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Boeing 737 MAX Gets New Orders

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Boeing easily beat rival Airbus in orders for new planes last month, but Chicago-based Boeing trailed its European rival in delivering planes to airline customers. Boeing said that it took orders for 31 planes in July while 17 others were canceled, resulting in a net gain of 14. That compared with two orders for Airbus. It was Boeing’s sixth straight month of positive net orders after seeing cancellations exceed orders for most of 2020. Boeing has reported 270 net orders so far in 2021. Brazil’s Gol ordered nine 737 Max jets last month and Dallas-based Southwest Airlines ordered six. Boeing delivered 28 planes in July, including nine 737 Max jets sent to Irish airline Ryanair. That fell short of Airbus, which delivered 47 planes last month. For the year, Boeing has delivered 184 planes, more than all of 2020. This despite the halt in shipping its 787 jet because of production flaws in the fuselage and nose. Last month, the company said it will cut production of 787s. Deliveries are cri
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Russian Zeppelin Carry 200 Military Personnel

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Zeppelins The airship industry is slowing making a comeback since now almost seven decades after the German Hindenburg disaster that left 35 people dead. Estimates suggest that there are about 50 zeppelins in existence around the world most in use by private firms, but also the military. Airship manufacturers have long insist that they are cheaper to fly than helicopters and airplanes and that they can carry more cargo and are capable of reaching very remote and hard-to-reach areas. Nikolai Gogol once wrote that the two problems plaguing Russia are “fools and roads”. Roads and infrastructure have long been a major problem for Russia. At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one-eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. But soon for the Russian military roads or runways might not be such an issue. Russian Zeppelin Atlant Ship By Augur RoseAercoSystems Vladimir Putin is set to kit out the Russi
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Location: Moskva, Ryssland
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Russian Fighter Jet Encounters US Spy Plane

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Sukhoi Su-27 US military officials said that an US Air Force reconnaissance aircraft encountered with a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea last month. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told CNN on Thursday that the two aircraft came within 10 feet of each other on May 30. US Boeing RC 135 Rivet Joint Reconnaissance Aircraft According to the officials, the Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet, flying at high speed, flew alongside the US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft at the same altitude, broke off, and shadowed the plane before leaving the area. ABC News reported that a top defense official described the encounter as "an unsafe intercept" by Russia. The two superpowers are engaged in series of military encounters during the past months. In another similar incident in April, the United States announced that US RC-135U was intercepted by a Russian SU-27 Flanker in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner." Meanwhile, the Pentagon relea
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Location: Svarta havet
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Space Drone’X-37B to Blast Off

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Top Secret X-37B   The TOP secret US Air Force space-plane called X-37B will blast off from Cape Canaveral in Florida today on a classified military mission. The pilotless military space vehicle, a quarter the size of a NASA shuttle, is officially called a test vehicle. Amazingly this is the X-37B's fourth mission. US Air Force Drone Space-Plane called X-37B The space drone is designed to orbit the earth and its longest flight has lasted nearly two years. The craft is unmanned and operated robotically. Previous speculation over X-37B's purpose is that it is used by America to spy on China. While the Pentagon refuses to discuss its missions, Spaceflight magazine has in the past said snooping on the Asian powerhouse was its most likely purpose. Editor Dr David Baker said: "Space-to-space surveillance is a whole new ball game made possible by a finessed group of sensors and sensor suites, which we think the X-37B may be using to maintain a close watch on Chi
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Location: Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
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Antonov Spy Plane Spotted Over Lancashire UK

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Antonov An-30 Spy Plane A RUSSIAN spy plane has been spotted flying low over Lancashire as tensions between Vladimir Putin and the West mount to near emergency levels. The Antonov An-30, armed with five high-resolution cameras, was spotted by photographer Steve Bradley, 41, who was astonished to see it over his garden in Colne, Lancashire. Russian Antonov An-30 Spy Plane - Photo By Steve Bradley It comes as British Typhoon jets were forced to intercept a Russian spy plane last week and escort it away from UK airspace. In the last month, three Russian warships have been monitored sailing through the English Channel. MPs in east Lancashire have raised concerns about what the spy plane was doing just 30 miles from Menwith Hill, a hi-tech NATO monitoring station, and 22 miles from BAE Systems military aircraft factory at Samlesbury. Mr Bradley said he was shocked to spot the military turboprop while working in his garden on Friday. The semi-professional photographer captur
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Location: Colne, Lancashire, Storbritannien
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Airbus A320 Turkish Airlines Emergency Landing

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Emergency Landing   Damage Seen From Window Turkish Airlines Airbus A320-232 with registration TC-JPE flight TK-1878 from Milan Malpensa in Italy to Istanbul, Turkey had to make an emergency landing after a failed approach on Istanbul Ataturk Airport's runway 05 at 10:22L (07:22Z) Apr-25-2015 . The flight was carrying 97 passengers and just before touchdown the Airbus A320 rolled right causing the right wing along with the engine to come in contact with the runway. The crew initiated a go-around and then declared an emergency due to the right engine being inoperative. The crew subsequently reported an unsafe gear indication after a hard touch down. The Airbus still being able to fly the crew made a go-around and positioned themselves for an emergency landing on runway 35L. They touched down about 20 minutes after the accident, but with the damage seen to the right wing and right main gear collapsed the aircraft skidded on its right engine, with sparks and smoke trailing
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Location: Yeşilköy, Atatürk International Airport (IST), 34149 İstanbul/İstanbul, Turkiet
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✈ The Most Commonly Sold Commercial Planes 2014 ✈

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With new aeronautical technologies and advances in aeronautical engineering that we see these days, the list of airplane types and models continues to grow bigger and bigger. You may ask yourself which of all the commercial airplanes in use 2014 are the ones that are the most commonly bought by aircraft companies? Lets have a look at some of the commercial planes in the world, according to a list issued by US-based therichest.com. The Top 10 Commercial Planes Sold 2014 No.10 Airbus A380 Airbus A380, the airplane manufactured by French company Airbus, went into production in 2004. The airplane is highly preferred because it is a double-decker, meaning it can accommodate more passengers. In fact, the Airbus A380 is considered the biggest passenger aircraft as of today. Airline companies have invested in this model because it is a cost-efficient option for them. Read more ✈ New Airbus A380-800 Superjumbo ✈ Airbus A380 Seating: 525 to 853 passengers Range: 15,700 ki
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Russian Mi-24 Attack Helicopter - IKEA Parking Lot

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Hello everyone, I thought this was an interesting video captured by AirMaster on youtube recently showing a Russian Mi-24 Attack Helicopter idling on the IKEA parking lot. (And yes that's the one from Rambo) Now because there are so many variations of this helicopter I'm not really sure if it's the Mi-24, Mi-25 or Mi-35 but I did find a picture that display all the early model variations of the helicopter so maybe that can narrow down the exact model. From wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-24 The Mil Mi-24 (Russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship and attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and has been operated since 1972 by the Soviet Air Force and its successors, along with more than 30 other nations. In NATO circles, the export versions, Mi-25 and Mi-35, are denoted with a letter suffix as "Hind D" and "Hind E&qu
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Location: Moskva, Ryssland
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