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Super80 Send Off — landing in Roswell aboard N9615W’s final flight
Descent and landing in Roswell from aboard one of the MD-83 Super80s retired by American Airlines on 4 September 2019. N9615W ...
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Trump's anti-trans effort is an agenda cornerstone with echoes in history
Extremism experts say a now-familiar playbook to scapegoat transgender people in the wake of high-profile tragedies is part ...
Harry Stewart Jr. Dies at 100; One of Last Tuskegee Airmen to See Combat
His boyhood dream to be an adventurous pilot was fulfilled thanks to World War II. But, as a civilian, racial prejudice kept ...
Supersonic jets are making a comeback. Here’s what that means for air passengers
American company Boom Supersonic just broke the sound barrier with a civilian plane. What exactly is supersonic travel, and ...
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Social media rumors that a trans pilot was in the DCA crash follow a familiar playbook
In the hours after a collision of a Black Hawk helicopter with a passenger airliner last week, social media exploded, falsely blaming a transgender Virginia National Guard service member.
What Airlines Operated The World's Only DC-1?
Only one prototype was produced and served Transcontinental & Western Air (later Trans World Airlines or TWA) and two Spanish ...
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Here are some of the deadliest plane crashes in US history
An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard has collided with an Army helicopter while coming in ...
Aircraft disasters have tested almost every US president. Here’s a look back
While the full details of what led to Wednesday’s terrible tragedy remain unclear, it’s not the first time a president has been tested with an airline disaster.
There Will Never Be Another Flight 5342 on American Airlines. Here’s Why
American Airlines confirmed to PEOPLE on Friday, Jan. 31, that flight 5342 will cease to exist. The airline is retiring the ...
Helicopter pilot in mid-air collision falsely named as transgender service member
Following a fatal air collision above the US capital, social media users claimed the Blackhawk helicopter that struck a ...
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The D.C.-area crash recalls some of the deadliest aircraft disasters in U.S. history
Responders are working to recover the victims of Wednesday night's midair collision over Washington, D.C. It could be the ...