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End of an era in Indian aviation as Goyal bows out By AFP Mumbai - Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal rose from humble beginnings to be undisputed king of India's skies. But now, at 69, massive debts have forced him to cede control of the pioneering airline he founded.

Erdogan says luxury jumbo is 'gift' from Qatar emir By AFP Ankara - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the emir of Qatar gave a luxury jumbo jet as a "gift" to Turkey, rejecting opposition claims the plane had been bought in a costly purchase for the presidency.

Drone in near-miss with aircraft at London Heathrow By Tim Sandle London - A passenger jet approaching Heathrow was involved in a 'near-miss' with a drone. The incident raises questions again about the control and regulation of unmanned aircraft.

Russia's Tu-154 plane: a history of accidents By AFP Moscow - The Tupolev aircraft maker's Tu-154, the type of plane that crashed Sunday in the Black Sea with 92 people on board, is an ageing Russian workhorse whose record is plagued with accidents.

Turkish F-16 shoots down helicopter 'carrying plotters' By AFP Ankara - A Turkish F-16 fighter jet on Friday shot down a Sikorsky helicopter hijacked by coup plotters seeking to oust the government, a presidential source said.

Japan succeeds in test flight of first stealth fighter jet By AFP Toukyo - Japan's first stealth fighter jet successfully took to the skies on Friday as the country joins a select group of world military powers wielding the radar-dodging technology.

Russia stops airline from using type of jet that crashed at Sinai By Nathan Salant Moscow - Russia ordered Kogalymavia airline to stop flying Airbus 321 jetliners like the type that crashed Sunday over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, killing all 224 aboard, the semi-official Interfax news agency is reporting.

U.S. pilot survives crash of fighter jet in California By Nathan Salant Lemoore - A U.S. Navy pilot walked away Monday from the fiery crash of a fighter jet in central California, military officials reported.

Airbus patents supersonic jet By Owen Weldon Airbus might have plans on developing a supersonic jet that could make it from London to New York in just one hour. Regular commercial flights take around seven to eight hours to complete the journey.

Jordan pilot ejected over Syria after 'technical failure' By AFP Birut - Technical failure caused a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State group jihadists in Syria to eject after flying at low altitude, activists and a monitoring group told AFP on Friday.Maaz al-Kassasbeh "was flying at a high altitude to start with.

Jordan jet was not shot down by IS group: US military By AFP Washington - The United States dismissed Wednesday a claim by the Islamic State jihadist group that it had shot down a Jordanian F-16 fighter flying with US-led coalition forces, which crashed in eastern Syria.

Newest U.S. military plane gets OK to return to skies By Nathan Salant Washington, D. C. - US military officials were pleased Monday to announce that the most expensive weapon ever built, the new F-35 war plane, has been cleared to fly again, although with limitations.

Kiev says Russian jet shoots down Ukrainian plane By AFP Kiev - Kiev on Thursday accused a Russian air force jet of shooting down a Ukrainian warplane over its territory Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions along the volatile border between the two ex-Soviet states.

Air Force Mirage jet crashes in French countryside By Anne Sewell Fortunately no one was hurt when a Mirage 2000 jet belonging to the French Air Force crashed in a field in northeastern France Monday. The pilot apparently managed to parachute to safety.

Russian jet set to have highest seating capacity By Tim Sandle Russia's Transaero Airlines is set to launch its new Airbus A380 in 2015. The so-called super jet' will have the largest passenger capacity in the world.

Photos of alleged Photoshopped Iranian fighter jet go viral By Greta McClain Tehran - New photos of Iran's recently unveiled stealth fighter are going viral, with many claiming the photos appear to have been Photoshopped.

Video: Driver gets a fright as tank crosses road in front of him By Anne Sewell A driver got quite a fright in Russia when a heavy armored tank suddenly appeared out of nowhere on a busy road and drove across in front of his car in Nizhniy Tagil in the Urals. He caught it on his on-board video camera.

Boeing testing in-flight Internet capabilities with potatoes By Milton Este Although current frequent travelers won't enjoy the luxury of in-plane internet access, Boeing is officially working on it. There's no mention on when this feature will be implemented on commercial air planes, but it is nice to know it will one day.

Lil Wayne's seizure-like symptoms force plane to land in Texas By Richard Mccallum The popular rapper's diagnosis was unclear and he was released at 6 p.m. on Friday after doctors confirmed he was felling better.

Video: Boeing 727 intentionally crashed in Mexican desert By Chris Hogg A Boeing 727 crash in the Sonoran Desert in Mexico was staged in order to study the impact of plane crashes on the human body, and to test the impact on an aircraft's frame.

Jet makes emergency landing on Newark Airport runway By Leigh Goessl Newark - Last night a jet had to make an emergency landing on a runway at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport after the plane's front landing gear experienced a malfunction.

Jumbo jet hits smaller plane at JFK Airport By Lynn Curwin New York - Video footage has been released of a large Airbus clipping a smaller plane, and spinning it, on the runway at JFK Airport.

Crew eject from RAF jet before it crashes into sea By Lynn Curwin Gairloch - Two RAF crew members were rescued after they ejected from a burning Tornado GR4 jet which then crashed into the sea off the coast of Scotland.

Canadian military pilot ejects from jet moments before crash By Lynn Curwin Cold Lake - A Canadian Forces pilot ejected from his fighter jet just before it crashed in Alberta, a few minutes before midnight on November 17.

Actress arrested, allegedly smuggled 500 lbs Pot on Private Jet By Kim I. Hartman Columbus - Lisette Lee, an actress and supposed Samsung heiress, was arrested in Columbus Ohio after authorities received an anonymous tip she was allegedly carrying over 500 lbs. of marijuana in 13 suitcases aboard a private plane.

Beat the rush hour: Get your personal Jet-pack By Aditi Chengappa Ever wished you could beam yourself out of rush hour traffic? Well this comes close, the first commercial jet-packs are now in the market.

Man detained after flying with firecracker By KJ Mullins A passenger flying into LaGuardia Airport Sunday night has been detained by the FBI after boarding with an explosive device.

South African Air Show Crash: Update By Christopher Szabo A report says the former South African Air Force (SAAF) pilot who was killed at yesterday’s Overberg Fly-In near Cape Town was a very experienced pilot with close to 16,000 flying hours.

Cabin Smoke Forces Evacuation of Jet at US Airport By Chris Dade Engineers are still working to establish what it was that caused the cabin of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 jet to fill with smoke just as it was preparing to take off from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Arizona.

Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' Maiden Flight Takes Off This Month By Leo Reyes After a series of postponement of its launching due to production delays, the much awaited Boeing 787 Dreamliner will make its maiden flight by the end of the month.

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