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3,200 Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets To Go On Strike, First Since 1996
Boeing Co. is bracing for the first strike in nearly three decades at its St. Louis-area defense factories after union members rejected the company's modified contract offer.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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Students Demand Accountability As Bangladesh Mourns 31 Dead In Jet Crash
The death count from the crash rose to 31 on Tuesday, including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burn injuries she sustained while helping others get out of the burning building, and the pilot of the training aircraft.
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Bangladesh School Jet Crash Death Count Rises To 27, Dozens Still Critical
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka, the country's capital, shortly after takeoff on Monday afternoon, killing the pilot and 26 other people, most of whom were students, officials said.
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16 Students, 2 Teachers, Pilot Killed As Jet Crashes Into College In Dhaka
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed onto a school campus in Dhaka's northern Uttara area on Monday afternoon, killing at least 1 person and injuring others, according to the military and a fire official.
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Indian-Origin Student Pilot Killed In Mid-Air Crash In Canada
An Indian origin student pilot was among the two people who were killed in a tragic midair collision involving two training aircraft in Canada on Tuesday, the Indian Consulate General of India in Toronto said on Wednesday.
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Sub Lt Astha Poonia Becomes 1st Woman To Be Trained As Navy Fighter Pilot
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy. She may eventually fly the MiG-29K or the naval version of the Rafale fighter jet off India's aircraft carriers.
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NDTV Explains: India's Rs 63,000 Crore Rafale M Fighter Deal. What Is It, Why Is It Important
What Is India's Rafale M Deal? Broken down, India will buy 22 single-seater Rafale M fighter jets and four twin-seater trainer variants, as well as facilities for fleet maintenance, logistics support, and training of personnel.
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Indian Air Force's Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashes In Ambala, Pilot Ejects Safely
A Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Ambala during a routine training sortie today, after encountering a system malfunction.
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Air Force's Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet Crashes Near Shivpuri In Madhya Pradesh
A twin-seater Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed today near Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh while it was on a routine training sortie.
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Aviation Body Takes Action Against Senior Akasa Air Pilot Over Lapses
Aviation watchdog DGCA has withdrawn the Line Training Captain approval given to an Akasa Air pilot for lapses in landing of a passenger aircraft in March 2024, till further orders, according to sources.
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China Ramps Up Military Activity Around Taiwan, 37 Chinese Jets Detected
Taiwan said it detected 37 Chinese fighter jets, drones and other aircraft near the self-ruled island on Sunday as Beijing carried out "long-distance" training flights.
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Watch: What Pilot Does After Plane's Canopy Bursts Open Mid-Air
Dutch pilot Narine Melkumjan faced a dangerous situation during her aerobatic training flight when her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly opened mid-air.
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Ex US Marine Pilot Arrested In Australia Worked With Chinese Hacker, Says Lawyer
A former U.S. Marine pilot fighting extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said.
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Air Force Trainer Aircraft Crashes In West Bengal, Pilots Eject Safely
A Hawk trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Kalaikunda in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district during a training sortie on Tuesday, a defence official said
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3,200 Boeing Workers Who Build Fighter Jets To Go On Strike, First Since 1996
Boeing Co. is bracing for the first strike in nearly three decades at its St. Louis-area defense factories after union members rejected the company's modified contract offer.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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Students Demand Accountability As Bangladesh Mourns 31 Dead In Jet Crash
The death count from the crash rose to 31 on Tuesday, including at least 25 students, a teacher who died from burn injuries she sustained while helping others get out of the burning building, and the pilot of the training aircraft.
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Bangladesh School Jet Crash Death Count Rises To 27, Dozens Still Critical
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed into a school in Dhaka, the country's capital, shortly after takeoff on Monday afternoon, killing the pilot and 26 other people, most of whom were students, officials said.
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16 Students, 2 Teachers, Pilot Killed As Jet Crashes Into College In Dhaka
A Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft crashed onto a school campus in Dhaka's northern Uttara area on Monday afternoon, killing at least 1 person and injuring others, according to the military and a fire official.
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Indian-Origin Student Pilot Killed In Mid-Air Crash In Canada
An Indian origin student pilot was among the two people who were killed in a tragic midair collision involving two training aircraft in Canada on Tuesday, the Indian Consulate General of India in Toronto said on Wednesday.
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Sub Lt Astha Poonia Becomes 1st Woman To Be Trained As Navy Fighter Pilot
Sub Lieutenant Astha Poonia has become the first woman to be trained as a fighter pilot of the Indian Navy. She may eventually fly the MiG-29K or the naval version of the Rafale fighter jet off India's aircraft carriers.
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NDTV Explains: India's Rs 63,000 Crore Rafale M Fighter Deal. What Is It, Why Is It Important
What Is India's Rafale M Deal? Broken down, India will buy 22 single-seater Rafale M fighter jets and four twin-seater trainer variants, as well as facilities for fleet maintenance, logistics support, and training of personnel.
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Indian Air Force's Jaguar Fighter Jet Crashes In Ambala, Pilot Ejects Safely
A Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Ambala during a routine training sortie today, after encountering a system malfunction.
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Air Force's Mirage 2000 Fighter Jet Crashes Near Shivpuri In Madhya Pradesh
A twin-seater Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed today near Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh while it was on a routine training sortie.
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Aviation Body Takes Action Against Senior Akasa Air Pilot Over Lapses
Aviation watchdog DGCA has withdrawn the Line Training Captain approval given to an Akasa Air pilot for lapses in landing of a passenger aircraft in March 2024, till further orders, according to sources.
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China Ramps Up Military Activity Around Taiwan, 37 Chinese Jets Detected
Taiwan said it detected 37 Chinese fighter jets, drones and other aircraft near the self-ruled island on Sunday as Beijing carried out "long-distance" training flights.
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Watch: What Pilot Does After Plane's Canopy Bursts Open Mid-Air
Dutch pilot Narine Melkumjan faced a dangerous situation during her aerobatic training flight when her aircraft's canopy unexpectedly opened mid-air.
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Ex US Marine Pilot Arrested In Australia Worked With Chinese Hacker, Says Lawyer
A former U.S. Marine pilot fighting extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said.
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Air Force Trainer Aircraft Crashes In West Bengal, Pilots Eject Safely
A Hawk trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed at Kalaikunda in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur district during a training sortie on Tuesday, a defence official said
