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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: May 5th

Cinco de Mayo is a busy day in aviation: Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space, Eastern Flight 855 narrowly averts near Miami, two unrelated hijackings on the same day in 1972, the merger of Air France with KLM and m...
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Airline News

Delta, Air France KLM and Alitalia Slash Service Citing High Fuel Costs

Delta Air Lines, Air France KLM, and Alitalia have announced a year-over-year 7 to 9 percent reduction in trans-Atlantic passenger capacity this fall as the airlines respond to a significant increase in jet fuel prices and fluc...
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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: May 7th

The Soviet Union proves that they shot down a U-2 spy plane after an American attempt to cover it up, Pacific Air Flight 773 crashes after a man shoots both pilots, Varig is founded, the Lockheed L-1011-500 enters service and m...
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Photos: Commander Kelly and Space Shuttle Endeavour Prepare for Final Launch

Up-close and personal with Space Shuttle Endeavour and the astronauts who will fly her into space on mission STS-134.
by Suresh Atapattu
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American Airlines Tests Wireless Streaming Movies on Two 767s

American Airlines has begun testing a new system which will allow inflight WiFi users to wirelessly stream movies, TV shows and other video programming from a central unit on the aircraft to laptops and mobile devices.
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