Takeoffs a problem for giant bird
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Weighing in at 150 pounds or more, the all-time biggest bird couldn't just hop into the air and fly away, researchers say.
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LONDON: Cost overruns and political bickering will be set aside tomorrow at Airbus as the Toulouse-based planemaker unveils its mighty A380 double-decker, the biggest airliner ever built.
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RICHMOND, Va. -- An American Airlines plane preparing for takeoff went off the runway and became stuck in mud Thursday at Richmond International Airport, shutting the two main runways and delaying nearly all incoming flights, an airport spokesman said.
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Some of the world's major airlines, already bedeviled by competition from cut-rate carriers, are facing a fresh challenge from Gulf-based companies that are churning out huge profits and buying up new aircraft in great numbers.
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By John Bazemore, AP. The sucking noise you hear is the air being taken out of the Philadelphia Eagles&#39; passing game in the wake of the right ankle injury that will sideline big-play
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Hundreds of U.S. bird-lovers have flocked to a New England resort island to catch a glimpse of a rare falcon that appears to have made a wrong turn, ended up half a world away and may never find its way home.
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The Mexican airport operator is ready for takeoff.
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New problems have been detected on Airbus's giant A380 super jumbo jet, adding to the woes of the fledging aircraft which is already afflicted with wiring problems.
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The bald eagle is out of the woods but other birds of prey are in trouble.
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Pilot service PPruNe squished Yesterday's crash-landing of a BA Boeing 777 at Heathrow had the unfortunate knock-on effect of flattening the servers of the Professional Pilots Rumour Network (PPRuNe).â¦
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The world's largest commercial airplane, the Airbus A380, is set to debut next month, posing a profound threat to Boeing Co.'s crown jewel, the 747.
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The scramble by big traditional US airlines to become profitable again is leaving many travelers with longer airport layovers. The typical American Airlines passenger connecting
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DALLAS More red ink is expected for the Fort Worth-based parent of American Airlines. That&#39;s as the world&#39;s largest carrier struggles under high fuel prices and competition from low-fare companies.
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NEW YORK - A hawk down in midtown Manhattan? Another bird of prey grounded across town? A sheep loose in the Bronx? It wasn't shear fantasy. The odd series of animal adventures began 10 a.m.
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The mystery bird was certainly distinctive: dark brown, red bill, red legs, call like a trumpet, pretty hopeless at flying. You couldn&#39;t miss it if you knew it was there.
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A fossil of a gliding animal shows that mammals experimented with flight around when birds first took to the skies.
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MOOSE JAW, Sask. (CP) - Two Snowbird pilots that crashed last week were practising a complex looping manoeuvre when something went wrong, officials said Sunday.