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2020 air show season – cancellations update (5)

24 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Even though it has been only three weeks since the previous edition of air show cancellations list was published, some latest announcement resulted in the need to publish another update. Obviously, most of the events […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Ansat helicopters with COVID-19 module

16 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters company, the manufacturer of light multipurpose Ansat helicopter, recently received an approval from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) for isolation units to be installed in medical variant of the Ansat rotorcraft. ´Currently, […]

CIVIL AVIATION

The first Ansat helicopter for EMERCOM of Russia

16 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters company delivered the first Ansat helicopter for EMERCOM of Russia – the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Affairs for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters. The rotorcraft will […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Air Parade over Moscow celebrated the 75th anniversary of Victory Day

10 May 2020 Jacek Domański

75 years ago, on 8th May CET (or 9th May MSK) 1945, the long-awaited surrender of Nazi Germany became a fact, ending the dark years of the World War II in Europe. Although, not all […]

AIR SHOW REPORTS

Victory air show at Kubinka

10 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Holding an air show without any spectators may seem like a crazy idea, but nowadays it became a fact of life. We never would have though that we would write a report from such event, […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Russian northernmost air base now has the all-year runway

3 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Nagurskoye, a remote Arctic air base located in Alexandra Land (an island in Franz Josef Land archipelago), is the northernmost airfield of the Eastern hemisphere and the second-northernmost in the world (after the Alert Air […]

AIR SHOW NEWS

2020 air show season – cancellations update (4)

2 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Another update to the air show calendar for 2020 is bringing even more cancelled or postponed events – caused by the coronavirus outbreak and anti-pandemic measures. The last couple of days have brought a new […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Victory Day Parade goes airborne

1 May 2020 Jacek Domański

Over the past few weeks we were reporting the preparations for the biggest Russian military holiday, the Victory Day Parade held annually on 9th May. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and strict measures against the pandemic […]

PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Our images from the first year – ´Photo of the Week´ special edition

28 April 2020 Jacek Domański

Among the Afterburner´s regular columns, ´Photo of the Week´ is the oldest one. The first image, introducing Su-25, was published on 27th April 2019 – almost exactly one year ago. Since that time, on every […]

OTHER

Letter from the editor – April 2020

26 April 2020 Kacper Kolibowski

´On this day, in aviation history…´ – this is how usually begins our Facebook post on Friday, when we share with you some interesting facts from the history of aviation. Today, however, we would like […]

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Military Aviation

  • Czech Air Force bids farewell to its last Mi-8 helicopter
    17 November 2025
  • From a clean sheet to flight testing in 556 days – YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft takes-off into the skies
    12 November 2025
  • End of the tale – Poland retires its Sukhoi Su-22 aircraft
    5 November 2025

Air Shows

  • The spirit of flight returns to Pardubice – Aviatická pouť 2025
    30 October 2025
  • On the eve of Tag der Bundeswehr 2025 – spotter day in Bückeburg
    22 October 2025
  • Wings over Broumov – Open Day 2025
    22 September 2025

Space

  • Beyond the Solar System – Pioneer 10 and 11
    10 November 2025
  • ViaSat-3 – the second Viasat´s next generation spacecraft
    6 October 2025
  • 3 October 1968 – first flight of the Lunar Landing Training Vehicle
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Civil Aviation

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    23 June 2025
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Aviation History

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  • 14 November 1935 – maiden flight of Noorduyn Norseman
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  • 7 November 1910 – the first flight test of Todd’s aeroplane
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Other

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