Airbus flew its first 'Beluga Transport' mission to the US, using a freighter designed to carry oversized cargo like engines, tanks, and even other aircraft. Take a look.

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The BelugaST with an A320 fuselage inside.
Airbus recently secured an operator's certificate to fly in the US.

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Dave Calhoun was supposed to turn Boeing around, but after 4 years on the job, he's out. Here's where things went wrong.

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Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun departs from a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will leave the company at the end of the year.

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Boeing needs a 'strong engineering lead' to clean up the fallout from its latest crisis, airline CEO says

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Dave Calhoun walking away from crowd of reporters
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun did not have a background in engineering nor much experience as an aerospace executive before taking the helm.

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A truck got stuck underneath an Emirates A380 at a Moscow airport and tore a hole in the fuselage

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Firemen and officials in high-vis jackets surround an Emirates Airbus A380 seen from behind with a yellow truck stuck underneath the fuselage.
The truck wedged underneath the Airbus A380.

Courtesy of the Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office

See the moment dozens of festival-goers shone laser pointers at a passenger jet as it flew over a fireworks festival

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People take shelter while others run around a traditional
A model of a bull is burned during the National Pyrotechnics Festival.

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Boom Supersonic just flew its test jet for the first time as it races to build the world's new speediest airliner — meet 'baby boom'

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The XB-1 is being fueled early in the morning at an airport with the control tower in the background.
The XB-1 on the day of its inaugural flight.

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A passenger had to sit with an exposed bolt digging into his head for a 7-hour flight because his seat had no headrest

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A close-up of the front of a British Airways Airbus A320 landing at at Schiphol International Airport in The Netherlands.
"It was a major safety issue. If I had hit my head on the bolt in the seat it would have cut my head," the passenger said.

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Take a look at this funky new airline business-class concept that features a sofa bed instead of a recliner

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SoFab business class seat
The SoFab business class seat.

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United Airlines is facing tighter scrutiny and may have to pause expansion plans after several safety incidents like a tire falling off a plane

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Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, from United Airlines company, taking off from Barcelona airport, in Barcelona on 28th March 2023.
A United Airlines Boeing 787.

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I flew in economy on British Airways' Boeing 777 from New York to London. It was a fine option for crossing the Atlantic, but the food needs work.

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Selfie of author in pink sweater on daytime flight stitched with a photo of a British Airways 777 at the gate at JFK.
I flew on British Airways' Boeing 777 in economy from New York to London. It was fine, but I'd bring my own food next time.

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