Hanging By A Thread-Air Crash Investigation/Mayday

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 is en route from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii with 95 passengers and crew. Fuselage skin lap joints, badly damaged by corrosion resulting from a fault at manufacture, and by metal fatigue, give way and a section of the roof between the cockpit and the leading edges of the wings is torn off. The aircraft manages an emergency landing at Kahului, Maui. A flight attendant blown out of the cabin is the only fatality.

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Boeing 787's First Flight To Japan

An exclusive look on board a Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight as a Boeing team flies the jetliner's maiden flight to Japan for a visit with ANA, the first airline that will fly the 787.


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Actor John Travolta to Promote Bombardier's Business Jets

Actor John Travolta has signed up to promote Bombardier's Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets as a "brand ambassador."

The world's largest business aircraft manufacturer says the actor and producer recently added a pre-owned Challenger 601 aircraft to the 11 different jets he's qualified to fly.

The Oscar-nominated actor also owns a Learjet 24 and previously owned a small Canadair De Havilland plane.

"Business aviation has always made sense to me in that it offers flexibility, privacy, security, and most importantly, timesaving -- meaning I have the ability to keep up with my busy schedule and have more time for my family, which is very important to me," he stated in a news release.

Travolta, 57, starred in Saturday Night Fever (1977), Grease (1978) and Urban Cowboy (1980) and continues to make movies.

The other brand ambassadors for Bombardier include classical pianist Lang Lang, conductor Valerie Gergiev and former astronaut Eugene Cernan.

Travolta also promotes Australia's Qantas Airlines and Breitling watches.

Bombardier spokeswoman Danielle Boudreau declined to provide financial terms of Travolta's contract, but said he is familiar with the company's offering.

"He has been in Montreal to visit our manufacturing facilities and meet with some of our employees and hopefully he will be coming back soon," she said from Los Angeles.

Bombardier sells 11 models of business aircraft and has nine facilities around the world providing pilot and technical training on its planes.

The leading manufacturer of business and commercial planes, along with railway cars had US$17.7 billion of revenues for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31.

Source: The Canadian Press

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VIDEO: P-51 Mustang Crashes At Reno Nevada Air Races 2011, Mass Casualties Reported

At approximately 4:20 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, during the Reno Air Races Unlimited Class qualifying, the P-51 Mustang “Galloping Ghost,” piloted by Jimmy Leeward, crashed into the box seat area in front of the main grandstand. A mass casualty situation has been announced and local emergency personnel has rushed the injured to nearby hospitals in Reno. So far 3 have been confirmed dead.

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VIDEO: Plane Crashes at Reno, Nevada Air Show: MyFoxDC.com

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Air Crash Investigation : Heathrow Crash Landing

British Airways Flight 38 (call sign Speedbird 38) was a scheduled flight from Beijing Capital International Airport which crash landed just short of the runway at its destination, Heathrow Airport, London, on 17 January 2008 after an 8,100-km flight. There were no fatalities, but 47 people sustained injuries. It was the first accident that resulted in a Boeing 777 hull loss.



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Source: National Geographic

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HondaJet In Mid-Ohio

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Emirates Airbus A380 Night Landing Runway 12L Dubai International

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V-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor Scheduled to Perform This Weekend At The Canadian International Air Show

The Canadian International Air Show (CIAS) in Toronto, Ontario has managed to get a Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey Tilt Rotor Transport for the 2011 edition of the show. To get one for static display at an air show in the United States is challenging enough but to arrange for a flying display at a foreign civilian air show is quite a feat.

The CIAS has a long tradition of displays by unique aircraft including past demonstrations by the Concorde and the Lockheed SR-71. For anyone living in driving distance of the show, the show starts this weekend, September 3rd, 4th and 5th from 12:30 - 4:30 P.M each day.

