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Nation Jan 27

UPS retires its fleet of MD-11 cargo aircraft involved in deadly Kentucky crash

By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press

Nation Nov 21

NATO Baltops navy exercise in the Baltic Sea
Watch 10:28
Osprey aircraft back in service as families of crash victims question its safety

The Osprey aircraft was grounded for three months across the military after a crash in Japan last November killed all eight airmen on board. That crash was the fourth by an Osprey in the last two years. The military says…

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Hamada Hanoura

Nation Aug 01

FILE PHOTO OF OSPREY LANDING ON CARRIER.
Cracks in gear and pilot's decision to keep flying led to Osprey crash in Japan, Air Force says

The Air Force says an Osprey aircraft crash was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot’s decision to keep flying instead of heeding multiple warnings that he should land.

By Tara Copp, Associated Press

Nation May 09

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A look at battery-powered aircraft that could lead transition from fossil-fueled flight

Earlier this month, the Federal Aviation Administration approved the first training program in the country for electric aviation. The program is just one part of a small but burgeoning effort to develop greener battery-powered aircraft for more routine use over…

By Miles O'Brien, Will Toubman, Kate Tobin

World Jan 02

Japan Airlines' A350 airplane on fire at Haneda international airport in Tokyo
Plane collision leaves five dead at Japan's Haneda airport. Hundreds evacuated

TV footage showed a large burst of fire erupt from the side of the Japan Airlines plane as it taxied after landing.

By Foster Klug, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Mar 14

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Russian jet forces down U.S. drone conducting surveillance over Black Sea

By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrian Aranda

There is a new flashpoint in the ever-worsening relationship between the United States and Russia. An American drone was downed in the Black Sea by two Russian fighter jets, one of which bumped the unmanned and unarmed aircraft. The drone…

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Feb 10

Watch 3:05
U.S. shoots down object that crossed into airspace near Alaska

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Alexis Cox

There's been a new incursion by an unidentified object high above American territory and the U.S. military has shot it down. It happened Friday afternoon off northeastern Alaska as the object flew at 40,000 feet. The Biden administration said it…

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Jun 25

Read the full Pentagon report on unidentified aerial phenomena

By PBS NewsHour and Associated Press

The research marked a milestone in an area of intelligence research that has attracted increased attention from lawmakers and extraterrestrial enthusiasts across the country.

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Jun 25

UF-No clue, says national intelligence report on mysterious air events

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Investigators did not find extraterrestrial links in reviewing 144 sightings of aircraft or other devices apparently flying at mysterious speeds or trajectories. But they drew few other conclusions and instead highlighted the need for better data collection.

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Jan 14

Aircraft dumps fuel on elementary school playground in Los Angeles

By Associated Press

Firefighters were assessing "multiple patients" at the school in the suburban city of Cudahy, Calif.

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