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  • Pentagon grounds F-35 fleet after engine crack found

    February 22, 2013 3:33 PM

    WASHINGTON - The Pentagon grounded its entire F-35 fighter jet fleet today after a cracked engine blade turned up during an inspection. The Pentagon said the flaw was found at Edwards Air Force Base in California on an Air Force-issued F-35. There are other versions of the jet which... more »
  • Small jet crash kills 5 in eastern Georgia

    February 21, 2013 8:55 AM

    THOMSON, Ga.- The National Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that a small jet "overran" a runway during its landing and crashed into a wooded area in eastern Georgia. Authorities say five people died in the crash shortly after 8 p.m. Wednesday and two others were taken to a... more »
  • Marine Corps forms new fighter jet squadron

    November 19, 2012 3:08 PM

    SAN DIEGO - The Marine Corps is forming its first squadron of pilots to fly the latest fighter jet. The development comes months after lawmakers voiced concern the Defense Department was rushing the end of the testing phase for the aircraft. Two veteran Marine pilots of the 3rd Marine Aircraft... more »
  • Space shuttle Enterprise en route to NYC on jet

    April 27, 2012 9:27 AM

    NEW YORK - An unusual flying object is on its way to New York City's airspace. The space shuttle Enterprise is riding on top of a modified jumbo jet. The shuttle prototype left Washington on Friday morning. Its journey to the city is planned to include low-altitude flyovers over parts... more »
  • Unruly passenger sentenced

    March 27, 2012 12:57 PM

    ST. LOUIS - An Illinois man has been sentenced to 10 months in prison for trying to open a passenger jet door in mid-flight. 34-year-old Reynel Alcaide of Burbank, Illinois plead guilty to interference with flight crew members and attendents. He was also sentence to three years of supervised release... more »
  • Hornets donate jet for BRCC aviation program

    April 28, 2011 5:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE - A "big" donation from the New Orleans Hornets will help new avionics students in Baton Rouge. Today the New Orleans Hornets donated a Boeing 727 jet to the Baton Rouge Community College for its new Aviation program. "This is a tremendous gift," BRCC Chancellor Myrtle... more »
  • Southwest finds cracks in more planes

    April 5, 2011 12:40 PM

    DALLAS - Southwest Airlines says it finished inspecting its grounded older planes and five of them have cracks in the aluminum skin. The airline said Tuesday that its operations were returning to normal after nearly 700 flights were cancelled Saturday through Monday. Southwest grounded 79 older Boeing... more »
  • "Miracle on the Hudson" Auction

    January 22, 2010 10:43 PM

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