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Today in Aviation History: March 30th

Eight high school girls die when Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 crashes into their hotel room in 1967. Also, Aloha Airlines announces the end of operations, Sudan Airways Flight 111 is hijacked, John Glenn bows out of Senate race,...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

Video: Huge Air Force C-17 Cargo Jet Mistakenly Lands at Tiny Florida Airport

The NJ-based crew of a huge Air Force C-17 Globemaster may be looking for work after mistakenly landing at a tiny airport in Florida.
by Phil Derner Jr.
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PHOTOS: China Eastern’s New 737 Special Paint Scheme Spied in Seattle

China Eastern Airlines has a new special scheme on a Boeing 737-700 that was captured by David Lilienthal at Boeing Field before being delivered to Shanghai.
by Phil Derner Jr.

 

 

The Logbook: Get In Trouble? Blame the Captain!

In today's daily digest, the co-pilot in the Northwest overfly incident is casting blame on the Captain he flew with for missing their destination. Also, CanJet receives a true air taxi, Captain Sully auctions off his hat, Silv...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

NYCAviation To Compete on AirplaneGeeks.com’s “Jetpardy”

AirplaneGeeks.com is hosting an online game, "Jetpardy", where NYCAviation's Founder will be going up against Henry Harteveldt from Forrester Research and Brett Snyder from CrankyFlier.com. Tune in Sunday, January 31st at 8pm!
by Phil Derner Jr.