Posts Tagged ‘FedEx’
 

 
The MIT Daedalus makes a test flight at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center. (Photo by NASA)

US Bans Smoking on Short Flights, First Launch of Soyuz: April 23rd in Aviation History

Flight of Daedalus recreated with a pedal-powered aircraft, US bans smoking on flights under 2 hours, Soyuz 1 launches from Kazakhstan, North Sea Aerial Navigation Company launches service, and more...
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The Logbook: Another Air France A330 Atlantic Emergency

In today's daily digest, an eerie near-repeat of Air France 447 as its replacement flight declares Mayday over the Atlantic! Also, Atlantis comes home with amazing photos and video, a woman calls in a bomb threat for a very san...
by Phil Derner Jr.
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FedEx 767-300 Freighters

FedEx Orders 27 Boeing 767-300 Freighters, Defers 11 Boeing 777 Freighter Deliveries

FedEx and Boeing announced on Thursday that the package hauler had ordered 27 new 767-300 Freighters. The deal would be worth over $4.7 billion based on Boeing list prices.
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The crash site was about 2.5 miles southwest of Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. (Map by NYCAviation/Google Maps)

Small FedEx Plane Crashes in Wichita, One Dead

A small plane operating for FedEx crashed in Wichita, Kansas, Tuesday morning, killing one person.
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Boeing Delivers FedEx’s First 777F

Boeing handed FedEx the keys to a shiny new 777 Freighter today, the box hauler's first of 15 on order. In 2006, FedEx placed what is still the largest 777F buy to date, soon after canceling their A380F order due to the Airbus ...
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