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U.S. Air Force Introduces KC-46 Tanker Demo Team
The 56th Air Refueling Squadron conducted the first KC-46 air display at an air show in Texas, recently. The 56th ARS from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, ...
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LATAM sells production 767 freighter
The aircraft is a 2000-vintage, production 767-300F with CF6 engines (30780) that Jetran purchased at the end of October, ...
Boeing says it will take several weeks to resume production of planes after the strike
Boeing says it will be several weeks before it fully resumes building passenger planes, as factory workers return following a ...
Boeing strike sinks October deliveries to 14 jets
Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 14 commercial jets in October, less than half of the 34 jets it handed over to customers ...
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Trent 1000 Issues Affect Virgin Atlantic, British Airways 787 Routes
The airline cited reduced availability of Trent 1000 engines fitted to its 787-9s as the reason for the delays. “Our teams ...
The Sun3d
Watch horror runway vid as Boeing jet goes up in flames in mid-air forcing emergency landing before jet gutted by blaze
There were no injuries in the incident, according to local media reports. A mere few days ago a packed Boeing 787 had to turn ...
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Meet the U.S. Air Force’s First Black Female Pilot
On June 20, 1981, Theresa Claiborne was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. The Air Force’s first Black female pilot, Claiborne would become the first Black woman to command and ...
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Terrifying moment Boeing’s engine bursts into flames after take-off as plane forced to make emergency landing in Rome
THIS is the terrifying moment a packed Boeing 787 had to turn back after its engine caught fire shortly after taking off from Italy. The Hainan Airlines flight was bound for the Chinese city of ...
Singapore Airlines’ profit dips further in Q2 as capacity outpaces travel demand
The airline signalled that pressure will continue as competition remains tough. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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7 Worst Aircraft I’ve Flown
Matt in one of his favourite aircraft. When you’ve flown 52 different aircraft types (and counting), you often get asked what ...
Horror moment fire erupts from plane’s engine forcing passengers to leap from jet’s emergency exit onto runway
THIS is the frenzied moment terrified passengers leapt out of a plane’s emergency exit after flames could be seen from the aircraft’s engine. Four passengers were injured in the mad rush to get ...
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Air Canada to reintroduce retired B767s to passenger ops
Air Canada (AC, Montréal Trudeau) is to reintroduce two previously stored B767-300ER s to passenger service in 2025. The airline confirmed the move in its third quarter earnings presentation on ...