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A Ryan International Airlines Boeing 767-300ER (N764RD) spotted in Miami. (Photo by Mark Lawrence)
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Charter Carrier Ryan International Airlines Grounds All Flights, Seeks Liquidation

Posted January 11, 2013 by Matt Molnar

Illinois-based Ryan International Airlines on Friday grounded its fleet and laid off all employees.

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Boeing 787-8 passes the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial on the River Visual approach to Reagan National Airport's Runway 19. (Photo by Boeing)
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FAA Wants To Know Why Boeing 787s Keep Breaking

Posted January 11, 2013 by Jason Rabinowitz

The FAA has launched an investigation into the recent string of incidents that have plagued Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner.

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The winning design created by high school student Aaron Nee. (Image courtesy of Alaska Airlines)
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Paint The Plane: Alaska Airlines Jet To Wear Hawaiian Student’s Colorful Design

Posted January 11, 2013 by Matt Molnar

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 fellow Hawaiian students in kindergarten through 12th grade who were asked, “What does ‘Spirit of the Islands’ mean to [...]

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A LAN Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner. (Photo by Dan King/NYCAviation)
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LAX Becomes First US Airport To See Multi-Airline 787 Service

Posted January 11, 2013 by Matt Molnar

As LAN and United launched flights last week, LAX became the first US airport to be served by Boeing 787s from two different airlines.

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Blue Air Boeing 737-400 (YR-BAE) spotted in Stuttgart, Germany in 2008. (Photo by Andrei Dimofte via wikimedia, CC-BY)
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Romania’s Blue Air Cancels Boeing 737 Order

Posted January 10, 2013 by Matt Molnar

Blue Air has announced an agreement with Boeing to cancel its order for five 737-800 and -900ER aircraft worth $462.2 million.

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StarFlyer's first directly purchased Airbus A320 (JA08MC). (Photo by Airbus)
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StarFlyer’s First Factory Fresh Airbus A320 Is Black And Beautiful

Posted January 10, 2013 by Matt Molnar

In late December, Japan’s StarFlyer took delivery of its first directly purchased Airbus.

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A Columbia Helicopters Boeing Vertol BV-234 Chinook helicopter (N241CH) seen in Peru. (Photo by Columbia Helicopters)
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Seven Killed As American Helicopter Crashes In Peru

Posted January 10, 2013 by BNO News

Five Americans were among the seven killed when a Columbia Helicopters BV-234 Chinook went down in central Peru.

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Middle East Airlines Airbus A320neo. (Rendering by Fixion/Airbus)
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MEA Firms $1B Order For 10 Airbus A320neo Family Jets

Posted January 9, 2013 by Matt Molnar

Beirut-based Middle East Airlines has firmed up an order with Airbus for five A320neo and five A321neo aircraft.

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An NTSB investigator examines damage in the Japan Airlines Boeing 787 that caught fire on Monday. (Photo by NTSB)
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Fuel Leak Grounds Another Japan Airlines 787 In Boston

Posted January 8, 2013 by Matt Molnar

A fuel leak grounded a Japan Airlines 787 in Boston Tuesday, just a day after another of the airline’s 787s caught fire at the same airport.

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Hawaiian Airlines Airbus A321neo. (Rendering by Hawaiian Airlines)
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Hawaiian Airlines Agrees To Purchase Up To 25 Airbus A321neo Aircraft

Posted January 7, 2013 by Matt Molnar

Hawaiian Airlines on Monday announced a deal to purchase as many as 25 new Airbus A321neo jets.

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Smoke is seen in the rear cargo door of the Japan Airlines Boeing 787. (Screengrab from WHDH video)
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Japan Airlines 787 Dreamliner Catches Fire In Boston

Posted January 7, 2013 by Jason Rabinowitz

The fire broke out in an electrical compartment of the empty aircraft, which had recently arrived from Japan.

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A Saturn V rocket awaits its launch from pad 39A on the Apollo 11 moon mission. (Photo by NASA)
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For Sale or Rent: Used Launchpad, Well-Loved

Posted January 5, 2013 by Nancy Atkinson, UniverseToday.com

NASA may be looking to unload Kennedy Space Center’s launchpad 39A, starting point of every Apollo mission and many space shuttle journeys.

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An AeroSvit Boeing 767 on approach to JFK. (Photo by Jason Rabinowitz)
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AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Posted January 4, 2013 by Jason Rabinowitz

Ukrainian airline AeroSvit on Friday announced that it had commenced bankruptcy proceedings in late December.

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Virgin America jet sits on a rainy tarmac at SFO.
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DOT Fines Copa And Virgin America For Tarmac Delays

Posted January 3, 2013 by Matt Molnar

The US DOT starts the year with nearly an extra $100,000 in the bank thanks to fines issued against Copa and Virgin America.

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Wreckage of Red Wings Airlines Flight 9268. (Photo by Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations)
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Moscow Plane Crash Death Toll Rises to 5

Posted December 31, 2012 by BNO News

A flight attendant who was critically injured when a Russian airliner crashed onto a highway near Moscow has died of her injuries.

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A Lancair IV-P kit plane similar to the accident aircraft. (Photo by Ahunt via wikimedia)
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Southern California Plane Crash Kills Couple and Teenage Daughter

Posted December 31, 2012 by BNO News

An Arizona couple and their teenage daughter were killed Saturday morning when their home-built Lancair went down in a nature preserve.

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Crashed Red Wings Airlines Tupolev Tu-204 at Moscow Vnukovo Airport.
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Red Wings Airlines Plane Crash At Moscow Airport Kills Four

Posted December 29, 2012 by Matt Molnar

A Red Wings Airlines Tupolev Tu-204 airliner crashed in Moscow on Saturday, killing 4 people and seriously injuring the 4 others onboard.

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Allegiant Air Airbus A319. (Image by Allegiant Air)
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Allegiant Kills Deal To Buy Cebu Pacific Airbuses

Posted December 28, 2012 by Matt Molnar

A deal in which Allegiant Air would have acquired 10 Airbus A319 jets from Cebu Pacific Air has been terminated, Allegiant announced Friday.

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Early morning at HKG
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Hong Kong Airport Again Breaks Its Own Single Day Flight Record

Posted December 28, 2012 by BNO News

Hong Kong International Airport handled a single-day record of 1,081 incoming and outbound flights over the weekend.

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Southwest Flight 4695 made a wrong turn and ended up in the mud at Islip Thursday morning. (Photo via WNBC)
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Southwest Jet Skids Into Mud At Long Island Airport [With ATC Audio]

Posted December 27, 2012 by Matt Molnar

Nobody was hurt early Thursday morning when a Southwest Airlines plane taxiing for departure wound up landing gear-deep in mud at ISP.

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