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An Iran Air Boeing 747SP. (Photo by Tom Alfano)

Iraq Intercepts Iranian Plane Enroute to Syria

Iraqi authorities on Saturday ordered a Syria-bound cargo plane to land in Baghdad to make sure it was not carrying weapons.
by BNO News
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Aviation News

Photo Gallery: San Francisco Fleet Week 2010 Airshow

NYCAviation visited gorgeous San Francisco this past weekend for the Fleet Week 2010 Airshow.
by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren
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Aviation News

PHOTOS: Afterburners, Bombers and Tankers Take the Stage at Red Flag-Nellis

NYCAviation was on-hand as Nellis Air Force base hosted one of its Red Flag training exercises on Tuesday.
by Brandon Farris
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Photos: Riding Along KC-10 Refueling Flight as Air Force Week Takes Off

NYCAviation was along for the ride as a KC-10 refueling tanker served fuel to four F-15s off the coast of Long Island.
by Phil Derner Jr.
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This is Syria's only operational Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft (YK-ATA), seen here at Paris-Le Bourget Airport in 2009. It may have been used to transport Mil Mi-25 attack helicopters to Syria from Russia through Iraqi airspace. (Photo by twin-otter64 via Flickr, CC-BY-NC-SA)

Did Syria Transport Russian Attack Helicopters Through Iraqi Airspace?

In late October, Syria asked Iraqi authorities to grant air access for a cargo plane transporting refurbed attack helicopters from Russia.
by Michael Grabell, ProPublica
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