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US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine surfaces off Norway in unusual flex as 'Doomsday' plane flies overhead
The show of force comes amid continued tensions with Russia and follows the recent visit of a Russi…
Chris Panella
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Sweden's early warning plane will be a boost for Ukraine's air defenses and F-16 fighters
Sweden's $1.2 billion aid package to Ukraine includes an airborne early warning plane that will str…
Ella Sherman
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Why so much is riding on the 777X, Boeing's newest long-haul plane that is already 5 years late and costing billions
The 777X's economics and more spacious 10-abreast cabin are huge selling points against the rival A…
Taylor Rains
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Boeing rival Airbus is set to launch its game-changing A321XLR plane this year. Here's where it's expected to fly.
The XLR's extra fuel tank helps it go 5,400 miles (11 hours) nonstop, opening previously impossible…
Taylor Rains
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An Austrian Airlines plane had its windscreen shattered and nose cone torn off after flying through a thunderstorm
The airline said that all 173 passengers and six crew members were unharmed and made a safe landing…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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A JetBlue plane tipped backwards, its front wheel off the ground, while passengers were getting off at JFK
The JetBlue flight, which had not long landed from Barbados, tilted back when around half of its pa…
Sinéad Baker
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While Boeing's passenger planes glitch, NASA is entrusting the company's spaceship with 2 astronauts' lives
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft isn't totally safe from the cost-cutting, KPI-focused company culture…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Like the F-16, French Mirage 2000-5 fighters are good planes, but they aren't the best Western jets for Ukraine
Experts have said that Sweden's JAS 39 Gripen would be a more suitable Western combat aircraft for …
Jake Epstein
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B-52 bomber crew picks up award for pulling their plane out of life-threatening 'catastrophic' failures at 1,200 feet
The Air Force crew's exceptional handling of a B-52 emergency earned them the AFGSC General Curtis …
Ella Sherman
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A Boeing engineer turned whistleblower says the planemaker needs ground all its 787 Dreamliners
Sam Salehpour told NBC he believes all 1,100 Boeing Dreamliners should be grounded. He's expected t…
Pete Syme
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FAA says it doesn't 'have a timeframe' for when Boeing will be allowed to increase production of its 737 Max planes again
The FAA held a three-hour meeting with Boeing leaders last week to address safety and quality issu…
Lauren Edmonds
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Ukraine's use of a Patriot missile system to down Russia's prized A-50 spy plane was 'historic,' said a US air defense officer
Ukraine used a US-made Patriot missile system to down a Russian A-50 spy plane in January, a senior…
Cameron Manley
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A passenger with 'no clothes on' ran through a plane mid-journey, causing chaos and knocking over a flight attendant
The Virgin Australia Boeing 737 U-turned less than an hour into the journey from Perth to Melbourne…
Pete Syme
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A witness described a 'hellish noise' when a person was killed in a plane's engine — the 2nd incident of its kind this year
The incident, at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, follows a similar death involving a Delta plane in Sal…
Pete Syme
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2 passenger planes hit over 800 mph on recent flights due to strong winds. That's over 200 mph more than a typical plane ride.
Virgin Atlantic and United Airlines flights reached speeds of more than 800 mph on Saturday due to …
Monica Humphries
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A United plane had to be taken out of service and deep cleaned after dozens of passengers flying home from a cruise started throwing up
Dozens of passengers who were returning from a cruise reported flu-like symptoms, so United deep-cl…
Pete Syme
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A ground crew worker was killed after being sucked into the engine of a Delta plane as it was taxiing at San Antonio airport
The employee was killed after being "ingested" into the Delta plane engine at San Antonio Internati…
Alia Shoaib
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Wary flyers are paying extra to avoid Boeing's 737 Max planes: reports
Anxious flyers appear to be actively avoiding boarding Boeing's 737 Max planes, even if that means …
Tom Porter
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iPads are helping Ukraine's pilots flying Soviet-era planes in combat missions against Russian forces, said a US defense official
The US and Ukraine are collaborating to integrate Western technology with Ukraine's dated Soviet we…
Cameron Manley
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Ukraine claims it shot down a key A-50 Russian spy plane — again
Ukraine said it shot down an A-50 Russian spy plane that can detect missiles and identify ground ta…