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Water cannon salute for Korean Air's first Airbus A380 arrival to New York JFK Airport Terminal 1

New Korean Air Airbus A380 Makes First Flight to America

Korean Air's first transpacific Airbus A380 flight arrived in New York today, also marking the first scheduled use by any carrier of the superjumbo between east Asia and the east coast of North America.
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Off-Road Driving With a Soviet Cargo Jet

What do you do when your 200-ton Soviet-era Antonov An-124 cargo jet gets stuck in the mud and the nearest tug is on the other side of the Urals? GUN IT.
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Photos: On-Board JetBlue’s Oshkosh 2011 Express

For the third straight year, JetBlue took part in the annual EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, and I got to ride along with them.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the History of Engine Cowlings

Rarely is much attention paid to one of the most important design aspects of modern jet engines: The cowlings. Aviation safety expert David J. Williams explores the history and development of the modern engine enclosure.
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The Why, How and Where of Flight Diversions

While diversions do happen frequently, the decision to land a plane perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles from its destination is not taken lightly. A look at why planes divert and how pilots, dispatchers and managers choose w...
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