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British aviation pioneer dies after prototype crashes in Malaysia
A British pilot hailed as “an aviation entrepreneur†was killed when his prototype plane crashed during take-off on a test flight in Malaysia today.
Michael Robert Dacre, 53, was flying a Jetpod aircraft, developed his own UK-based company AVCEN, when… Continue reading
Introducing JetBlue’s All-You-Can-Jet Pass! One Month of Unlimited Travel Available for Only $599(a)
– Today through Aug. 21*, customers can purchase a flight pass to visit as many destinations as often as they like between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8, 2009(a) —- Jetters will have access to every available seat, on every flight… Continue reading Russian fighter planes collide in training flight, one killed
SU-27 Flanker (archive, Aviationnews.eu)
MOSCOW, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — Two Russian Su-27 fighters on Sunday collided during a training flight, killing one pilot, according to Russian news agencies.
    ”According to updated information, one of the three pilots was killed in… Continue reading
Pilot dies as Russia jets collide
ZHUKOVSKY, Moscow Region, August 16 (Itar-Tass) – Pilots Igor Tkachenko was killed and Igor Shpak who jettisoned from the crashed Su-27 fighters of the Russkie Vityazi (Russian Knights) group, and injuring at least five people on the ground.
The incident… Continue reading
Competition Heats Up As Red Bull Air Race Heads To Hungary
Red Bull Air Race moves to Europe
BUDAPEST, Hungary – The Red Bull Air Race World Championship moves to Europe for the second half of the 2009 season on 19/20 August when 15 pilots will be back to battle it… Continue reading
Three killed in Iran helicopter crash
TEHRAN: Three people on board were killed when an army training helicopter crashed on Sunday west of Tehran, a local official told state television.
‘Three people on board the helicopter died,’ governor of Shahriar, Mohammad Ali Erfan Manesh, said.
‘It… Continue reading