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Iran Was The Last Country Flying The F-14 Tomcat, Here's Why
Despite their "Top Gun" fame, the United States decommissioned the last of its F-14 Tomcats in 2006. But Iran had them, and kept flying them. Here's why.
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The Boeing 747 Still Uses Floppy Disks For Software Updates: Here's Why
It may seem incredible, but the giant Boeing 747 is still using the old-fashioned floppy disk to update its software. And it's unlikely to change. Here's why.
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United Airlines Quietly Turned Off Starlink Wi-Fi On All Regional Flights, Here's Why
United Airlines has run, or should we say flown, into issues with its Starlink Wi-Fi. In fact, it's turned it off on all regional flights. Here's why.
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Why You Can't Use A Boeing 737's Rear Exits In A Water Landing
If the plane you're in lands in the water, you'll want to use every available exit to scramble out. But you can't use a Boeing 737's rear exits. Here's why.
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Hawaiian Airlines Hit By Cyberattack, The Latest In A String
Cyberattacks against commercial aviation are on the rise generally.
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Which US Airlines Have The Largest Boeing Fleets?
Given the problems with Boeing airplanes over the last few years, you may be trying to avoid them. These airlines fly the largest numbers of Boeing planes.
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Lockheed's Infamous Skunk Works Actually Tested Metal That Was Part Of A UFO Con Job
Lockheed Martin's supersecret lab that developed stealth technology wound up getting a mysterious, possibly extraterrestrial metal fragment from the military.
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Flight Forced On 8-Hour Detour After Missing Munich Airport Curfew By 10 Seconds
The flight was forced to land at a diversion airport 233 miles away and passengers didn't reach their destination until the next day after traveling all night.
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Missing Bolts Were Thrown Away In Boeing 737 Max Door Plug Blowout, Says NTSB
The agency didn't pull punches in laying blame on the aerospace giant.
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Norwegian Tourist Detained By ICE Then Sent Home From Newark Airport For Having Bald JD Vance Meme On His Phone
Before being sent back to Norway, the tourist was strip-searched, fingerprinted, had his blood taken and was left in holding for five hours.
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Boeing Didn't Sell Very Many Planes At The Paris Air Show, And That's Okay
The Paris Air Show recently wrapped up, and Boeing didn't have very much to show for it.
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Why The Boeing 737 Flies With Its Wheels Exposed
Most planes fly with their landing gear and wheels fully retracted, but Boeing's 737 still has its wheels exposed when it's aloft. Here's why.
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Why The Aviation Industry Abandoned Tri-Jet Commercial Planes
The three-jet-engine plane was a common sight in the skies for decades, and then it wasn't. What led to the rise and fall of the tri-jet commercial plane?
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Boeing Demonstrates The Potential Of MQ-28 Drone Fighter Jets For Paris Air Show
Boeing has flown a first-ever demonstration of an in-air pilot commanding multiple drone fighter jets.
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Pilot Takes Failing Turboprop Plane For Crash Landing Atop Hangar
First responders pulled two people out of a plane that crashed on a hangar's roof at a small public airport outside Kansas City on Monday.
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These Airlines Would Be Hardest Hit By A Boeing 787 Grounding
If the FAA does put safety first and decides to ground the Dreamliner, nearly 1,120 Boeing planes would be taken out of service.
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How The Sole Survivor Of India's 787 Plane Crash Walked Away With Little More Than A Limp
I'm not much of a believer in miracles, but this is about as close as we're going to get.
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Air Traffic Control Deserves Better Than Windows 95 And Floppy Disks, FAA Says
America's air traffic control network runs on decades-old technology, and the acting FAA director wants to replace the whole system.
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Airbus A220 Decides To Try A Little Off-Roading, Shuts Down Air Traffic To Boston Logan Airport
JetBlue flight 312 decided to try being an off-roader after it landed at Boston Logan Airport.
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Boeing Pulls Request For Safety Exemption, Decides To Make Planes Safer Instead
Washington-based planemaker Boeing has told the Federal Aviation Authority that it no longer needs a safety exemption it was granted back in 2023.
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Predator Drones Are Being Flown Over Protesters In Los Angeles
This isn't the first time they've been pulled into domestic surveillance duty.
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Here's Why The F-35 Lightning Has That Flap Behind The Cockpit
We're here to take a closer look at the whirling heart of the F-35B's impressive short take-off and vertical landing capability.
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West Virginia's Busiest Airport Employs Two Border Collies To Keep The Runway Clear Of Birds And Wildlife
Hercules and ned are specially trained to patrol the mile-long airfield to prevent birds and other wildlife from affecting airport traffic.
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Florida Man Convicted For Pretending To Be Flight Attendant To Take 120 Free Flights
Sure, it wasn't legal. But it was also kind of genius
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Air India Boeing 787 Crashes Just After Takeoff, Killing Over 200 People [Update]
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed roughly a mile from the runway after lifting off from Ahmedabad Airport in India on Thursday
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Boeing Starts Flying New Planes Into China During Lull In Trade War
On June 9, 2025, a plane landed in China. That's actually a pretty big deal.
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Ukrainian F-16 Scores Air-To-Air Kill For The First Time
The Ukrainian Air Force has, for the first time, used a Lockheed Martin F-16 to shoot down a Russian aircraft.
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