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Escaped: Jin Air B737 leaves Muan Airport after being trapped for 50 days

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The airports runway was immediately closed following the accident to allow investigators to begin their work unencumbered by aircraft operations. The aircraft remained parked at the terminal for fifty days waiting for the Korean aviation authorities to allow the runway to re-open, allowing it to depart. The Jin Air aircraft, a 9.6-year-old

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British Airways A319 in retro BEA livery back flying after period in storage  

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In a surprise to many, the aircraft seems to have escaped retirement and is already back flying commercial flights for BA on domestic routes across the UK as well as internationally.

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National Air and Space Museum Reveals Historic Paint Scheme For Messerschmitt Bf 109

Vintage Aviation News

On July 25, 1944, Bf 109 G-6 160756 was on a formation ferry flight with fifteen other Bf 109s over northern Italy from Maniago, in the foothills of the Italian Alps, to Ghedi, 85 kilometers (53 miles) east of Milan. Route of Darbois formation ferry flight (blue), and his escape route (red).

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Cathay Pacific returns to Kai Tak as carrier sponsors new events arena: video   

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At its peak, the airport handled around 30 million passengers just using a single runway built from reclaimed land from Kowloon Bay. Indeed, the last flight to depart the airport on the eve of its closure was a Cathay Pacific Airbus A340-300 departing on a ferry flight to the new airport located just a few miles away at Chep Lap Kok.

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Reflection 2024: A Grassroots Year

Photographic Logbook

Warrior 481's wheels even sampled five different grass runways in 2024, which is more than usual. Landing on five different grass runways (Woolsey Memorial, 5D5; Basin Harbor B06; Shelburne, VT8; Benton, PA40; and Green, 4N7) in four different states (MI, VT, NY, PA) with three of them being new to me.

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Nepal CRJ Crash Kills 18

AV Web

According to local authorities, the Saurya Airlines plane was on a ferry flight for maintenance when it crashed a few seconds after it took off. Video shows the plane veering right before descending and crashing about 600 feet to the right of the runway centerline.

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Broke Down at AirVenture?

Plane and Pilot

But if you’ve got a leaking brake line, a flat tire, or other issue that needs attention for a quick fix, or if you need to prepare for a ferry flight home, these folks are who you need to be looking for. Emergency Aircraft Repair is located near the Hangar Café along the flightline, midway down runway 18/36.