Japan’s air force loses contact with F-35 stealth fighter
(Reuters) – Japan’s military said on Tuesday it lost contact with one of its Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighters over the Pacific Ocean close to…
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Lt Col Dick Cole, last surviving Doolittle Raider, passes away at age 103
A legendary chapter in Air Force history has come to a close. Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole, the last survivor of the “Doolittle…
Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung Junkers Ju-52 is forced to retire
The 83 year old Junkers Ju-52 of the Lufthansa Berlin Stiftung is forced to retire. The historic aircraft, with the unofficial registration D-AQUI, has been…
EU suspends Boeing 737 MAX flights after Ethiopia crash
(Reuters) – The European Union’s aviation safety regulator on Tuesday suspended all flights in the bloc by Boeing 737 MAX planes in the biggest setback…
Airlines fly Boeing 737 MAX 8 after crash despite China grounding
(Reuters) – Airlines from North America to the Middle East kept flying the 737 MAX 8 on Monday after Boeing said it was safe, in…
Brand new Boeing 737 Ethiopian Airlines crashes, killing 157
Flight to Nairobi goes horribly wrong (Reuters) – An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi crashed early on Sunday with 149 passengers and…
Colombia plane crash killing 14, says aviation agency
Domestic flight made a distress call before going down in plains province of Meta Fourteen people were killed in a plane crash in the Colombian…
Airbus creates the first electric airplane race with Air Race E
Airbus has announced a global partnership with Air Race E, the world’s first electric airplane race set to launch its inaugural series in 2020. Airbus…
Military cargo plane crashes in Iran, 15 killed
(Reuters) – A Boeing 707 military cargo plane crashed in bad weather on Monday west of the Iranian capital, killing 15 out of the 16…
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Four killed in Helicopter crash Portugal
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FIRST PASSENGER ON LUNAR BFR MISSION
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