Which Airlines Still Fly The Luxurious Airbus A380?
Although its numbers have thinned, ten airlines still operate the enormous, graceful Airbus A380 for international luxury ...
History Today: How the first Boeing 747 soared in the skies
On February 9, 1969, the Boeing 747, the world’s first wide-body jet, took its maiden flight, revolutionising air travel.
China dreams of building a world-class jumbo jet. Can it do it without the West?
China is working to develop widebody planes to take on Airbus and Boeing, but its plans may hinge on cooperation from Western regulators and suppliers China has long held ambitions of turning global ...
Eerie scrapyards where planes, trains, ships and automobiles go to die
The vast majority of vehicles live out their final days in scrapyards to await recycling or simply rust away. They're eerie, ...
The World's Only 4 Passenger 747s With Over 100,000 Hours That Are Still Flying
Four veteran 747-400s still soar beyond 100,000 flight hours, defying retirement deadlines and showcasing remarkable aviation ...
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Hawai‘i Tourism: A Century and a Half in the Making
Once a destination for the rich and adventurous, the advent of commercial jets in the 1950s made the Islands affordable to ...
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American Airlines jet, Black Hawk helicopter removed from the Potomac
Officials said they lifted the last of the major pieces of the regional jet and helicopter were successfully removed from the Potomac River. “Thanks to the exhaustive efforts of Unified Command ...
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Key safety system off in US Army helicopter that collided with American Airlines jet: Senator
WASHINGTON – A key safety system was turned off on a US Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines regional jet last week near Washington Reagan Airport, killing 67. US Senate ...
How the Airbus A321XLR is changing the air map of the world
The new Airbus A321XLR can fly further than any other single-aisle plane on the market. It promises to open up new, nonstop, ...
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A Runway Switch, a Vague Alert: What Pilots Heard Before Fatal D.C. Crash
The pilots of the American Airlines regional jet in the Washington airport collision acted as expected, aviation safety experts and other pilots said. By Niraj Chokshi Just after 8:43 p.m. on Jan ...