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Turkish Airlines Receives First Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing on Thursday delivered the first 777-300ER to Turkish Airlines, the first of twelve purchased in 2009.
Boeing 787 First Delivery Delayed Until Third Quarter of 2011
Boeing announced today that deliveries of its new 787 Dreamliner would be pushed back to the third quarter of 2011 to allow for the testing of new software and electrical equipment in the wake of a fire on-board a November test...
Military Plane Chartered to Transport Gold Crashes in Mauritania Killing 7
A military plane chartered by Canadian gold miner Kinross crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday in the African country of Mauritania, killing all seven people on board
Delta Air Lines to Snatch Up AirTran’s Entire Boeing 717 Fleet
Delta Air Lines announced on Tuesday that it had reached a deal with Southwest Airlines to take delivery of all 88 Boeing 717 aircraft in the AirTran fleet should Delta's pilots ratify a new collective bargaining agreement.
August 6th in Aviation History: B-29 Superfortress Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The US drops first atomic bomb on Japan, Ted Williams returns to the Red Sox from Korea, Braniff Flight 250 crashes in Nebraska, and more.