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British Airways Boeing 747 and 777s cross paths at Boston's Logan International Airport. (Photo by Eric Dunetz)

British Airways Steward Who Made Fake Bomb Threat to Earn Promotion Gets 6 Months in Jail Instead

A British Airways steward who wrote a threat on the back of a toilet door during a flight to Tokyo has been sentenced to jail for six months.
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Government News
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood goofing off with President Barack Obama at the White House. (Photo by Pete Souza/White House)

DOT Fines JetBlue and Orbitz Over Tarmac Delay and Baggage Fee Rules

The US Dept. of Transportation handed down $140,000 in fines to JetBlue and Orbitz on Monday for violating two consumer protection rules.
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Crashes
The Antonov An-24 crashed near Talodi, Sudan, near the border with South Sudan. (Map by NYCAviation/Google Maps)

Sudan Plane Crash Kills Government Minister, Scores of Senior Officials

A Sudanese government minister and scores of other senior officials were killed Sunday when their plane crashed into a mountain.
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Crashes

NATO Helicopter Crashes in Southern Afghanistan, Killing 11

Seven American service members and four Afghans were killed Thursday when a coalition helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, military officials said, in what was one of the deadliest incidents for coalition troops so far t...
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Airline News

Virgin America Pops DCA’s Perimeter Rule, Launching Flights from San Francisco

Call it “Redwood 1”, “VRD 1” or “VX 1”, the number 1 in a flight number signifies a flagship flight, and this certainly is one of those. NYCAviation was very privileged to be on the inaugural flagship Virgin America...
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