegasus flights to Spanish, Arabic, and Russian-speaking countries now feature cabin announcements in the respective local language – generated using AI – that are  broadcast following the English version. The feature was introduced on September 24, 2024 during the inaugural Pegasus Airlines Istanbul-Seville flight.

Sep 20, 2024 | key.aero | Mark Broadbent

The Red Arrows flew over Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada on September 11, 2024. The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team’s nine BAE Systems Hawk T.1/1As flew a series of flypasts in different formations over the Falls. The event was part of the five-week Red Arrows Maple Hawk tour to Canada, to help mark the centennial of the Royal Canadian Air Force.