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The Logbook
In today’s daily digest, NTSB Chair rips the media a new APU, an Iran Air A300 goes off the runway in Tehran, a Scottish man acts up and diverts a US Airways flight, and more...
Red Arrows Stunt Pilot Killed in England Airshow Crash
A pilot of the UK Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team was killed on Saturday afternoon when his aircraft crashed after a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival in Dorset, the UK Ministry of Defense confirmed.
In Ft. Lauderdale, A Hotel Is Demolished To Make Way For A New Runway
The next phase in the construction of Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport's new runway began recently with the demolition of a nearby hotel. That space was needed to ensure that aircraft have a sufficient safety area...
Air France A380 Completes First Flight to America
Air France today became the first European airline to operate the double-decker Airbus A380 in commercial service, completing its inaugural flight from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris to John F. Kennedy Airport in New York.
Brunei Air Force Helicopter Crash Kills 12
A Royal Brunei Air Force helicopter crashed in western Brunei on Friday, killing 12 people in the country's worst ever aviation disaster.