THE USAF has started modifying the first of two Boeing 747-8s that will serve as a new flying White House.

A Cathay Pacific widebody departs the carrier's Hong Kong/Check Lap Kok base. The firm has 120 aircraft stored at the facility.

A pair of RAAF legacy Hornets take off at the 2019 Australian International Airshow at Avalon Airport, Victoria.

Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine - registration N610AT- in flight.

The CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter takes off on its maiden flight.

USAF European Command personnel unload an En-Route Patient Staging System for the Italian health service. The platform was delivered to Aviano air base on March 22, 2020 via a C-130J-30 Super Hercules.

The 500th F-35 Lightning II - serial 18-5343 (c/n AF-234) - takes off from Lockheed Martin's factory in Fort Worth, Texas.

TAP Air Portugal has most of its 100-strong fleet in storage while it operates just 25 flights a week during the COVID-19 crisis.