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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant
On this day in aviation history, February 25, 1941, the massive Messerschmitt Me 321 Gigant (Giant) combat glider made its first flight. Being the largest assault glider of WWII, the name Giant was ...
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Air France Pilot’s haunting final nine words before horror plane crash
Air France Flight 447 was carrying passengers from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, France when it crashed into the Atlantic Oceanon June 1 2009. The long-haul flight killed all 228 people on ...
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Flight school prepares for takeoff at Animas Air Park near Durango
A new flight school at Durango’s Animas Air Park is preparing for takeoff. J.D. Parsons founded DarkHorse Aviation, which provides training services and private flights for travel and tourism ...
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After fatal plane crash, Northwest Alaska communities embrace victims' families and Bering Air
Gambell residents sing while greeting the Bering Air plane on Sat., Feb 8. 2025. Four people on board flight 445 lived in Northwest Alaska. Others had close local ties, said Velma Jones from ...
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Delta flight returns to LAX after takeoff over smoke detected midair
An Australia-bound Delta flight returned to Los Angeles shortly after takeoff Saturday night when smoke was detected in the plane’s galley. Delta Air Lines Flight DL43 had left Los Angeles ...
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Air France-KLM surprise profit beat lifts shares to 5-year high
LONDON, March 6 (Reuters) - Air France-KLM (AIRF.PA), opens new tab ... "We are still not operating at 100% of our flight capacity and costs continue to rise sharply. As a result, we run the ...
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Air Canada to resume flights to Israel in June with four flights per week
MONTREAL - Air Canada says it will resume flights to Israel in June, a year and a half after it halted trips to the region amid the Israel-Hamas war. With a fragile truce in place, the country’s ...
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Delta flight returns to Boston after takeoff over 'smoky odor' detected on board
March 2 (UPI) --A Delta Air Lines flight from Boston to New Orleans had to return to Logan International Airport shortly after takeoff on Sunday over a "smoky odor" detected onboard. Delta Flight ...
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The Philippine Mars took its final flight. See photos of the flying-boat aircraft from WWII to its last 800-mile journey.
The last Martin Mars flying boat made its final flight last week, marking the end for a World War II-era seaplane so hulking it had rockets to assist with take-off ... the Pima Air and Space ...
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Flight to India Returns to the U.S. After 10-Hour Trip Due to Clogged Toilets
Air India Flight 126 initially left Chicago O'Hare International Airport on March 5, before returning 10 hours later Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE ...
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United flight makes emergency landing after takeoff from Newark
A United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday morning shortly after taking off from Newark Liberty Airport. Flight 1544 took off around 6 a.m. and was destined for Las ...