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Pilot Is Shamed After PA Announcement To Passengers Was Actually Transmitted on JFK Tower

Radio discipline isn’t guaranteed when you make a mistake this big. It doesn’t even matter so much that nothing offensive was said. The pilot was trying to tell his passengers,…

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Chicago’s O’Hare Sucks, But This Arrival Video Is Actually Pretty Cool

You either tolerate O’Hare or you really hate it. But somehow everyone ends up flying through that field. This time lapse video shows a flight coming into O’Hare International Airport,…

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Teenager Flies For Zambian Airline

Besa might be the youngest airline pilot in the world. Besa Mumba, at the age of 19, is one of the world’s youngest commercial pilots flying for an airline. Born…

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The Last Day of TWA – A Sad Day For Aviation

December 1, 2001 was a sad day in St. Louis. For over 77 years TWA provided commercial service to millions of passengers around the globe. This day would be TWA’s…

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Would You Let Your 13 Year Old Boy Pilot a Business Jet?

He calls for Gear Up Like He’s Done This A Time Or Two Before. Caden Urschel is not your average 13 year old. While he’s not even old enough to…

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KLM 747 Crew Wows Tourists With Approach To St. Maarten

Measuring a mere 7,500 feet, and surrounded by hills, Saint Maarten has one of the world’s most challenging runways for a heavy aircraft and one of the best spotting locations…

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Remember American Trans Air? Ride Along In One Of Their L-1011s

Before mega-carriers dominated the skies, ATA was a unique airline that flew a diverse fleet. For a time, American Trans Air was a top-notch, thriving airline. They did a great…

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What Happens To Your Poo On A Plane?

On an average long haul flight, there are over 1,000 flushes. Where does it all go? Admit it! You’ve wondered what happens when you flush a toilet on a plane. Modern…

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Remember When Pepsi Leased A Concorde?

The blue paint limited the speed of the world’s fastest airliner In 1996, the Pepsi Cola company underwent a major rebranding. As part of this, they signed a deal with…

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Piloted By a Rockstar: Video Lookback at Iron Maiden’s 747 World Tour

As the 2016 tour nears its end, Iron Maiden reflects on all the fun they had with Ed Force One, the Boeing jumbo jet that took them on their world…

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Why did PanAm Fail? A look back at the Fall of a Once Great Airline

Why did PanAm fail? Pan American World Airways, or PanAm, was a cultural icon of the 20th century. It was the largest international air carrier in the United States from…

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Space Shuttle Model’s Launch And Landing Is Stunningly Realistic

The Space Shuttle represented a new era of spaceflight. This model showcased a new level of realistic model making. If you’ve ever built a model airplane before, you’ll understand just…

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Pilot Is Shamed After PA Announcement To Passengers Was Actually Transmitted on JFK Tower

Chicago’s O’Hare Sucks, But This Arrival Video Is Actually Pretty Cool

Teenager Flies For Zambian Airline

The Last Day of TWA – A Sad Day For Aviation

Would You Let Your 13 Year Old Boy Pilot a Business Jet?

KLM 747 Crew Wows Tourists With Approach To St. Maarten

Remember American Trans Air? Ride Along In One Of Their L-1011s

What Happens To Your Poo On A Plane?

Remember When Pepsi Leased A Concorde?

Piloted By a Rockstar: Video Lookback at Iron Maiden’s 747 World Tour

Why did PanAm Fail? A look back at the Fall of a Once Great Airline

Space Shuttle Model’s Launch And Landing Is Stunningly Realistic

Final KC-10 Maintenance Check Completed as Retirement Looms

F-4 MiG-Killers: Israeli Phantoms at Ofira – The Yom Kippur War of 1973

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