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January 18, 2013

Fighter Jets Escort Alaska Airlines Plane to Seattle After Hijack Warning

Alaska 261 Plunges into Pacific Ocean: January 31st in Aviation History

Pan Am receives the first Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Ham the Chimp visits space, an Alaska Airlines MD-80 crashes off the coast of California, and more...

by Phil Derner Jr.

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The winning design created by high school student Aaron Nee. (Image courtesy of Alaska Airlines)

Paint The Plane: Alaska Airlines Jet To Wear Hawaiian Student’s Colorful Design

Eleventh-grader Aaron Nee on Thursday was awarded the grand prize in the Alaska Airlines Hawaii-themed Paint the Plane contest. • Gallery: See All 13 Paint The Plane Contest Winners Nee beat out over 2,700 entries from fel...

by Matt Molnar

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Thor at the airport. (Photo by Alaska Airlines)

Alaska Airlines Flies Abused Dog To California For Life Saving Surgery

A German shepherd mix named Thor is smiling today—a big deal since it's the first time he's been able to open his mouth in at least 6 months.

by NYCAviation Staff

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A Delta Boeing 767-300ER. (Photo by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren/NYCAviation)

Cha-Cha-Changes: Flying The Refreshed Delta BusinessElite

What better way to review Delta's upgraded business class products than 24-hours of flying to and from Japan?

by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren

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A Tianjin Airlines Embraer E190 (B-3156) similar to the hijacked plane. (Photo by Allen Zhao via wikimedia)

Three Chinese Plane Hijackers Sentenced To Death

Three men who attempted to hijack a Tianjin Airlines jet in northwestern China in June were sentenced to death on Tuesday.

by BNO News

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Delta First Class on the Boeing 757-200 Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren / NYCAviation

Delta Air Lines Domestic First Class Reviewed

By Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren

Always a Kid: First Time On A 747

By Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren

The Fact and Fallacy of the Looming ‘Pilot Shortage’

By Patrick Smith

Thinking Positive About American Airlines’ New Look

By Dan Frommer

Actual photo of me catching up on some sleep before departing on a ferry flight to God-knows-where.

The High Risk Job of a Military Charter Loadmaster

By Phil Derner Jr.

Looking Back: Fueling a Life of Aviation

By Phil Derner Jr.

Ann Coulter is A-Ok Flying With Black Female Pilots…We Think

By Phil Derner Jr.

Aviation Loses a Great Man and a Better Friend

By Phil Derner Jr.

The Plane Spotters Toolkit

By Jason Rabinowitz

The Best Planespotting Photos of 2012

By Phil Derner Jr.

Aviation Photography and Copyright Infringement: Taking a Stand

By Phil Derner Jr.

Photos: First Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800 Takes Off

By Phil Derner Jr.

The remnants of Shuttle Columbia rain down over Texas.

10 Years Since Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster: February 1st in Aviation History

By Matt Molnar

Alaska 261 Plunges into Pacific Ocean: January 31st in Aviation History

By Phil Derner Jr.

Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster: January 28th in Aviation History

By NYCAviation Staff

Happy Birthday Captain Sully! January 23 in Aviation History

By NYCAviation Staff

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Fighter Jets Escort Alaska Airlines Plane to Seattle After Hijack Warning

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Alaska 261 Plunges into Pacific Ocean: January 31st in Aviation History

Paint The Plane: Alaska Airlines Jet To Wear Hawaiian Student’s Colorful Design

Alaska Airlines Flies Abused Dog To California For Life Saving Surgery

Cha-Cha-Changes: Flying The Refreshed Delta BusinessElite

Three Chinese Plane Hijackers Sentenced To Death

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