9 passenger airliners that have landed on Antarctica's rugged runways made out of blue ice

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The Loftleiðir Icelandic crew standing in front of an Icelandiar-branded 767 in Antarctica., wearing red snow gear.
Large Boeing and Airbus jetliners have been landing on Antarctica's icy runways for over a decade.

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Russia destroyed the world's largest airplane, but its smaller sibling survives — meet the An-124

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Germany Bundeswehr NH90 helicopter AN-124
Ukraine's An-124 fleet received two saved engines from the destroyed An-225 Myria.

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I'm a former air traffic controller and I'm not alarmed by the recent number of close call collisions. Passengers shouldn't be either — here's why.

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Why Ukraine's Patriot missile systems can't cope with Russia's old, iron bombs

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Non exploded Russian aviation bomb FAB-500 is seen next to a private house, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine.
Non exploded Russian aviation bomb FAB-500 is seen next to a private house, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine

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A US Air Force spy plane built in 1962 had to make an emergency landing in Qatar. It's the latest in a string of incidents for the ancient fleet of aircraft.

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Military personnel marshall in an RC-135 at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.
The Nebraska-based 55th Wing's fleet of RC-135 spy planes has one of the worst safety records in the Air Force.

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Charter planes are descending on the Nevada desert — and the pop-up Black Rock City airport — as tech bros and billionaires gather for Burning Man

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Burning Man has its own pop-up airport.
Burning Man has its own pop-up airport.

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Federal authorities have been probing roughly 5,000 pilots suspected of withholding major health issues that could imperil their ability to fly safely, report says

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Veterans Affairs investigators discovered that thousands of American pilots may have falsified their medical history.

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The close-call moment when an American Airlines pilot had to abruptly yank the plane up 700 feet to avoid colliding with a United flight midair

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American Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft as seen on final approach flying over the houses of Myrtle avenue in London, a famous location for plane spotting, for landing at London Heathrow Airport LHR

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This man built a dream home out of two passenger airplanes that only costs $200 a month — see inside

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McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and DC-9 Spirit Airlines fuselages that make up Joe Axline's plane house.
The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 fuselages that make up Joe Axline's house.

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We became the first mother-daughter duo to copilot an international flight — here's how the FedEx trip happened and what it was like

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Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister
Teri Eidson and Nicole McCallister.

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