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The Logbook: Photos of New Runway, AA Crash, and Pistons Plane!

Charlotte opens up a new runway, and brought in a DC-3 as its first flight! There are also new photos of the American Airlines 737 crash in Jamaica and the Detroit Pistons' new MD-80. Turkish Airlines buys twenty A320 family pl...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

On This Day in Aviation History: January 31st

“Ham the Chimp” heads into sub-orbit in 1961, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes in 2000, the near-collision of two widebody JAL jets in 2001, the launch of Apollo 14 and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

On This Day in Aviation History: December 13th

First flight from England to India takes off, last humans walk on the moon, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 

 

The Logbook: TSA Agent Loses Own Note Pad

Flight Global's Runway Girl reports that a TSA agent that investigated leaked TSA documents has himself lost his note pad! Allegient Air buys 18 MD-80s, an Air Berlin flight goes off the runway in Dortmund, Continental CEO pass...
by Phil Derner Jr.
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The Logbook: Marathon of “Law and Order: Aviation Unit”

NAACP slaps US Airways with a discrimination suit, a drunk man gets arrested after F-16s escort his plane to Colorado, two Qantas employees are detained in Vietnam and Canadian authorities tell Air Canada to maintain their nuts...
by Phil Derner Jr.