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On Tuesday, an engine cowling of a United Airlines airliner flying from San Francisco to Honolulu, in Hawaii, flew off over the Pacific Ocean, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. The Boeing 777-200 two-engine jet left San Francisco International Airport shortly after 9:00 am PST (1700 UTC) and was
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The local emergency services are investigating the information about the crash of the Russian An-148 in Moscow region, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations said Sunday. A total of 65 passengers and six crew members were on board of An-148 plane of Saratov Airlines which had disappeared from the radars in
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South Korea's sole aircraft manufacturer, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), on January 8 began delivery of its advanced T-50 Golden Eagle lead-in fighter trainers to Thailand's air force. The modernization of Bangkok's air force officially kicked off this week, in spite of lingering challenges and budget constraints, with two of the first
Read More THE CABINET yesterday approved a Bt8.8-billion purchase of eight T-50TH Golden Eagle fighter training aircraft from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) of South Korea, which the military said would not be too much of a burden on the national budget. The purchase of the aircraft brings the total value of military
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Rescue helicopters have discovered debris in the Black Sea from a Russian military transport plane which went off radar en route to Syria. Most of the passengers on the Tu-154 were members of the famous Alexandrov Ensemble army choir. According to preliminary reports, the Tupolev transport plane had 92 people on
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A military coastguard search plane with nine people on board disappeared in Vietnam while on a mission, the local media reported Friday. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The search plane lost contact with command near the Bach Long Vi island, a small island in the Gulf of Tonkin that is located halfway between
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Wreckage from the EgyptAir jet that crashed in the eastern Mediterranean with 66 people on board in May has been located, the Egyptian-led investigation committee said. The search is now focusing on its black boxes, as their signals are to cease on June 24. Read more: rt.com
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The much-anticipated MC-21 aircraft, touted to become a direct rival of the Boeing-737 and Airbus 320, has been rolled out for official presentation in Irkutsk, Russia. Serial production of the medium- and short-range passenger jet is planned for 2017. Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation, the umbrella organization that owns Irkut Corporation -
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