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Newest U.S. military plane gets OK to return to skies 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. In the Media by Nathan Salant

Kiev says Russian jet shoots down Ukrainian plane 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. In the Media by AFP

Air Force Mirage jet crashes in French countryside 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. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 4 comments

Russian jet set to have highest seating capacity 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. In the Media by Tim Sandle - 4 comments

Photos of alleged Photoshopped Iranian fighter jet go viral Tehran - New photos of Iran's recently unveiled stealth fighter are going viral, with many claiming the photos appear to have been Photoshopped. In the Media by Greta McClain - 2 comments

Video: Driver gets a fright as tank crosses road in front of him 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. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 1 comment

Boeing testing in-flight Internet capabilities with potatoes 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. In the Media by Milton Este

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

Video: Boeing 727 intentionally crashed in Mexican desert 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. In the Media by Chris Hogg - 5 comments

Jet makes emergency landing on Newark Airport runway 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. In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 4 comments

Jumbo jet hits smaller plane at JFK Airport New York - Video footage has been released of a large Airbus clipping a smaller plane, and spinning it, on the runway at JFK Airport. In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 2 comments

Crew eject from RAF jet before it crashes into sea 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. In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 10 comments

Canadian military pilot ejects from jet moments before crash 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. In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 2 comments

Actress arrested, allegedly smuggled 500 lbs Pot on Private Jet 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. In the Media by Kim I. Hartman

Beat the rush hour: Get your personal Jet-pack 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. In the Media by Aditi Chengappa - 1 comment

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

South African Air Show Crash: Update 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. In the Media by Christopher Szabo - 1 comment

Cabin Smoke Forces Evacuation of Jet at US Airport 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. In the Media by Chris Dade

Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' Maiden Flight Takes Off This Month 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. In the Media by Leo Reyes

Jet crash in United States A jet belonging to United States air force has crash landed in the desert. The F-22 fighter crashed in California, the pentagon announced. In the Media by Jane Fazackarley - 1 comment

British Airways passengers survive London crash landing A British Airways jet from Amsterdam has been involved in an emergency incident at London City Airport, hours after a fatal incident in New York. In the Media by Scott Campbell - 2 comments

Obama Administration Make Citigroup Ground Plans for $50M Jet After President Obama and his administration complained about the luxury spending of Citigroup to buy a $50 million private jet, the officials caved in and have now decided to not purchase the jet. In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 3 comments

Man Threatens to Bomb LA Bound Jet A man who claimed to have a bomb on board a passenger jet bound for LA was tackled to the ground by passengers after lunging at the aircraft's door. In the Media by Scott Campbell

Jet-propelled man flies across English Channel Yves Rossy is a Swiss daredevil and is the first person to cross the English Channel using a jet-propelled wing strapped to his back. In the Media by Owen Weldon - 1 comment

Military Fighter Jet Plows Into Tree And Pilot Survives To Tell The Tale After flying too low and sucking up a tree, an F-16 pilot managed to return the plane to safety, although credit should go to the plane's engineering. In the Media by Nikki Weingartner - 8 comments

New combat helmet for F-35 is a vision of the future The special helmet was developed for the highly advanced F-35 Joint Strike Fighter plane. The JSF Test Helmet will provide the pilot with a 360-degree view and infrared imagery of the land below at night. In the Media by Chris V. Thangham

US Fighter Jet Crashes in Iraq, Fate of Pilot Unknown An American military 'F-16 'fighting falcon' jet is reported to have crashed in Iraq. The fate of its single crew members is unconfirmed as an investigation into the matter has been opened. In the Media by Tar De Moutonnoir - 6 comments

Blue Angels jet crashes during air show, killing aviator An air show in Beaufort, South Carolina turns ugly. Jet crashes, showers debris on neighboring homes and kills pilot. In the Media by malan

Jackie Chan and Jet Li Together on Film - Kung Fu Action! Jackie Chan and Jet Li will star together in an upcoming movie called 'Forbidden Kingdom', a story about an American teenager's fantasy journey to ancient China to rescue the mythological Monkey King. In the Media by Kyle Pallanik - 5 comments

Israeli jets Intercept a commercial U.S. flight ~ almost shot out of the sky ~ Continental Boeing 777 was on scheduled flight from Newark In the Media by oinkysmith2

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