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Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight Is Celebrating 10 Years Of Recognizing Veterans Through Once-In-A-Lifetime Trips At No Cost
As Memorial Day approaches, Buffalo Niagara Honor Flight is celebrating 10 years of recognizing veterans through once-in-a-lifetime trips at no cost. The nonprofit held its most recent flight in April, in which 37 veterans were flown to Washington D.C. to view monuments erected in their honor. Over the past decade, the local Honor Flight chapter…
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“Another Aircraft Might Have Clipped Your Tail” – ATC To ANA As United Aircraft Makes Contact
A United Airlines aircraft taxiing to the gate at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) clipped the tail of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Cargo Boeing 777Fon Thursday. According to aviation insider JonNYC, it is believed to be a ‘light scrape’ with very minor damage. ANA confirmed the incident and is still working to verify information…
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Cathay Pacific A350 With 240 Onboard Encountered Strong Turbulence – Injures 10 Onboard
A turbulent overnight journey turned painful for several passengers and crew aboard a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350 after the aircraft encountered severe turbulence while cruising from Brisbane to Hong Kong on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Cathay Pacific flight CX156, operated by Airbus A350-941 registration B-LRV, was carrying around 240 passengers when the sudden turbulence struck…
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Spacex Launch Disrupts Jamaica Airspace; JetBlue Flight Forced To Turn Back
A Kingston-bound JetBlue flight was forced to return to Miami while several other international services were delayed or left overnight in Jamaica on Friday as temporary airspace restrictions linked to a SpaceX Starship launch again disrupted Caribbean aviation operations. The disruption, tied to SpaceX’s Starship Flight 12 launch from Starbase, Texas, affected flights operating through…
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Starship V3 Ship Makes Fiery Splashdown In Indian Ocean As Planned
SpaceX’s Starship V3 lands in Indian Ocean on 2 engines. It fell over and exploded as expected to massive cheers from SpaceX’s employees. Our wrap up of today’s launch will be posted shortly. SpaceX never intended to land and recover the Ship 39 upper stage. It did appear to survive reentry with no evidence of…
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YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft Returns To Flight With Software Fix After Crash
The YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft has resumed flight testing after a six-week pause that began when one of the drones crashed in early April. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, which builds the YFQ-42A, announced the return to flight May 21 and said a safety review conducted by the Air Force and GA determined the crash was…
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Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Hobe Sound Florida – Flight Instructor And Student Pilot Unhurt
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Rescue both responded to a report of a plane that made an emergency landing in a field in Hobe Sound just after 3p.m. May 22. Sheriff’s officials said on social media the plane had some type of engine malfunction. A flight instructor and student pilot were on board.…
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Air Boss Orders Flight Demo Team Safety Stand Down Following Growler Crash
U.S. Naval Air Forces issued a safety stand down for four tactical aviation teams following a crash between two EA-18G Growlers at an air show over the weekend. All four Naval aviators ejected from the two aircraft, assigned to the “Vikings” of VAQ-129 EA-18G Growler Demo Team out of Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash.…
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United Passenger Reportedly Attempts To Open Door At 36,000 Feet, Forcing Plane To Divert
A United Airlines flight out of New Jersey was forced to divert to Virginia after an unruly passenger caused a major disturbance on board, according to the Federal Aviation administration (FAA). United Flight 1551 was headed to Guatemala City on Thursday, May 21 when, according to Air Traffic Control audio obtained by ABC News, a…
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The US Navy Lost $136 Million Worth Of Jets In An Air Show Crash. Why Risk It?
The crash of two US Navy jets at an Idaho air show last weekend is raising questions about why the Pentagon risks multimillion-dollar warplanes – and their crews – for entertainment. “Those calls are almost always part of the noise surrounding an accident,” said John Venable, a senior resident fellow at the Mitchell Institute for…
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