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Volaris Buys 44 New Airbus Jets in Largest Order Ever by a Mexican Airline

Volaris, the Mexican low cost carrier, has signed a purchase agreement for 44 new A320 narrowbody aircraft from Airbus worth about $3.9 billion, marking the largest order for new planes ever placed by a Mexico-based airline.
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Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Bell 206 Jetranger helicopter (N211LA). (Photo by Matthew Field via wikimedia, CC-BY-SA)

Man Gets 25 Years For Shooting LAPD Helicopter

Don't try to shoot down helicopters and you won't go to jail.
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Boeing Quietly Delivers Their Largest Plane Ever as Cargolux Takes First 747-8F

Weeks after Cargolux left Boeing officials red-faced with a last-minute decision nixing delivery of the first 747-8 Freighter, the Luxembourg-based freight hauler flew the plane home on Wednesday with no fanfare whatsoever.
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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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A United Airlines Boeing 767-300ER (N643UA) landing in London, circa 1991

United to Launch Daily Flights Between Newark and Istanbul

United Airlines announced Tuesday that it would launch flights linking its Newark hub to Istanbul on July 1st.
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