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Aviation News
Somewhere over China, a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 makes a banking right turn

Final Call: Are Boeing and Airbus Building Too Many Planes?

One leasing company CEO says Boeing and Airbus are unlikely to sell all the planes in their order book, a man is subdued after chanting "Allah akbar" on a plane, Continental's days are numbered, and more...
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Airline News
A Malev 737-600 HA-LOE and its signature blue nose on short final for Amsterdam.

Malev Grounds All Flights, Ending 66 Years as Hungary’s Flag Carrier

Malev, the government-owned national airline of Hungary, ended operations Friday morning, the culmination of weeks teetering on the edge of insolvency.
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On This Day in Aviation History
JetBlue Airbus A320 known as "Blue Sapphire" (N568JB). (Photo by Matt Molnar)

Today in Aviation History: February 11th

The first African American flight attendant is hired, JetBlue begins operations, United completes Pan Am purchase, Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crashes and much more.
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On This Day in Aviation History

Today in Aviation History: February 3rd

The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash. Also, a US Marines jet slices down a cable car in Italy, Lufthansa launches the first regular transatlantic...
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Video: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Caught on Tape from Orlando Airport

Only the second known amateur video of the Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy has surfaced 26 years after the disaster.
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