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Passengers rattled, 2 crew injured after Southwest plane descends minutes into flight

A person on the flight said it “dove aggressively” and that people flew out of their seats. The flight landed safely at its ...

Southwest flight descends 475 feet to avoid 'midair collision' with Hawker Hunter

The incident occurred about six minutes after Southwest flight 1496 took off from Hollywood Burbank Airport in Los Angeles ...

Southwest flight plummets nearly 500 feet ‘in a free fall’ to avoid ‘midair collision,’ leaving 2 flight attendants injured

The pilots of the Hawker Hunter reported having the Southwest plane in sight, but were not properly instructed by air traffic ...

Supersonic flight is on its way back. I went on board the first Concorde, where it all began.

I went on board the first Concorde prototype, and one of the last built, at a Paris museum. Boom's Overture means supersonic ...

Concorde: Inside The Fastest Passenger Jet Ever Built

The upgrades featured new leather seats, larger overhead bins, new leather covers on the bulkheads, improved galleys and toilets, and new passenger and cabin lighting. These 2000/2050 Series Double ...

Why These Boeing Models Need A Tail Stand At The Gate

Have you ever noticed an airliner sitting at the terminal with what looks like an oversized kickstand? Turns out these tail ...
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Crippled Japanese airliner makes the landing -- on its nose

No one was injured when the white-and-blue Bombardier DHC-8 turboprop made a controlled landing on its extended rear wheels and carefully touched its nose to the runway.