1st US Jet Since War to Land in Vietnam
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For the first time since the war ended nearly 30 years ago, a US passenger jet was on its way to Vietnam on Friday. United Flight 869 took off from San Francisco
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United Airlines began service between San Francisco and Vietnam Thursday, the first such regular flight to the Asian country in 30 years.
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A Czech-built plane makes the world's first canola-powered jet flight. Next up: modifying a Learjet.
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Passengers from a Continental Airlines jet bound from Tokyo for Houston walk around Cold Bay, Alaska after the jet experienced engine trouble and was forced to make an emergency landing Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2004.
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After almost three decades of lacking direct flight, a US passenger plane on Thursday left San Francisco for Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon.
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United Airlines on Thursday  launched the first daily flight service to Vietnam from the  United States since 1975.
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HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam -- United Airlines became the first US carrier to fly to Vietnam since the war ended nearly 30 years ago, marking a new milestone in relations between the former enemies as dignitaries on board were greeted at the airport with lotus blossoms and silk lanterns.
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AMMAN - National carrier Iraqi Airways launched its first international flight in 14 years on Saturday, with a plane taking off from Amman to Baghdad - but without any passengers.
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For the first time since the war ended nearly 30 years ago, a US passenger jet landed in Vietnam today. United Airlines Flight 869 took off from San Francisco yesterday and arrived in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly
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The costliest international warplane project, the F-35 Lightning 2 Joint Strike Fighter, safely completed its first test flight on Friday, advancing a $276.5 billion program financed by the United States and eight other countries.
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With fanfare and an appearance by actor David Hasselhoff, a United Airlines flight headed for Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday - the first direct flight from the United States to Vietnam in almost three decades.
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Iraqi Airways has resumed international service, flying from Amman to Baghdad in the national carrier&#39;s first international flight in 14 years since being grounded by war and sanctions.
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Iraqi Airways&#39; first flight landed at the Damascus international airport in 14 years on Saturday after the company made a landmark trip from Amman to Baghdad earlier in the day.
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More than three decades after the Vietnam War, the United States and Vietnam have just completed temporary steps to contain dioxin contamination at a former U.S. air base in Danang.
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Iraq's new air force took to the skies this week for the first time since the U.S. invaded last year and disbanded the country's armed forces, the U.S. military said.
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A United Airlines plane landed  in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, the first commercial  American airliner to fly to the country since the Vietnam War.
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The world's biggest jumbo jet landed safely in Sydney on Thursday, completing its long-delayed first commercial flight from Singapore.