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Navy jet with 2 crew members missing off Texas

A Navy T-34 jet trainer with two people aboard has gone missing off the Texas gulf coast.

Maintenance cited in fatal Air Force crash

AN investigation has concluded a maintenance error led to the fatal crash of a T-38 jet in the Mojave Desert during an Air Force Test Pilot School training mission.

Man on disabled watercraft rescued in USVI

A U.S. Virgin Islands resident drifted in the Atlantic overnight on his disabled watercraft before being rescued by Coast Guard searchers some 10 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of St. Thomas.

Keeping your circadian rhythm

You can’t avoid jet lag altogether, but you can minimize its effect, so you can get the mos

26 hurt as turbulence diverts U.S.-bound jet

A Continental Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Miami on Monday after severe turbulence left at least 26 people injured, officials said.

Senate sides with Obama, defunds jet engine

For the second time in three days, the Senate went along with the Obama administration's efforts to change the way the Pentagon funds its warfighting programs by stopping funding for an extra jet engine for a next-generation jet fighter.

Vote postponed on bid to remove F-22 jet funding

A bid to cut $1.75 billion recently added to the defense spending bill for more Lockheed Martin fighter jets has stalled in the Senate despite repeated veto threats by the White House.

Uncle Sam to pond scum: I want you!

Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam.

Calif. military jet crashes; pilot killed, 1 hurt

A military jet crashed during a training mission over the Mojave Desert, killing the pilot and injuring another crewman who ejected, the Air Force said Friday.

Pilot 'screamed in horror' when jet hit home

A military pilot who ejected from a crippled fighter over a San Diego neighborhood "screamed in horror" when he saw the jet had crashed into a home, according to documents released Tuesday.

JPMorgan will repay gov't before buying jets

JPMorgan Chase & Co. said Monday it has no plans to purchase new jets or renovate an aircraft hangar until after it has paid off money it received as part of the government's bank investment program last fall.

Southwest jets touch on the ground in San Diego

Southwest Airlines says a wingtip of one of its jets clipped the tail of another Southwest plane on the ground at San Diego's Lindbergh Field.

Marine Corps punishes 13 for San Diego jet crash

Thirteen Marines have been disciplined for errors that led a disabled jet fighter to crash in a San Diego neighborhood last December, killing four members of one family, service officials told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Marines: Multiple errors caused San Diego crash

Marines knew five months before a military jet crashed into a home and killed four members of a family that the aircraft may have trouble getting fuel from tank to engine.

Posh lifestyle prompts probe of Caribbean leader

With two private jets on call and a Hollywood wife, the Turks and Caicos prime minister lived like the rich and famous who have made the Caribbean island chain one of the hottest stops for celebrities.

eBay: Cars, boats and, just maybe, Miss.'s jet

Mississippi is the latest state trying to unload pricey property because of the economic meltdown.

Citigroup will not take possession of new aircraft

Citigroup won't be getting a new corporate jet after all.

Chile general charged with profiting in plane sale

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's former top air force commander was arrested Monday on charges of taking graft in the 1994 sale of 25 Belgian military planes to the government.

Caution light rerouted Marine in fatal jet crash

The military says a Marine pilot killed in a crash this week began having problems shortly after takeoff, prompting him to try to return to his North Carolina base.

Questions linger in deadly San Diego jet crash

Two weeks after a Marine Corps plane slammed into a San Diego residential area, killing four people, questions have arisen about the decision to direct the hobbled fighter over homes to an inland airfield when a nearby base offered a route across open water.

Marines defend decision-making leading up to crash

Marine Corps generals on Thursday defended the decision to direct a jet pilot over a crowded San Diego neighborhood after an engine on his F/A18-D Hornet failed.

Military jet crash in San Diego kills 3 on ground

A fighter jet returning to a Marine base after a training exercise crashed in flames in a San Diego neighborhood Monday, killing three people on the ground, leaving one missing and destroying two homes. The pilot of the F/A-18D Hornet jet ejected safely just before the crash around noon at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Explosions rocked a neighborhood of half-million-dollar homes, sending flames and plumes of smoke skyward.

Military jet crash in San Diego kills 2 on ground

San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders says two people died on the ground after a fighter jet crashed in a city neighborhood.

China's first homegrown jet makes trial flight

China's first fully homegrown commercial aircraft, the ARJ-21, successfully made its maiden flight on Friday, a key step in the country's ambitious aviation program.

Hot toilet pump prompts jet's emergency landing

An airport official says a Virgin Atlantic jet carrying nearly 350 people has made an emergency landing after crew members felt heat coming from the plane's floor.

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Oops! Civilian in Joyride on Fighter Jet Pulls Ejection Switch by Mistake But Still Lands Without a Scratch
Source: the Mail online

"The man, a civilian joyriding with his air force pilot friend, accidentally grabbed the eject lever while trying to brace himself."

Stunned Passengers Watch Pilots Slug It Out
Source: Sky.com

Two pilots have been grounded after they allegedly left their cockpit mid-flight to trade punches with crew members in front of stunned passengers.

