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Air Canada Jazz to Purchase 15 Bombardier Q400 Turboprops
Air Canada Jazz has announced their intention to purchase 15 new Bombardier Dash-8-400 turboprop aircraft, with options for 15 more. Deliveries are set to begin in 2011.
Cockpit Fire Forces United 757 to Make Emergency Landing
A small fire broke out in the cockpit of a United Airlines flight to Los Angeles about 30 minutes after taking of from New York JFK Sunday evening, forcing the Boeing 757 to make an emergency landing at Washington Dulles.
On This Day in Aviation History: May 6th
The Hindenburg Disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey ends the era of the airship. Several firsts, such as PSA's inaugural flight, United's flights between NY and San Francisco, first flight of the P-47 Thunderbolt, and TWA's delive...
NASA to Send Three Aircraft to Study Hurricanes
NASA will launch hurricane study program this summer using 1960s-era jets along with a modern UAV.
Today in Aviation History: February 4th
Charles Lindbergh is born, a PIA 747 lands on its belly, ANA Flight 60 crashes mysteriously, Kenya Airways starts service and more...