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Yes, Airplanes Have Windshield Wipers (But Here's Why Pilots Won't Often Use Them)
Windshield wipers on airplanes may seem like an impossible proposition at high speeds, but they actually serve a much simpler ...
What Caused This Rare Same-Side Parallel Landing At LAX?
Three jets touched down within seconds - an emergency combined with tight timing forced rare same-side landings at LAX.
Why flight attendants ask passengers to keep window shades up during takeoff and landing
According to an Airbus' 'Accident distribution per flight phase 2002-2024' report, most of the accidents over the last 20 ...
Here’s a look at recent airplane tragedies, mishaps and close calls
— Two small planes collided in midair near an Arizona airport in mid-February, killing two people who were on one of the ...
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Pilot hospitalized after hard landing at Sanford International Airport
RIGHT NOW. IT’S UNCLEAR WHAT EXACTLY LED TO THIS ROUGH LANDING, AND ALSO IT’S UNCLEAR WHY THAT PILOT DID NOT COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERS. I’M COVERIN A plane made a hard landing at the Sanford ...
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Kite hits plane landing at Reagan National Airport, United Airlines says
United Airlines said that a kite may have hit one of its planes that was landing ... the plane. “If the kite had actually made contact with the airplane, we would know it,” commercial pilot ...