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Omni Air Boeing 767 landing gear collapses after landing [Video]
An Omni Air Boeing 767 reportedly saw its left-hand landing gear collapse after landing in Bucharest, Romania.
The Boeing 767-300ER (registered N432AX) was flying from Kabul, Afghanistan to Washington, D.C., the United States with a refueling stop in the Romanian capital. However, its journey was seemingly cut short, as the left-hand landing gear collapsed during the landing in Bucharest.
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Boeing Pulls Eight 787 Aircraft Immediately From Service Due To Structural Issues - Aero World
Boeing Co. has told its Boeing 787 customers operating eight affected planes to remove them immediately from service after the manufacturer found issues in the fuselage.
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FAA Issues Airbus A320 Family Airworthiness Directive For Over 1200 Planes
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus A320 family aircraft. The group estimates that the notification affects 1,203 planes of United States registry.
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A Look Back: How Boeing Overcame The 787's Battery Problems
It might surprise you to know that the lastest 737 MAX grounding is not Boeing’s first. In fact, back in 2013, the airframe suffered another blow on the back of battery problems with its 787 model. What happened, and how did Boeing overcome this hurdle ?
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Vistara’s new Dreamliner soars for 1st time from Delhi to London
Vistara’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner completed the first special non-stop flight between Delhi (DEL), India, and London Heathrow (LHR), UK, on August 28, 2020.
The carrier’s barely six-month-old Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (registered VT-TSD) successfully landed in the UK’s capital after a nine-hour flight, according to flightradar24. Vistara, a Tata Sons subsidiary, plans to operate this special service three times a week until September 30, 2020.
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United to furlough 2,850 pilots after government aid expires
The US aviation workspace situation grew even grimmer after United Airlines announced the largest pilot furloughs in its history. The airline’s union says that 2,850 pilots would lose their jobs if the U.S. government decides against another airline bailout.
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Norwegian believes in long-haul low-cost, but scales it back
Norwegian Air Shuttle’s chief executive officer (CEO) Jacob Schram said he still believed in his company’s ability to achieve success in the long-haul low-cost model. Despite the fact, Schram recognized that the current market situation would force Norwegian to scale back its long-haul operations, as passenger demand for international travel remained questionable.
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Air France To Add French Caribbean Flights From Paris-CDG
On Friday, Air France announced that it would be increasing its service to the French Caribbean starting from December 21st and continuing through the remainder of the winter season. The airline already operates service to the French Caribbean from Paris-Orly. Still, this additional service will see flights operating between Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) and Fort-de-France (Martinique) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
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WestJet Threatens one Year Ban In New Zero Tolerance Mask Policy
Calgary, Alberta-based WestJet is introducing new face mask rules that could lead to passengers being banned for up to one year for non-compliance. The Canadian airline’s zero-tolerance face mask policy starts on September 1 and outlines the repercussions for passengers who do not comply with the new rules.
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Aeroflot's Low-Cost Arm Pobeda Saw July Traffic Similar To 2019's
Aeroflot announced that its low-cost subsidiary, Pobeda Airlines, saw traffic levels in July 2020 that were comparable to levels the airline saw back in 2019. This indicates a strong sign of a rebounding market among leisure travelers.
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Delta To Put Hand Sanitizer Stations Onboard Starting With 757s
Delta Air Lines is moving to put hand sanitizing stations onboard its aircraft. Installations began on August 28th with the airline’s Boeing 757-200 fleet. The hand sanitizer stations are part of the airline’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Avianca Looks To Resume Operations With 14 Domestic Routes
After five months of commercial inactivity, Avianca will start flying on 1 September in Colombia, said the airline. It will begin with 14 domestic routes and a fleet of 20 planes. What else do we know about Avianca’s restart of operation? Let’s find out.
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Which European Cities Have The Most Commercial Airports ?
As the physical landscape of cities in Europe has grown and evolved, the airports serving these destinations have changed as well. Some airports started as military airfields or recreational aerodromes, and either through necessity or economic opportunity, were converted to serve commercial air traffic. So which cities in Europe have the most commercial airports ?
