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On This Day in Aviation History
Initial planning of the Lufthansa Heist occurred during a meeting at the Airline Diner near LaGuardia Airport on Astoria Blvd. Today known as the Jackson Hole Diner, the landmark neon Airline Diner sign still stands.

On This Day in Aviation History: December 11th

The Luccheses rob $6 million from JFK Airport in the 1978 Lufthansa Heist. Also, Thai Airways Flight 261 crashes in 1998, as well as Philippine Airlines Flight 434 in 1994. The prototype for the Concorde makes its debut and Kat...
by Phil Derner Jr.
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Airline News

American Airlines Unveils its New Airbus A321 Transcontinental

Big changes are happening at American Airlines. We go behind the scenes to preview its first Airbus A321 Transcontinental (A321T) scheduled to begin revenue service in January 2014.
by Douglas Wint and Mark Hsiung
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Aviation News

An Ode to the Observation Decks at JFK

JFK once boasted three public observation decks to watch the goings-on at the busy international airport. Let's take a quick tour through history.
by Shea Oakley
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Aviation News

Close Call For A Delta 747 and Shuttle America E170- What Really Happened?

Early Friday morning, news started to spread about that the FAA was investigating a “near miss” that occurred between between a Delta 747 and a Shuttle America Embraer E170 on June 13th. According to WABC in New Yor...
by Jason Rabinowitz
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Airport News
Flying from JFK to LGA is still faster than driving on the Van Wyck

The LaGuardia Curfew Revisited: Why Your Late Flight Ended Up At JFK

The weather in NYC is getting warmer, and that means that the infamous overnight curfew at LaGuardia Airport is back. What does it mean for your flight?
by Jason Rabinowitz
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