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Steven Slater poses with his JetBlue ID card.

August 9th in Aviation History: Steven Slater Slides to Stardom

The US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a LANSA Lockheed Electra crashes in Peru, Steven Slater flips out on a JetBlue flight, and more...
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An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 on final approach to Boston Logan Airport. (Photo by Michael Philip Manheim/NARA)

August 5th in Aviation History: First American DC-10 Flight, Reagan Fires FAA Controllers

On this day in 1964, the Vietnam War's first U.S. air operations take place. Terrorists attack Athens Airport in 1973. In 1981, Ronald Reagan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers.
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10 Years Since Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster: February 1st in Aviation History

Today marks the anniversaries of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, UAL's emergence from bankruptcy, Boeing's decision to discontinue the 727 and more...
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Dell dude is excited. (Photo composite by NYCAviation/Boeing/Dell)

Dude, You’re Getting a Dreamliner

Dell Computer scion Michael Dell is a Boeing 787 Dreamliner customer, and no stranger to battery fires.
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Green laser shining on an aircraft. (Photo by Dept of Transportation)

Laser Loser Admits To Zapping Plane Over Long Island

Six months after shining a laser at a plane and a police helicopter, a Long Island man has confessed—and now faces 5 years in prison.
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