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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: December 25th

The crash of UTA Flight 141 in 2003, Iraqi Airways Flight 163 crashes after a hijacking in 1986, USAF pilot plucked out of the Atlantic after surviving a crash a week before and more.
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The Logbook: Busy Day at the Paint Hangars

In today's daily digest, the first Boeing 747-8 rolls out of the paint hangar, V Austrailia 777-300 diverts to Hawaii as the passenger count increases in-flight, Alaska unveils lackluster scheme on a 737, Horizon unveils exciti...
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An ATA Boeing 737. (Photo by Phil Derner Jr)

A New York Departure

As ATA announces plans to terminate their New York LaGuardia service, one spotter looks back at the fond memories of spotting his favorite airline.
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Aviation News

VIDEO: ContactAir F100 Belly Landing at Stuttgart

ContactAir Flight 288, a Fokker-100 flying from Berlin-Tegel to Stuttgart, landed on its belly after its main gear would not fully deploy on landing.
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On This Day in Aviation History

On This Day in Aviation History: November 23rd

The Air France Airbus A380 begins service to New York, first flight of the "Flying Flapjack," the crash of hijacked Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, and more...
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