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Iceland Is No Longer The Low-Cost Pit Stop To Europe Thanks To Volcanoes, Airline Going Out Of Business
Exceptionally cheap flights to Europe with a stop in Iceland are suddenly a thing of the past.
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Why The SR-71 Blackbird's Windshield Made It Unique Among Airplanes
How do you fight the heat generated when a plane can go three times the speed of sound? Lockheed's engineers found a one-of-a-kind solution to the problem.
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Boeing Is Reportedly Moving On From The 737 With A Brand New Plane
The upshot is that we have good reason to get excited as a new, clean-sheet Boeing plane is, quite simply, a thrilling prospect.
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Delta Commuter Jets Crash Into Each Other On LaGuardia Taxiway
A pair of Delta commuter planes collided on a taxiway at New York's LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night.
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This Private Jet Has Massive Screens Instead Of Windows
Losing the windows improves the jet's aerodynamics and allows it to shed weight. This enables it to consume less fuel and, obviously, save money.
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The Airbus A380's 950-Gallon Paint Job Adds Up To 2,425 Pounds In Weight
It takes more than a ton of paint to cover the Airbus A380, but plane's maker cut weight in other areas. Still, repainting the plane isn't quick or easy.
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Alaska Seized His $95,000 Plane Over Illegal Beer, And Now This 82-Year-Old Pilot Wants The Supreme Court To Force The State Give It Back
The Alaskan bush pilot was arrested back in 2012 after state troopers found beer in his passenger's luggage.
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Boeing Can Certify Its Own Planes For Safety Again, But Only Every Other Week, Says FAA
While normally routine, the FAA stripped away Boeing's ability to do this for the 737 MAX in 2019 after two horrific crashes attributed to lax safety culture.
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Norway Tests Out Its All-Electric Plane Future
If Norway can single-handedly create a small but significant market for electric planes, it might just give the whole market enough runway to take off elsewhere
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Everything You Never Realized You Wanted To Know About Teterboro, New Jersey's Private Jet Hub
There's a lot of fun history behind the Teterboro airfield, including one flight with a pony onboard.
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Why Boeing Pilots Can't Fly Airbus Jets Without Being Retrained
Boeing and Airbus have very different control schemes in the cockpit, making it difficult to jump between the two.
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What Are Those Hypnotic Spirals On Plane Engines For Anyway?
Are these spirals just fun little designs, or is there more going on there? Turns out, it's the latter.
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Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing At Lime Rock Park
The exact cause of the crash is still under investigation, but the track called it a "mechanical failure."
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These Are The Only Planes Fast Enough To Outrun The Earth's Rotation
If you're in the right plane, can you start out in daylight and circle the Earth without ever seeing darkness? Sure, you can ... but you'll need plenty of fuel.
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Striking Machinist Union Approves Offer That Boeing Never Made
pinching its own worker's pennies means that planes aren't getting made.
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How The Civil Air Patrol Became America's Quietest Aviation Power
It lacks the profile of the U.S. Air Force or Space Force, but the Civil Air Patrol serves several vital functions. Its story starts with a hunt for Nazi subs.
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Private Jet Goes Off Runway And Crashes Into House, Luckily Without Hurting Anyone
A Kentucky resident received an unexpected visitor when an airplane crashed into the side of her home.
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Don't Automatically Freak Out If You See A Worker Just Yeeting Things Out Of A Plane
While it's no surprise this video went viral, it wasn't actually luggage that these workers were tossing down a whole staircase.
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Plane Circled Over The Mediterranean For An Hour As An Air Traffic Controller Slept
The dysfunction surrounding the current state of air traffic control isn't exclusive to the United States.
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Boeing Escapes With $3.1 Million Fine After 737 Max Door Plug Blowout
The FFAA announced a proposed $3.1 million fine against Boeing on Friday for the blowout itself and interference with safety officials' independence
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'Get Off The iPad': Spirit Airlines Flight Comes Way Too Close To Air Force One
Air traffic control wasn't happy with a Spirit Airlines pilot who flew too close to Air Force One and failed to change course after repeatedly being told to.
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This Over-Wing Engine Setup Helped Boeing's YC-14 Master Short Runways
What's the answer when you're trying to lift paratroopers and weapons where runways can't be long? Boeing put the engines atop the wings for several reasons.
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Boeing Built A Flying Star Wars X-Wing: Here's Why
Bringing movie magic to the real world, Boeing built a flying "Star Wars" X-wing. Then it flew in public just once before landing in a museum.
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Forget Missiles: Ukraine Is Using Drones To Ram Drones Like An Old-School Navy
To deal with the increasing frequency and ferocity of Russian drone strikes, Ukraine is beginning to turn to one of the oldest plays in the military book.
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Toxic Fume Leaks On Planes Making Both Passengers And Crew Horribly Sick
The culprit is what's known as a fume event, and it occurs when toxic fumes from jet engines make their way into the cockpit or cabin.
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United CEO Thinks Spirit Airlines Is Done For
If a company's financial health were akin to physical health, Spirit Airlines would be in intensive care on life support.
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This Experimental Fighter Plane Was So Loud It Triggered Seizures On The Ground
Imagine a plane that emitted a constant sonic boom while in the air. The Navy and Air Force both wanted this fighter, but pilots could barely handle it.
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