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On This Day in Aviation History: February 14th

Posted February 14, 2012 by NYCAviation Staff

The crashes of Belvia Flight 1834 and Indian Airlines Flight 605, China’s Long March 3 rocket kills villagers in a launch accident, India receives its first Soviet-built fighters, the first GPS satellite launched and more.

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March 13th in Aviation History: First Flight in Switzerland and First Attempt to Cross South Atlantic

Posted March 13, 2012 by NYCAviation Staff

An Iranian Air Force C-130 crashes, Apollo 9 returns to Earth after 10 days in orbit, the first female Canadian gets her pilot’s license, South African Flight 806 and a BOAC Viscount 818 crash in separate incidents, and more…

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Shot by NYCA'er Jiasong Zhu on June 28th on approach to London Heathrow, barely a day before the tragic crash in Comoros. Click photo for larger version.
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Last Known Photo of Crashed Yemenia Airbus A310 7O-ADJ

Posted June 30, 2009 by Matt Molnar

An NYCA forum member visiting London caught perhaps the last photo of the tragic Yemenia A310, registration 7O-ADJ, as it approached Heathrow on Monday, June 28th.

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On This Day in Aviation History: February 12th

Posted February 12, 2011 by Phil Derner Jr.

Continental/Colgan Flight 3407 crashes in upstate New York, an Iran Air Tu-154 crashes into a mountain, United’s Ted low cost subsidiary begins operations, an Air Rhodesia flight is shot down in South Africa and more…

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Miracle On the Hudson: US Airways A320 Ditches In River, All 155 On Board Safe

Posted January 15, 2009 by Matt Molnar

A US Airways flight lost power in both engines shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport this afternoon, forcing the pilots to guide the Airbus A320 to an amazingly smooth stop on the Hudson River near 50th Street. Nearby commuter ferries rushed to the jet and safely evacuated all 155 passengers and crew on board, including [...]

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Crash of Vintage Yakolev Plane Kills Two in Portland, Maine

Posted July 17, 2010 by BNO News

Two people were killed on Saturday afternoon when the Yakolev Yak-52 they were flying crashed in a parking lot near Portland International Jetport, city and federal officials said.

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On This Day in Aviation History: January 21st

Posted January 21, 2012 by Phil Derner Jr.

The Concorde begins scheduled service for both British Airways and Air France, crashes of Galaxy Airlines 203, Pan Am 1104 and an Iranian 727. NASA’s Spirit rover ceases communication from Mars, and more…

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Taban Air is believed to have five Tu-154s like this one (owned by Kalavia, reg RA-85786) in its fleet. This may or may not be the one which crashed on Sunday.
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Taban Air Tu-154 Crash Lands in Northeastern Iran (w/ New Photos)

Posted January 24, 2010 by Matt Molnar

A Taban Air Tu-154 carrying 157 people has crash-landed and caught fire at Mashhad International Airport in northeastern Iran.

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Long Island Pilots May Still Face Trial After Brazilian Court Overturns Their Acquittal

Posted January 13, 2010 by Matt Molnar

A Brazilian court on Tuesday threw out another judge’s acquittal of two American pilots involved in the 2006 Gol Flight 1907 crash, which killed 154 people.

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Colgan Air Responds to NTSB Report on Flight 3407

Posted February 5, 2010 by Matt Celmer

Colgan Air responded to the National Transportation Safety Board’s findings on last year crash of Flight 3407 in Buffalo, NY. The report had placed blame squarely on the pilots, who did not respond properly to the stick-shaker stall warning.

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