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Red Arrows practice formations for the first time since loss of pilot in crash

Man down: Eight Red Arrow Hawk T1 jets practise flying in a diamond formation over RAF Scampton, in Lincolnshire, today as they resumed training for the first time following the death of Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging



For decades the Red Arrow aerobatic display teams have flown at airshows across the country with nine planes in their trademark formations.
Eight of the aircraft took to the sky yesterday as they resumed training for the first time since Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging was killed in a crash.
Villagers watched with pride as the pilots put their Hawk T1 jets through a 35 minute practise session above their base at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire.
Although they have a spare tenth plane there are only nine pilots trained to take part in the formations. In the past they have performed as groups of eight at air displays when one of the team has been unwell.
Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, was killed on August 20 during a display at Bournemouth, Dorset, when he failed to eject as his plane crashed.
The remaining pilots performed a range of manoeuvres including flying in their trademark diamond formation. They took off as two groups of four before re-grouping in the air so they could practice together.
Red Arrows leader Squadron Leader Ben Murphy said he and his colleagues felt 'great sadness' at returning to their base without Flt Lt Egging.
He added: 'The pain and shock of losing Jon is still very real, and very raw, and all of our thoughts and prayers are with Jon's wife Emma and with his family.
'Whilst we are feeling a very personal grief, the public response to Jon's tragic death has been overwhelming and humbling and I would like to thank all those who have paid tribute to Jon by sending flowers, cards and letters and be assured that these have been of great comfort to Jon's family and to us.
'In particular, I would like to thank the people of Bournemouth and Lincolnshire and, especially, the Dorset emergency services who have all shown great compassion and sensitivity.
'Jon, as a Red Arrows pilot, encapsulated everything that is the 'Best of British'; he was an exceptional pilot, a dedicated RAF Officer who saw service for his country but, moreover, he was a selfless and compassionate friend who will be sorely missed.

Killed in action: Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging died in Bournemouth, Dorset, at an air display show on August 20. He failed to eject as his plane got into difficulties


'The fortitude, resilience and pride that Jon showed in life are exactly the qualities that define our Armed Forces and it is these that will enable us to get back on our feet and move on.
'For that reason, and in Jon's memory, the Red Arrows will be displaying to the public again at the earliest possible opportunity.


Images/Source: © Albanpix/Mail Online


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NOVA - Crash of Air France Flight 447 Accident Investigation

Forensic investigators reconstruct the final moments of the Air France disaster. Flight AF447, an Air France Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of all 228 lives. How could a state-of-the-art airliner with elaborate electronic safety and navigation features and a faultless safety record simply fall out of the sky? NOVA assembles a team of seasoned pilots, engineers, and safety experts to examine the evidence that emerged in the weeks following this horrific disaster.



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Rolls Royce Europrop: The Western Worlds Most Powerful Turboprop

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Hurricane Irene: Langley Temporarily Lifts Grounding of F-22 Raptors

The first 12 F-22 Raptors are airborne with the remaining to HURRIVAC out from the Langley Air Force Base away from hurricane Irene sometime today. The U.S. Air Force granted a temporary flight waiver for experienced F-22 Raptor pilots. Today is the first time the jets are airborne since (May 2011), almost 4 months after they were grounded. The Jets were grounded because of a fault in the onboard oxygen system (OBOGS) which affected and still is affecting the entire fleet. The F-22s began leaving for Grissom ARB, Ind., around 10 a.m. Friday. They will be kept at Grissom until the storm clears and then will be authorized to fly back to Langley, weather permitting, where the grounding will once again take effect, Langley spokeswoman Monica Miller Rodgers told the Daily Report Friday morning. "This is a one-time flight authority to get out of the area affected by Irene," she said. The National Hurricane Center is predicting Irene will hit the Virginia area over the weekend, with winds in excess of 100 miles per hour.

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NWA History: Northwest Airlines

82 years of Northwest Airlines History in 140 seconds

Aeroshell Aerobatic Team Night Show

The AeroShell Team has been performing for over twenty years, amassing thousands of hours in front of fans all over North America. One thing that is even more thrilling than the daytime airshow they are famous for it their night time airshow. The twilight and darkness mix with the thunder and smoke to make one amazing show.

Stunt Pilot Bryan Jensen Dies in Fatal Air Show Crash in Kansas City

Stunt pilot Bryan Jensen died at the Kansas City air show when his plane spiraled and plummeted nose-first into the ground, in one of two fatal air show plane crashes this past weekend.