Spitfire Completes Unique Formation Flights With Royal Air Force

To mark the 90th anniversary of the first flight of the legendary fighter, a Spitfire took to the skies with various ...
Aviation Week

Airbus Moves Formation Flight Project Focus From Controllers To Pilots

LYON—After making progress with air traffic control procedures for fuel-saving formation flights, Airbus is transitioning its fello’fly project work to the flight deck. While the aerodynamic principle ...
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Chinook pilots conduct final formation flight over KC before decommissioning New Century AirCenter

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eleven CH-47 Chinook helicopters took off Sunday from New Century AirCenter near Gardner, Kansas, in a final formation flight.
The Aviationist

U.S. and Japanese Air Forces Hold Bilateral Exercise Over Sea of Japan with B-52, F-15Js, F-35As and F-22s

The bilateral exercise, which included formation flight and Defensive Counter Air training, was held following “intensified activities concerning Japan’s national security,” possibly referring to the ...
The Aviationist

15 Years Ago: Last Operational British Harrier Flights

On Dec. 15, 2010, sixteen Harriers took off from RAF Cottesmore for a farewell formation flight marking the end to 41 years of British Harrier operations. Originally scheduled to remain in service ...
Aviation Week

Global Hawks Complete Formation Flights For Aerial Refueling Effort

LAS VEGAS — Northrop Grumman has completed close-formation flight tests with two RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft as it moves closer to an autonomous high-altitude aerial refueling demonstration for ...