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US Soldier Killed in Iraq Blackhawk Crash

Aircraft crashes have become less common in Iraq

Sep 20, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - An American solider was killed and 12 others were wounded last night when a Blackhawk helicopter crashed at a US base in Iraq, the AP reports. The cause of the crash is unknown and is now under investigation. Air crashes have become less common in Iraq, Reuters says, since the... More »

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Iraq • US military • soldier • aircraft • Iraq war • Blackhawk helicopter • troop deaths

(Newser) - Above the Hudson River west of Manhattan, where a helicopter and a light plane fatally collided on Saturday, a pilot can have as many as a dozen other aircraft to monitor at busy moments. Flight instructors describe the river corridor as dangerous and tunnel-like, and government is once again facing... More »

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New York • crash • helicopter • aviation • aircraft • Hudson River • airplane • helicopter crash • Hudson crash

ANALYSIS

 Problems Sour Boeing's 'Dream Summer' 


Aug 6, 09 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing was expecting to ride high on defense contracts in mid-2009 even as its 787 Dreamliner transformed air travel—but widespread problems have shadowed the firm's "dream summer," Dan Reed writes in USA Today. The Dreamliner's launch was delayed for a fifth time after structural problems were discovered,... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • aircraft • Jim McNerney • defense contractors

(Newser) - Southwest Airlines' maintenance practices are coming under tight scrutiny after a football-sized hole opened in the top of a Boeing 737 midflight and forced an emergency landing, reports the Dallas Morning News. Nobody was injured, but the NTSB and FAA have launched probes and lawmakers are being briefed on the... More »

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 Qantas Cancels 
 Massive Boeing Order 

Order for 15 Dreamliners scrapped as craft's test flight is delayed again

Jun 26, 09 1:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Qantas Airways has dealt a heavy blow to Boeing's troubled Dreamliner project with the cancellation of a major order, Bloomberg reports. The Australian airline scrapped an order for 15 of the 787s, and deferred an order for 15 more. Qantas said the move was due to industry conditions and not... More »

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Boeing • Qantas • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • aircraft

UPDATED

 Hijacker of Canadian Jet Surrenders 


Apr 20, 09 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The hijacker of a Canadian jet demanding to fly from Jamaica to Cuba has freed the six crewmembers he was holding and surrendered, reports the BBC. The man, whom authorities described as "mentally challenged," appeared to check in normally last night, then forced his way aboard the CanJet... More »

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crime • Cuba • Jamaica • airline • aircraft • hijack • hijacker • jet • airline passengers • airplane • crew members • CanJet • Montego Bay

United Technologies
Will Slash 11,600 Jobs

Tough commercial aerospace market drives cuts

Mar 10, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(AP) - United Technologies Corp, which owns Sikorsky Aircraft and Pratt & Whitney, maker of jet engines, will cut 11,600 jobs and has lowered its 2009 forecast in a crumbling commercial aerospace market. The moves, part of an expanded $750 million restructuring program, are fueled by a decline in anticipated revenue,... More »

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military • layoffs • aircraft • United Technologies • revenue • job cuts • Pratt & Whitney • engine

 Drug Cartels' Latest Ploy: 
 Ultralight Planes 

Ultralight aircraft are the Mexican cartels' newest tactic

Mar 6, 09 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Mexican pot smugglers have come up with a new tool in their never-ending quest to outsmart US border patrols: ultralight aircraft, USA Today reports. An ultralight is a small plane resembling a scooter with a hang glider attached, and authorities have found several crashed or in mid-flight over the border... More »

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War on Drugs • Mexico • Mexican border • marijuana • Mexican drug war • Border Patrol • smuggler • aircraft • Bill Maher • Bill Maher Grid

South Korea Slams North's 'Inhumane' Flight Threat

Pyongyang condemned for warning it can no longer guarantee safety for civilian aircraft

Mar 6, 09 8:15 AM CST
(Newser) - South Korea has called on North Korea to withdraw an apparent threat to passenger jets, the Times of London reports. Flights have had to be diverted since North Korea, enraged by upcoming US-South Korea military exercises, warned yesterday that it could no longer guarantee the safety of civilian aircraft—a... More »

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UPDATED

 No Injuries as Romanian 
 Plane Crash Lands on Foam 

Plane forced to land nose down on bed of foam after landing gear gets stuck

Feb 28, 09 6:40 AM CST
(AP) - A plane carrying 51 people made an emergency landing in western Romania today, and all the passengers escaped, after part of the Carpatair flight's landing gear became stuck, the AP reports. The aircraft circled for almost two hours, using up its fuel to avoid a potential fire, officials said, before... More »

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plane crash • airport • aircraft • Romania • emergency landing • landing gear

