Posts Tagged ‘Iraq’
 

 

Iraqi Government Firms Up 787 Buy

The Government of Iraq finalized their previously announced deal to purchase 10 Boeing 787-8 airliners for Iraqi Airways.
by Mark Lawrence

 
 
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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January 17th in Aviation History: British Airways Flight 38 Crash Lands at Heathrow

A British Airways 777 lands short of the runway at Heathrow, a B-52 collision peppers nukes over Spain, Operation Desert Storm begins in Iraq, and more...
by NYCAviation Staff

 

 

On This Day in Aviation History: July 22

India's first fighter pilot is killed, and the US forces dispatch Uday and Qusay Hussein.
by admin

 
 
First flight of the Global Hawk took place on Feb. 28, 1998

February 28th in Aviation History: Global Hawk Makes Its First Flight and SeaTac Tower is Damaged by an Earthquake

The air traffic control tower at SeaTac Airport is damaged by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, the RQ-4 Global Hawk makes its first test flight, Operation Desert Storm comes to an end, and more...
by admin
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