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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Lockheed L-1649 Starliner

On October 10, 1956, the Lockheed L-1649 Starliner made its first flight. The final model in Lockheed's Constellation line, it served airlines like TWA, Air France, and Lufthansa, and a few survive ...

Fiji Airways Flight Emergency: Safe Return to Christchurch Airport After Bird Strike

In a dramatic turn of events, a Fiji Airways flight experienced a bird strike shortly after take-off, prompting an emergency situation that required the aircraft to circle above Canterbury for two ...
Tech Xplore

These 4 airplane failures are more common than you think—and not as scary as they sound

"It is the closest all of us passengers ever want to come to a plane crash," a Qantas flight QF1889's passenger said after ...

These 4 aeroplane failures are more common than you think – and not as scary as they sound

The many aeroplane flight controls move because of multiple hydraulic or electric systems. If one system misbehaves – for ...
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How Airports Try to Prevent Bird Strikes

Jet engines are designed to withstand bird impacts, but when large birds or entire flocks are ingested, blades can be damaged and thrust may be lost. In the worst cases, engines fail completely, ...

The mystery new trend that sees airlines dramatically change flight times - and how to fight back if it happens to you

Holidaymakers are losing hundreds of pounds and having trips ruined because airlines are making major changes to flight times ...
Reuters

Airlines warn US government shutdown may slow flights

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - U.S. airlines warned on Monday that a partial federal government shutdown could strain American aviation and slow flights, as air traffic controllers and security ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

Delta Air Lines flight with 188 passengers makes emergency landing due to fire

ATLANTA (WKRC) - A Delta Air Lines flight was diverted after its oven caught fire in the air. The flight on Sept. 23 from Lagos, Nigeria, to Atlanta was diverted to Accra, Ghana, after one of its ...

Families of Flight 5342 victims announce first lawsuit against American Airlines, PSA Airlines, and the U.S. government

Wednesday afternoon, the family of Casey Crafton, one of the victims of Flight 5342, held a press conference announcing they have filed the first lawsuit against American ...
Wall Street Journal

The Race Back to America for a Plane Full of H-1B Workers

The Trump administration says the new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas will help U.S. workers. Immigration lawyer LaToya McBean Pompy and law professor Bill Ong Hing discuss the impact. Photo Illustration: ...
CNN

Flights resume after radar and communication outages hit air traffic controllers in Dallas

A telecommunication outage caused Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers in Dallas to lose radar and some communications Friday afternoon, leading to flights being stopped at the area ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Trump Says US Seeks Return of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

President Donald Trump said his administration is seeking to reclaim possession of Bagram, an air base in Afghanistan, that he has lambasted his predecessor for handing over during the US exit from ...