 NASA Aims to 
 Stifle the Sonic Boom 

Researchers experiment with quieter ways to smash the sound barrier

Feb 12, 09 7:44 AM CST
(Newser) - NASA scientists are trying to mute the ear-splitting boom caused by supersonic flight into more of a sonic rumble, Wired reports. Researchers using modified F-15 jets have been experimenting with different wing shapes to spread out shock waves from breaking the sound barrier so they sound more like thunder than... More »

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NASA • fighter jet • aviation • aircraft • airplane • supersonic jet

 Strike Grounds 
 Dreamliner to '09 

Test flight for Boeing's first new jet in 14 years pushed back for a fifth time

Nov 5, 08 6:16 AM CST
(Newser) - The maiden flight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner has been delayed for the fifth time, reports the AP. The company says the 8-week strike by its workers means the next-generation passenger jet now won't take off until an unspecified date next year. Canceled orders are unlikely despite the delay, says an... More »

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Boeing • airline industry • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • Airbus A350 • aircraft

 Jet Forced Down 
 in Iran Was Private 

Military denies Iranian reports that military aircraft deplaned

Oct 7, 08 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US military says it was a business, not military, jet that was forced down after violating Iran's airspace a week ago, denying Iranian reports that any Americans were aboard, CNN reports. An Iranian news agency caused international worry when it reported that the aircraft had five American military officials... More »

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3 Early Crashes Sparked Navy Fears About McCain

'Clown around' flight hit wires that triggered balckout in Spain.

Oct 6, 08 4:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three aircraft crashes involving Navy flyer John McCain early in his career led Navy administrators to question his skills and judgment, reports the Los Angeles Times. In the most troubling incident, McCain was "clowning" around in a Skyraider over Spain in 1961 and flew into electrical wires, causing a... More »

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John McCain • Navy • crash • plane crash • aircraft • aviator • Election 2008

Bomb Threat Forces Back China-Bound Plane

Japanese authorities believe threat to Air China is Olympics-related

Aug 8, 08 5:44 AM CDT
(AP) - A bomb threat emailed to Air China's Tokyo offices today forced a Shanghai-bound passenger jet to make an emergency return to Japan, reports AP. Four other flights were delayed. The email threatened to "bomb the aircraft" if fllghts were not suspended, according to a transport offical. "We suspect... More »

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 'Sketchy' Plane Parts
 For Sale Online 

Unauthorized vendors in China, US offer uncertified Boeing, Airbus hardware

Jun 4, 08 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spare Boeing and Airbus parts of dubious origin have been found for sale on Internet sites such as Craiglist, BusinessWeek reports. The parts, including vital valves and gears, are being sold by at least 24 vendors—mainly in China and the US—without FAA approval or documentation that they've been... More »

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Boeing • Airbus • black market • Craigslist • aviation • aircraft • classified ads

MARKETS

 Markets Up in Rollercoaster Day 

Dow posts modest gain on mixed news

May 28, 08 3:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks rose, fell, and rose again as mixed economic news pulled the market in opposite directions today, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow ended up 45.68, at 12,594.03. The Nasdaq climbed 5.46 to 2,486.70, and the S&P 500 rose 5.49 to... More »

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Dow Jones • Nasdaq • AIG • aircraft • Department of Commerce • S&P 500 • financial stocks

 Self-Fixing Plane in the Works 

Self-repairing process mimics the way human body heals

May 28, 08 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - British aerospace engineers are working on technology that could create self-repairing aircraft, Gizmag reports. In a technique very much like nature's healing process, resin would "bleed" out of damaged parts of the plane and harden, making a damaged aircraft strong enough to continue to fly until it could be... More »

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aerospace • plastic • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • aviation • aircraft • engineering • airplane • invention

American Airlines Report Roasts FAA 

Airline blames policy switch for thousands
of canceled flights

May 2, 08 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines blames the FAA for its recent grounding of thousands of flights, the Wall Street Journal reports. The airline is set to deliver a report today that says 3,300 flights were canceled because FAA headquarters reversed a "handshake deal" the airline had with regional aviation officials that... More »

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FAA • airline industry • American Airlines • airline safety • aircraft • flight cancellation • Boeing MD-80

Congress Will
Nix Airbus Deal,
Boeing Says

US firm blasts 'unfair' award of Air Force contract to Europeans

Mar 19, 08 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing isn't taking its loss of a $35 billion military contract to Northrop Grumman and Airbus lying down, Reuters reports. A company vice president said he was "as confident as he could be" that Congress would overturn the Air Force's decision to buy refueling tankers from Boeing's European rival.... More »

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Pentagon • Boeing • contracts • Air Force • Airbus • Northrop Grumman • aircraft • Government Accountability Office • US Air Force

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