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Sock monkeys will still be permitted, so long as they are not used for cruel experiments. (Photo by TheKarenD via Flickr)

Air Canada Exits The Monkey Business

Air Canada won government approval to end the practice of transporting research primates, which had come under fire from animal rights groups.
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Air France A380 Completes First Flight to America

Air France today became the first European airline to operate the double-decker Airbus A380 in commercial service, completing its inaugural flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.
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United Flight 175 impacts the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

9/11 Negligence Lawsuit Against American and United Moves Forward

A judge ruled that a lawsuit against American Airlines and United Airlines over the destruction of the World Trade Center may proceed.
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Damaged fan blades are visible in Delta 1063's right engine. (Photo by Grant Cardone, via Twitter)

Delta Flight Makes Emergency Landing in New York After Bird Strike Destroys Engine [with Air Traffic Control Audio]

A Delta Air Lines flight made an emergency landing in New York Thursday afternoon when it suffered a bird strike and the cabin filled with smoke, according to passengers.
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Boeing and Transaero executives celebrate the deal aboard the 787 Dream Tour plane over Russia. From left: Alexander Krinichansky, Transaero Airlines executive director; Alexander Pleshakov, Transaero Airlines chairman of the board; Marty Bentrott, vice president of Sales for Middle East, Russia and Central Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes; Serdar Gurz, director international Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. (Photo by Boeing)

Transaero Orders Four Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners

Russia's Transaero Airlines and Boeing have finalized an order for four 787-8 Dreamliners in a deal worth $744 million based on list prices.
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