Aviation News - June 2016

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CONTENTS

Main image: A British Airways 747-400 lifts off from Heathrow. AirTeamImages.

com/Steve Flint. Inset (left): An RAFG Jaguar. H J Breuer. Inset (middle): Lufthansa

A320neo D-AINA in  ight. Sascha Brissier. Inset (right): A Lockheed Martin F-35 at Edwards

AFB. Lockheed Martin

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04 Headlines

06 Civil News

10 Military News

16 Preservation News

38 Airshow News

39 Aviation Events Calendar

52 Room with a View

54 Flightbag

60 Air Mail

68 Airport Movements

72 Air Base Movements

74 Register Review

FEATURES

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14 F-22s at Lakenheath – Raptors

Deploy in Force

Editor Dino Carrara reports from RAF Lakenheath on the

recent deployment of F-22 Raptors to the UK.

HEATHROW 70TH ANNIVERSARY

18 Building on Success

Assistant Editor James Ronayne details the latest

developments at Heathrow Airport.

24 Heathrow Through the Years

A pictorial look at some of the key events that have

shaped Heathrow’s history.

30 Heathrow Heavies Guide

Aviation News lists the various widebody aircraft that

visit the airport on a regular basis.

34 TALES FROM THE LOGBOOK

Spotting from the ‘Queens Building’

Editor Dino Carrara remembers a day spent on the

viewing terrace atop the ‘Queens Building’ in 1984.

42 Edwards AFB – Home of USAF Testing

Erik Bruijns and Mark de Greeuw report from Edwards

AFB, California.

48 Nature Air – The World’s First

Carbon Neutral Airline

Tom Sing eld visits Costa Rica to learn more about Nature

Air’s ground-breaking – and brightly-coloured – operation.

56 Airbus A320neo Family –

The New Generation

Dave Willis examines the A320neo Family.

62 Cool Cats – RAF Germany’s Jaguar

Force

Dr Kevin Wright details the roles of the SEPECAT Jaguar

with RAF Germany.

79 Ju 290 – Junkers’ Colossus

Robert Forsyth pro les the Junkers Ju 290.

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