The US Air Force says an F-15 based at Kadena, Japan, has crashed into the Pacific Ocean on 27 May 2013. The service says that the plane crash occurred some 70 miles East of Okinawa, Japan, and that Japan Air Self Defense Force rescue squadron personnel rescued the pilot who is in stable condition and receiving medical attention.
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Soldiers from Task Force Eagle deliver humanitarian supplies to a remote village in northern Pakistan via their U.S. Army Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter. People in that area, devastated by the October 8 earthquake, are in desperate need of food, winter clothing and other supplies, as snow has blanketed much of the area.
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Seventeen C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fly over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia during low level tactical training on December 20, 2005. The C-17s, assigned to the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, demonstrated the strategic airdrop capability of the U.S. Air Force.
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Richard Anderson, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Delta Airlines, was interviewed recently by David Brancaccio of the Marketplace Morning Report. They discuss a wide range of topics from the risks of adding state of the art aircraft to the Delta fleet (787 delivery deferment), to subsidized aircraft purchase for foreign airlines by the US government, to baggage fees, airline profitability and frequent flyer miles (spoiler alert – he does not have any).
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Boeing says a 747-8 Intercontinental launched the model’s Performance Improvement Package (PIP) flight test program with a mission flown on 20 May 2013. Equipped with what Boeing is calling enhanced GE engines, the PIP is intended to improve the fuel efficiency of the 747-8.
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Check out this video of the Korean Air Force One, a Boeing 747-4B5 [10001], as it sits static on the ramp at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), then moves off to taxi and takeoff.
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