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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: January 25th

Happy birthday to the precursor of American Airlines! Avianca Flight 52 crashes on Long Island, NASA's Opportunity rover lands on Mars, the Saab-Fairchild 340 makes its first flight and more...
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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: August 18th

On this date in 1871, Alphonse Pénaud achieves the first flight of an inherently stable airplane; in 1911, first flight of the F.E.2 biplane in England; in 1930, the first westbound crossing of the Atlantic; in 1932, the first...
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Virgin America Air Colbert N621VA taxis to the gate at LAX

Happy Second Birthday, Virgin America! 12 of Our Favorite VX Pics

From the awesome stars-and-stripes winglets to "Air Colbert", spotters have always enjoyed catching the various members of Virgin America’s fleet. Here is a birthday card, in the form of a dozen of our favorite Virgin America...
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American Airlines Loses Handguns Belonging to Israeli Prime Minister’s Security Detail

The crack-up crew of American Airlines baggage handlers at New York-Kennedy Airport has followed up its bike breaking fiasco by "losing" four handguns.
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Red Bull Air Race Wows New Yorkers; Bonhomme Takes Home Victory

Over 75,000 fans standing in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty watched Paul Bonhomme win the first ever Red Bull Air Race New York, concluding four days of thrilling aerial action never before seen in the Big Apple.
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