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General Aviation News, Military Aviation News February 4, 2016

Turkey broke aviation treaty in blocking Russian plane

Russia’s defence ministry on Wednesday accused Turkey of breaching the Open Skies treaty by refusing to allow a reconnaissance plane to overfly its territory near…

Civilian aviation news October 31, 2015

Russian plane crashes in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board

The flight, an Airbus A321 operated by Metrojet and bound for St Petersburg, lost contact with air traffic control 23 minutes after departure. Its wreckage…

General Aviation News August 4, 2015

Paris-Tokyo in three hours: Airbus wins patent for hypersonic plane

(Reuters) – Airbus has won a patent for a hypersonic plane, but Concorde’s hydrogen-powered successor is unlikely to leave the drawing board any time soon….

Civilian aviation news July 15, 2015

Delta to cancel 60 plane orders with Boeing and Embraer

Delta Air Lines plans to cancel orders for 60 new planes after company pilots last week voted down a new three-year labor contract, the company’s…

Civilian aviation news July 14, 2015

Emirates unveils Arsenal branded plane ahead of team’s pre-season trip to Singapore

Emirates, a global connector of people and passions, and official partner of Arsenal Football Club has unveiled its first plane to feature Arsenal branding as…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News May 11, 2015

Airbus shares fall after A400M military plane crash

(Reuters) – Shares in Airbus Group fell on Monday after the fatal crash of an A400M military plane weighed on Europe’s largest and repeatedly…

General Aviation News March 10, 2015

Solar plane lands in India to complete first sea leg

Solar Impulse 2 landed in India late on Tuesday, completing the first major sea leg of its epic bid to become the first solar-powered…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News February 4, 2015

Taiwan plane crashes into river after take-off, killing 23

* Dramatic footage shows stricken plane’s wing clipping taxi, motorway * “Mayday Mayday engine flameout”: air traffic control recording * Passengers swim, wade away…

General Aviation News December 9, 2014

Police search for bomb on plane in Stockholm

(AFP) Police were searching for a possible bomb on a plane at Stockholm’s main airport Tuesday after a threat which led to the evacuation of…

General Aviation News, Space News November 3, 2014

Rocket plane’s tail activated prematurely in fatal crash

(Reuters) – A team investigating the fatal test-flight crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship found that its rotating tail, designed to ease reentry into…

Military Aviation News, Space News October 17, 2014

U.S. Air Force lands robotic X-37B space plane in California

(Reuters) – The U.S. military landed its X-37B robotic space plane at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California on Friday, ending a classified 22-month…

Civilian aviation news July 23, 2014

TransAsia Airways plane crashes in typhoon-hit Taiwan, killing 47

(Reuters) – A TransAsia Airways turboprop plane crashed on its second attempt at landing during a thunderstorm on an island off Taiwan on Wednesday, killing…

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