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An Air Canada Boeing 767-300ER (C-GEOQ) seen lifting off from Montreal (left: Photo by Gordon Gebert Jr.). A radar image of Venus from the Magellan spacecraft. (right: Image by NASA)

Drowsy Air Canada Pilot Dives Plane to Avoid Hitting Venus: Yup, the Planet

It's not often that the pilots of earth-based vehicles are forced to make risky, evasive maneuvers to avoid colliding with other worlds, but that's exactly what an Air Canada pilot did last year, a government investigation has ...
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A US Airways Airbus A319 at LaGuardia Airport

Audio: Severe Turbulence Injures Four Aboard US Airways Flight to Denver

Two passengers and two flight attendants were injured when a US Airways flight hit severe turbulence while approaching into Denver Saturday night.
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The first FedEx aircraft to carry a package, a Dassault Falcon 20 (N8FE), on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. (Photo by Christopher Owens)

FedEx Begins Flying Packages, Woman Pilot Circumnavigates Globe: April 17th in Aviation History

FedEx begins operations, Apollo 13 returns safely to earth, Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to fly around the world solo, Howard Hughes sets a transcontinental speed record, and more...
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The first Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner. (Photo by Dan King)

Japan Airlines Deal Lets JetBlue Customers Book 787 Dreamliner Flights

A new codeshare with Japan Airlines will allow JetBlue customers to book flights on the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and Japan Airlines customers to connect to over a dozen US cities on JetBlue.
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Space Shuttle Discovery and Shuttler Carrier Aircraft at Kennedy Space Center.

Watch Live: Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives in Washington on the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

Watch live Tuesday morning as Space Shuttle Discovery arrives at her new home at the Smithsonian.
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