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British Midland Airways is looking at losing 600 positions, possibly even more. Redundancies are being eliminated, and the number of international planes are being reduced by 9. Tel Aviv, Kiev, Aleppo and Amsterdam flights are scheduled for suspension and 2010 seasonal flights to Palma and Venice will not be reinstated.

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Japan’s Military Is Going All In on the F-35 Fighter Plane

Key Point: Japan is embracing the F-35 stealth fighter, with plans to fully integrate F-35Bs on its carriers JS Kaga and JS Izumo. Exercises off the San Diego coast alongside U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs prepare Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force for carrier operations, using systems like the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS). -Japan is […]

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Viral Video Shows Plane Struggling To Land In Chennai Amid Strong Winds

A video of an IndiGo plane struggling to land in Chennai ahead of Cyclone Fengal’s landfall has gone viral. The plane is seen trying to land amid heavy turbulence as the cyclone led to heavy rain and strong winds in the city yesterday.

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Pilots avoid head-on crash after ‘late sighting’

The UK Airprox Board says the incident created “a risk of collision”.

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F-16 jets escort the plane of Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te who embarked on a trip to visit Taiwan’s allies in the Pacific

F-16 jets escort the plane of Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te who embarked on a trip to visit Taiwan’s allies in the Pacific

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Stowaway who flew from New York to Paris removed after creating disturbance on return flight to U.S.

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Not every plane will fly away from Cuba: flights of Russian airlines can change: EADaily

EADaily, November 30th, 2024. The program of flights of Russian airlines to Cuba may be changed due to a shortage of aviation kerosene at Liberty Island airports.

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Delta Air Flight Attendant Fined $2,000 After Being Found 7 Times Over The Alcohol Limit Just Minutes Before Boarding An International Flight

Two Delta Air Lines flight attendants who were meant to be working on the same long-haul international flight from Amsterdam to New York JFK failed breathalyzer tests just minutes before they were due to board the plane to look after hundreds of passengers. The flight attendants, one male and one female, had been enjoying a…

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After 50 years of mystery, siblings claim hijacker DB Cooper was their father

Cooper’s whereabouts after he jumped from a plane with $200,000 stumped investigators. Has the case been solved?

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Stranded 14 Hours, Passenger Gets Their Own Delta Plane: VIP Snacks, Cockpit Visit, And Pilot’s Personal Shout Out – View from the Wing

When a Delta Air Lines flight from San Francisco to Minneapolis was delayed 14 hours, one passenger was left alone as the only customer still trying to travel. Every other customer had been rebooked instead of waiting. So this flyer had the plane all to themselves – like a Delta private jet.

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NASA’s X-59 plane is aiming for a sonic thump, not a boom

Pilot James ‘Clue’ Less is ready to take to the skies

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Recollections of the ill-fated Flight 5719

HIBBING—It’s been 31 years since the crash of Northwest Airlink Flight 5719, killing all 18 on board.

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Is it Earhart’s plane? No, it’s a rock

What earlier this year had been suspected to be the wreck of the plane belonging to missing 1930s aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart, has turned out to be no

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The 10 best deals on airfare right now

Costs have fallen the most for flights between these destinations in the U.S.

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Need To Resolve Commercial Plane Shortage To Revive Airline Growth

The complex aircraft production supply chain involves highly specialised certified players

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‘It’s a bird! It’s a plane!’ In Alaska, it’s both, with a pilot tossing turkeys to rural homes

In the remotest reaches of Alaska, there’s no relying on DoorDash to have Thanksgiving dinner delivered. But some residents living well off the grid nevertheless have turkeys this holiday, thanks

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Plane used by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lands in Florida

The aircraft used by the Canadian leader landed at Palm Beach Airport.

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PHOTOS: ‘Miracle puppy’ hurt in deadly plane crash on road to successful recovery

SPRINGFIELD, Va. (DC News Now) — One of the dogs hurt in a tragic plane crash that killed a pilot from Springfield had a successful surgery to repair his two broken legs earlier this week. Wh…

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Plane veers off runway at Macon Co. Airport

A plane ran off the runway on Thanksgiving morning at the Macon County Airport.

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Stowaway who hid aboard a plane from the U.S. to France will be sent back, officials say

Police in France say they arrested a Russian national who had boarded a Delta Airlines flight without a ticket. The woman was being held in Paris until she could be returned to the U.S.

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Update on Virginia dog that survived deadly plane crash

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