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On This Day in Aviation History: July 22

India's first fighter pilot is killed, and the US forces dispatch Uday and Qusay Hussein.
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Sukhoi Superjet 100 97004, the accident aircraft, is seen here flying hot weather/high altitude trials in Mexico. (Photo by Andre Austin Du-Pont Rocha/Mexico Air Spotters M.A.S.)

Russian Intelligence Blames United States For Superjet Crash

A week before rescuers found the crashed Superjet's flight data recorder on Thursday, Russia's GRU military intelligence agency claimed that the most plausible cause of the crash was electronic sabotage by the US military.
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Photo of the Day: Early morning winter sun lights up this British Airways Boeing 747-400 as it lifts off from JFK

Final Call: Qantas Passengers Deplaned via Forklift, Pair Arrested at LAX for Improper Tweets

Delta and Southwest planes get into separate fender benders, while Qantas passengers are forced to deplane via forklift, and more..
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United Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9. (Image by Boeing)

United Airlines Orders 150 Boeing 737s, Including 100 737 MAX 9s

United Airlines and Boeing announced an order for 150 737 aircraft Thursday, split between 100 new 737 MAX 9s and 50 current 737-900ERs.
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Air India's first Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, VT-ANH, seen in March 2012. (Photo by Andrew W. Sieber via Flickr, CC BY-NC)

Air India Finally Picks Up its First Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Ending months of delays, speculation and controversy, Air India on Thursday became the fifth airline to own the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
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