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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The world's largest passenger jet took flight for the first time 18 years ago. See the full history of the Airbus A380 superjumbo from marvel to reject.

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Emirates Airbus A380
Emirates Airbus A380

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A United Airlines flight declared an emergency after an 'unlatched' cockpit window 'popped open' in mid-air, reports say

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The incident involved a United Boeing 737-900 aircraft.

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Why Hooters Air, Pan Am, and the Concorde all disappeared from the skies

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  • Over the years, many airlines have struggled to stay in business.
  • Pan Am was an icon of early travel that no longer exists, and even Hooters had its own airline.
  • Meanwhile, the Concorde was an engineering marvel that wowed passengers, but it

Russia's biggest airline reportedly sends first plane to Iran for repairs as sanctions cut off access to new replacement parts

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Aeroflot.
Russia's biggest airline, Aeroflot, has reportedly sent one plane to Iran for maintenance by technicians at Mahan Air.

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