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The triangle-shaped "blended-wing body" plane ditches the traditional tube-and-wing design for one giant, sweeping wing with the cabin built inside.
A pair of near-misses between passenger jets and US Air Force aircraft off the coast of Venezuela last weekend raise questions about air travel in the Southern Caribbean.
The U.S.S Gerald R. Ford is the world's most advanced military vessel, and boasts technological innovations including the EMALS launch system.
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Air Force purchasing two 747-8 planes from Lufthansa to support future Air Force One program
The US Air Force announced plans Tuesday to purchase two Boeing 747-8 aircraft to support its future presidential airlift program, with an Air Force official confirming it would acquire the planes from German carrier Lufthansa.
A new generation of widebody jets like the Boeing 787 and 777, as well as the Airbus A330 and A350, is fast replacing aging Boeing 747s and Airbus A380s.
But according to aviation enthusiasts who captured footage of it soaring in the California skies last week, it’s an experimental aircraft designed by Stratolaunch, an aerospace company located in the Mojave Desert. Chances are, residents in surrounding towns will see more of it, too.
Open-source flight tracking records compiled by ADS-B Exchange show that before arriving in the DC area, the new DHS plane made stops in Ardmore, Oklahoma and Lake Charles, Louisiana. Landlocked Aviation, the same company involved in repainting Trump Force One, has an office in Lake Charles.
The fighter aircraft was never more important than it was during the global calamity that began in 1939. However, at this time of need, the fighter types available were pretty limited to say the least.
FedEx expects to eat $175 million in extra costs to replace capacity caused by the temporary grounding of MD-11 aircraft, but that’s a blip for a company that just reported a $1.6 billion operating income and a 19% gain in adjusted earnings per share.