Bird strike! The moment 200 starlings were sucked into passenger jet engine
Source: the Mail online

'It was like a scene from the Hitchcock movie The Birds. One second all was clear, and the next thing you saw were these birds swarming over the plane,' said an onlooker.

National Geographic TV Debunks 9/11 Conspiracy Theories
Source: National Geographic

CONSPIRACY VS. SCIENCE Conspiracy theories are put to the test. How well do they stand up against the visual simulations of professional engineers? See how science supports official stories and debunks the conspiracies below.

26 hurt as turbulence diverts U.S.-bound jet
Source: msnbc.com

A Continental Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Miami on Monday after severe turbulence left at least 26 people injured, officials said.

10 hurt as turbulence diverts U.S.-bound jet
Source: msnbc.com

A Continental Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Miami on Monday after severe turbulence left at least 10 people injured, officials said.

Passenger fixes faulty airliner
Source: BBC News

Holidaymakers escaped a long delay to their flight home when a passenger fixed a mechanical problem with their plane.

RAF girls fly by the seat of their panties
Source: The Sun Newspaper Online

TOP Guns have amassed a treasure trove of underwear - paid by RAF girls as "fares" for a ride in a jet. A whole wall of the Tornado pilots' bar is covered with the framed panties - with more hanging from the ceiling.

Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies
Source: CNN

- Continental Flight 61, whose pilot died Thursday while flying from Brussels, Belgium, to Newark, New Jersey, has landed safely, the Federal Aviation Administration and Continental Airlines said.

Autopsies suggest Air France jet broke up in the sky
Source: gulfnews.com

Sao Paulo: Autopsies have revealed fractures in the legs, hips and arms of Air France disaster victims, injuries that - coupled with the large pieces of wreckage pulled from the Atlantic - strongly suggest the plane broke up in the air, experts said on Wednesday.

The Wreckage of Air Frace 477 Isn't From Air France 477
Source: Raw Story

The mystery surrounding the crash of an Air France plane off the coast of Brazil deepened after Brazilian officials said items they had pulled from the sea were not in fact debris from the downed Airbus.

Mid-Air Fuel Leak: US Air Force Sergeant Bartek Bachleda Saves Passenger Jet With Video
Source: Sky.com

An off-duty US Air Force sergeant who filmed fuel seeping from a passenger jet has been credited with saving the lives of some 300 people.

Air Force jet crashes near Calif. military base
Source: msnbc.com

A military jet on a training mission crashes north of Edwards Air Force base in the desert, authorities says. The fate of the two crew members aboard was not immediately known.

George W. Bush Is A Terrorist-Teaching The American People How To Take Back Their Government"
Source:

On September 11, 2001 at 8:35 A.M. the first passenger jet flew into the north tower of the World Trade Center. At 9:03 A.M. the second jet flew into the south tower of the World Trade Center. When George W.

Low-flying jumbo scares high-rise New York workers
Source: Independent.co.uk

Workers near the site of the 9/11 attacks had a major scare today when they spotted a low-flying jumbo jet escorted by two US fighters. Hundreds ran from the New York Mercantile Exchange Building, just a few blocks away from the former World Trade Centre site.

Like A Boss!
Source: YouTube

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Who Put the Lag in Jet Lag?
Source: The New York Times

The Japanese call it Jisaboke and in French it is les effets du décalage horaire.

Coolest 737 Boeing Jet Paint Job
Source: www.sitnews.us

It's a bird, it's plane, no, it's an Alaskan Airlines Jet that has a sled dog painted on it among other things... First they had the Salmon Thirty Seven (737, get it?) depicting a huge beautifully painted wild king salmon and now this design, by a grade school aged kid.

Pilot 'screamed in horror' when jet hit home
Source: msnbc.com

A military pilot who ejected from a crippled fighter over a San Diego neighborhood "screamed in horror" when he saw the jet had crashed into a home, according to documents released Tuesday.

American Top Gun fighter pilot academy set up by British - Telegraph
Source: Telegraph

Despite the all-American hero imagery of the film starring Tom Cruise, the US Navy's expertise was in large part due to their instruction by aviators from the Fleet Air Arm.

Starbucks buys a Jet, but leaves baristas struggling

Amidst hundreds of closing stores and decreased labor hours, Starbucks Coffee Company bought a jet. The new jet, a Gulfstream 550, was ordered three years ago, according to the spokeswoman Deb Trevino.

Tokyo flight turbulence hurts 30
Source: BBC News

About 30 people were injured after a passenger jet was hit by severe turbulence as it neared the end of a flight from Manila to Tokyo. At least two passengers on the Northwest Airlines jet were seriously injured, officials say.

Another jet makes safe emergency landing after birdstrike
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

A United Airlines jet returned safely to the Denver airport Tuesday after a bird was sucked into one of its engines shortly after takeoff.

CitiGroup Cancels Plans to Buy $50M French-made Dassault Falcon 7X Jet
Source: New York Post

Airhead Citigroup execs took their heads out of the clouds today to say they are grounding plans to purchase a new $50 million corporate jet in the wake of a national public outcry.

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