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The FAA Wants To Fine Chicago Airport $1.56 Million
On November 11th last year, an Envoy Airlines flight slid off the runway landing at Chicago O’Hare airport in bad weather. Now, the FAA has released a statement saying that the airport did not take appropriate measures to warn airlines about the challenging weather conditions. As such, the FAA has proposed a fine of just over $1.56 million. The FAA also claims that this is not the first time the airport has failed to follow proper procedures.
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The Airport Island: The Story Of Osaka Kansai International Airport
Osaka Kansai airport is a spectacular construction, located on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. It was opened in 1994 and expanded in 2007.
As you can imagine, construction was no easy task. Two mountains were flattened to build the island, and, according to the Institution of Civil Engineers, at the time of its completion, it was the most expensive civil engineering project to date.
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Heathrow Airport Could Soon See A Huge Increase In Ghost Flights
The entity in charge of managing slots at London Heathrow and other UK airports, known as Airport Coordination, is warning its client airlines that there is no slot waiver in place for the upcoming winter season – at least when it comes to Europe. This notification comes two months before the end of the summer season. Without any concrete action, we may just see the resurgence of ghost flights as airlines look to secure their slots by meeting minimum utilization standards.
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Why the C-5 Galaxy Is Such a Badass Plane
The largest military transport in the U.S.'s arsenal is also one of the largest planes in the world— and its five decades of operation is worth celebrating. With the ability to swallow 50-ton main battle tanks and deposit them on another continent, the Galaxy is an essential part of the global logistics system.
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Russia’s Flying Sea Monster Broke Free
One of the most unusual vehicles of the Cold War—or any time, for that matter—is sitting abandoned on a beach in Russia. The Ekranoplan, a plane-boat hybrid craft that rode a cushion of air just above the surface of the water, was being towed across the Caspian Sea when it broke free and ended up stranded within wading distance of a local beach.
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Russia Drops Declassified Footage Of The Biggest Nuke Of All Time
A new documentary by Russia’s state atomic agency offers newly declassified footage of the biggest thermonuclear bomb of all time. “Tsar Bomba,” which the Soviet Union tested in 1961, was so powerful that people saw the flash from up to 630 miles away.
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SpaceX to launch NASA-sponsored moon mission
SpaceX has secured a contract to act as the launch partner for Masten Space Systems for its first lunar lander mission carrying eight payloads in late 2022.
Masten Space Systems has announced signing a contract with SpaceX to launch its Masten Mission One (MM1). SpaceX will send its XL-1 lunar lander for the delivery of eight NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) payloads to the moon’s South Pole, reported the Masten Space Systems in a press release. The payload delivery to the moon is only a part of NASA’s Artemis program under which it also plans to land humans in the same region in 2024.
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1. What airline began as a crop dusting company in Louisiana?
A..American
B. Continental
C. Piedmont
D. Delta
2. What airline was originally headquartered in El Paso, Texas?
A. Southwest
B. Continental
C. American
D. America West
3. Who was the first airline to establish a home page on the internet?
A. United
B. Northwest
C. Delta
D. Southwest
4. What airline was first to ban smoking on all North American flights?
A. Continental
B. American
C. Northwest
D. United
5. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, a Delta airplane takes off every ....
A. 8 minutes
B. 12 seconds
C. 5 minutes
D. 2 minutes
6. What airline was the first to use radio communications?
A. Delta
B. Pan Am
C. United
D. Northwest
7. What airline was the first to have oxygen masks on board?
A. American
B. Northwest
C. Pan Am
D. Alaska
8. Who was the first airline to offer in-flight motion pictures?
A. TWA
B. Pan Am
C. United
D. Northwest
9. What airline was first to offer 'Round the World' service?
A. TWA
B. Pan Am
C. Northwest
D. United
10. Which was the first airline to carry emergency life saving equipment on board?
A. TWA
B. American
C. Pan Am
D. Delta
