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NEWS ABOUT: Boeing 747

Boeing 747 stories: 11 news summaries

(AP) - Hundreds of passengers on a British Airways 747 flight to London used slides to evacuate the plane last night on the Phoenix Airport runway, the AP reports. The jumbo jet had just pushed back from the gate when smoke and an acrid odor was reported in the cabin. By the... More »

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Arizona • Phoenix • British Airways • evacuation • airport • Boeing 747

 Alert Air Passenger 
 Warns of Fuel Leak 

Air force sergeant spotted leak before 747 headed over the Pacific

May 22, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - An eagle-eyed passenger warned a 747 flight crew about a fuel leak on a recent Japan-bound flight from Chicago, CNN reports. Air Force Sgt. Bartek Bachleda, who serves in an air refueling squadron, spotted vapor billowing from behind the wing and realized the jet was losing fuel fast. He alerted... More »

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US military • aviation • plane • airline passengers • US Air Force • Boeing 747

(Newser) - A hungry jumbo jet at LAX inhaled a large metal baggage container into one of its engines as it left the gate today, reports the Los Angeles Times. Officials blame a baggage cart left too close to the Japan Airlines Boeing 747. The plane was taken out of service after... More »

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accident • LAX • Japan Airlines • Boeing 747 • baggage handling

OPINION

Flyover 'Red Flags' Get
News Orgs Poking Around


Apr 29, 09 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - At least one news organization may file a Freedom of Information Act request, demanding the manifest for Monday’s Air Force One flight over New York, according to the American Spectator’s anonymous “Prowler”—who relays suspicions that civilians or a high-level administration official was on board. “... More »

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New York City • Freedom of Information Act • rumor • Boeing 747 • speculation • Obama administration • Air Force One • President Obama • Louis Caldera • campaign donors

 White House Sorry for Fly-By 


Apr 28, 09 12:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House has apologized for allowing a low-flying Boeing 747 to buzz New York City, a move that traumatized many residents by sparking memories of 9/11, CNN reports. "Last week, I approved a mission over New York. I take responsibility for that decision," said White House Military... More »

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New York City • White House • apology • Boeing 747 • panic attack • Air Force One

 Jumbo Jet Flies on Veggie Oil 

Boeing 747 powered by biofuel

Dec 31, 08 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - A Boeing 747 powered by a mixture of aviation fuel and vegetable oil flew on a two-hour test flight which is being hailed as a technological and ecological milestone. The Air New Zealand passenger jet was powered in part by oil from the jatropha plant, reports the BBC. More »

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ethanol • biofuel • Virgin Atlantic • Air New Zealand • Boeing 747 • coconuts • babassu nuts • jatropha • vegetable oil • International Air Transport Association

Hole in Qantas Jet Forces Emergency Landing

Gap ripped in fuselage after mystery bang

Jul 25, 08 4:17 AM CDT
(AP) - A Qantas flight en route to Australia from London made an emergency landing in Manila today after a mysterious bang punched a 9-foot-wide hole in the fuselage and sent the Boeing 747-400 plunging thousands of feet. There were no injuries but some of the 350 passengers and crew vomited, AP... More »

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Australia • Qantas • Manila • jet • Boeing 747 • emergency landing

US Cargo Jet Crashes in Belgium 

Aircraft breaks up on takeoff near homes

May 26, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A US jumbo jet carrying diplomatic cargo from the American embassy in Belgium crashed on take-off from a Brussels airport and broke into three pieces, reports Agence France Presse. The aircraft came to rest just a quarter mile from a residential area. The crew of five, all Americans, were not... More »

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plane crash • Boeing 747 • Kalitta Air

 United Grounds 7 Jumbos 

FAA warned of flawed Korean inspections

Mar 21, 08 6:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - United Airlines has grounded seven Boeing 747s to check the cockpit instruments that indicate altitude during flight. The decision was prompted by the discovery that equipment at a facility in South Korea where the instruments had been checked were improperly maintained, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FAA uncovered the... More »

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South Korea • FAA • United Airlines • safety • inspection • Boeing 747 • maintenance • overseas maintenance shops • Korean Air Lines • cockpit insruments

Virgin Tests First Biofuel Plane

Jet flies on coconuts and babassu nuts

Feb 24, 08 12:35 PM CST
(Newser) - A Virgin Atlantic jet powered partially by a coconut- and Brazilian babassu nut-based biofuel made it from London to Amsterdam today in the first commercial flight to do so, the BBC reports. Virgin topdog Richard Branson hailed the flight as "pioneering" in the development of "fuels of the... More »

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Richard Branson • London • biofuel • Virgin Atlantic • Amsterdam • jet • Boeing 747 • coconuts • babassu nuts

Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

Super jumbo A380s could soon be outfitted for gambling

Feb 18, 08 2:55 AM CST
(Newser) - A plane flight could soon be a big gamble. Airbus is considering turning some of its super-jumbo jets into airborne casinos, Breitbart reports. The hulking A380 passenger plane is the world's largest, boasting 50% more floor space than Boeing's 747. That's the kind of space that's needed for a mile-high... More »

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China • Boeing • gambling • Las Vegas • Hong Kong • Airbus • Airbus A380 • Singapore Airlines • casino • Boeing 747

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