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Civilian aviation news January 5, 2014

Saudi plane makes emergency landing, 29 hurt

(Reuters) – Twenty nine people were injured when a Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Boeing 767-300ER made an emergency landing at Medina airport in the west…

General Aviation News November 28, 2013

Iran sanctions deal sparks hunt for vintage plane parts

(Reuters) – While foreign ministers raced to Geneva for a crucial phase of talks over Iran’s nuclear activities earlier this month, passengers with the…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News November 21, 2013

Atlas Boeing 747 Dreamlifter makes mistaken landing at Jabara airport.

An Atlas Boeing 747 Dreamlifter scheduled for landing at McConnell Air Force Base got mistaken en landed at Jabara Airport Wichita Wednesday night. No damage occurred in the…

General Aviation News October 8, 2013

US plane sales still stymied as FAA recalls staff

(Reuters) – The U.S. government shutdown is blocking Boeing Co and Airbus from delivering aircraft to U.S. airlines, even though hundreds of furloughed workers are…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News October 3, 2013

Plane crashes after take-off in Lagos, Nigeria

(BBC) A plane carrying 20 people has crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos airport in Nigeria, officials say. A rescue operation is ongoing. At least…

Civilian aviation news September 24, 2013

Airbus hikes 20-year plane demand forecast

* Airbus lifts jet demand forecast by 3.6 pct * $4.4 trillion of jetliners/freighters needed over 20 yrs (Reuters) – Airbus raised its long-term jet…

Civilian aviation news, Military Aviation News August 30, 2013

Moscow Finalize Deal on An-124 Heavy-Lift Plane

Ukraine and Russia are set to sign off on a joint production deal to modernize the An-124 heavy lift transport aircraft, with the final document…

Military Aviation News August 16, 2013

CIA Declassifies Mysterious ‘Area 51’ as Spy Plane Testing Site

WASHINGTON, August 16 (RIA Novosti) – For decades the mysterious Area 51 site in the Nevada desert has been the subject of countless conspiracy theories,…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News August 9, 2013

Military plane bursts into flames at Mogadishu airport

(Reuters) – An Ethiopian military aircraft carrying ammunition crash-landed at Mogadishu’s international airport on Friday, bursting into flames and killing four of the six crew…

Civilian aviation news May 13, 2013

Kuwait may sign plane deal in May, Airbus favored

(Reuters) – Kuwait is studying plans by its airline to buy 25 Airbus jets, a source with knowledge of the matter said, in the most…

Civilian aviation news May 2, 2013

Boeing ‘taking next step’ toward new 777 plane launch

Boeing is moving forward on launching the new version of its long-range 777 jetliner in talks with customers, company officials said Thursday. “We are taking…

Civilian aviation news April 27, 2013

9/11 plane landing gear found in lower Manhattan

A part of the landing gear, apparently from one of the commercial airliners destroyed on September 11, 2001, is seen wedged between two buildings in…

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