Boeing Aircraft News

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Part of an airliner carrying about 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the plane by jumping off one of its wings and shooting down an evacuation slide.

Boeing's 787 Dreamliner got off to a rough start. Just over a year after its first commercial flight, the aircraft was grounded after batteries overheated on two flights.

The planes are returning after being grounded for four months by the federal government because of smoldering batteries on 787s owned by other airlines.

United Airlines will resume flights Monday on the Boeing 787, also known as the Dreamliner.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700, flight WN-3048 from Boston,MA to St. Louis,MO , was enroute at FL380 about 100nm northeast of Baltimore,MD when the crew initiated an emergency descent due to the loss of cabin pressure, the passenger oxygen masks were released.

Boeing has delivered a 777-300ER extended range plane to Saudi Arabian Airlines , marking the latest milestone in its longstanding relationship with the airline and the kingdom.

Plainview resident Vincenzo Ianni, 12, looks at The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress at the Cradle of Aviation Museum's Eighth Annual Flying Model Expo in Uniondale.

A Corendon Airlines Boeing 737-800, registration TC-TJJ performing flight IA-981 from Antalya to Almaty with 156 passengers and 8 crew, was enroute near Shimkent when the crew diverted the aircraft to Shimkent due to the failure of the onboard navigation systems.

Last Update: Saturday, May 18th 2013 13:55Z 13471 Articles available Events from Jun 19th 1999 to May 18th 2013 A Qantas Boeing 737-800, registration VH-VZL performing flight QF-718 from Perth,WA to Canberra,AC , was preparing for departure from Perth's runway 06 when the crew received ATIS information indicating winds were coming from 060 degrees ... (more)

At 6:15 a.m., May 17, a Boeing 737-400 Alaska Cargo Combi arrived at Sea-Tac Airport with much fanfare to unload 24,000 pounds of recently-caught Copper River king and sockeye salmon via processors, Ocean Beauty, Trident, and Copper River seafoods.

Various aircraft manufacturers from around the world descend on either England or France each summer to promote and sell their planes.

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Indonesia's NTSC released their preliminary report confirming the aircraft was PK-LKS, MSN 38728, which had formerly been registered with Malindo Air under registration 9M-LNB and had first flown on Feb 5th 2013 and been delivered on Feb 19th 2013.

A Boeing 787 takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Nov.

MOSCOW/STAVROPOL, May 18 Moscow's Vnukovo Airport was temporarily closed on Saturday morning after a plane carrying about 140 people from the southern Russian city of Stavropol caught fire upon landing, a law enforcement source said.

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With the Paris Air Show just a month away, Airbus may be preparing to try to take the wind away from Boeing's resurgent 787 Dreamliner.

Hop on an Emirates flight in Dubai and get up to cruising altitude. You realize you forgot to tell your assistant to make some crucial plans when you arrive at your destination.

Described as being the new hope of the African aviation industry, this 20 year-old has always dreamt of becoming a pilot.