The first 100% SAF powered RAF Voyager takes flight (MOD Crown Copyright)
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RAF completes 100% SAF fuelled A330 MRTT flight

The Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a flight on an RAF Voyager (A330 MRTT) aircraft fuelled with 100% sustainable aircraft fuel (SAF) from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. The flight, which happened on Wednesday, was a joint venture between the RAF and Airbus and paves the way for non-fossil [read more]

The hearse carrying the coffin of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II leaves RAF Northolt. (© Crown Copyright 2022)
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Queens final flight almost breaks Flightradar24

Flight tracking website of choice, Flightradar24 says that its website came under “heavy load” yesterday as Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin was flown from Edinburgh to RAF Northolt in London. At its peak, 4.79 million people tracked the flight on Flightradar24’s website and app with hundreds of thousands more watching on [read more]

Draken L159s (Image: Draken)
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Draken Europe to provide UK ‘aggressor’ aircraft

Military aircraft contract specialist Draken Europe has been awarded a six-year contract by the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) to provide Agressor aircraft for training the Royal Air Force (RAF). Bournemouth Airport based Draken will provide a squadron of L-159E Honey Badger aircraft that will simulate airborne threats as part [read more]