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Aviation world remembers ‘greatest stick-and-rudder’ pilot Bob Hoover

By Larisa Epatko

Legendary military, air show and test pilot Robert “Bob” Hoover, who survived more than his share of close calls, died Tuesday at age 94 near his home in Southern California.

Here’s what BMW did before it made luxury cars

By Larisa Epatko

BMW turns 100 years old on Monday. Before the company made high-end motorcycles and cars, it powered some of Germany’s preeminent fighter airplanes as far back as World War I.

Female WWII pilot takes flight again

By PBS News Hour

In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, 92-year-old Joy Lofthouse was a member of an all-female division of British pilots during World War II. Seventy years later, she returns to the cockpit.

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U.S. to tell some suspected terrorists if they are on the no-fly list

By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press

Under legal pressure, the Obama administration will begin telling some suspected terrorists if and why they are on a list of tens of thousands of people banned from flying to, from or within the United States.

JetBlue pilot who had midair meltdown sues airline for more than $14M

By Triana Kalmanoff

Former JetBlue Airways Corp pilot, whose mid-flight meltdown forced an emergency landing of a plane he was co-piloting, sued the airline for more than $14 million on Friday, claiming the airline permitted him to fly despite signs of mental health…

So long, SkyMall, and thanks for all the massage pillows

By Ashira Morris

In its glory days, SkyMall was “the sole in-flight option for potential purchasers of products to review while traveling,”…

Search widens for missing AirAsia flight – Part 1

By PBS News Hour

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Deer prove dangerous to airports and pilots

By Joan Lowy, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Long the bane of gardeners and unwary motorists, soaring deer populations are also nuisances for airports and threats to pilots, especially at this time of year, according to aviation and wildlife experts.