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WestJet transitions out of freighter operations, cargo VP resigns

Freight Waves 28 Mar 2025
De Bruijn’s moves to staff WestJet Cargo with experienced personnel from foreign airlines or feed cargo to Chicago to help logistics provider Flexport fill Boeing 747 freighters chartered from Atlas ...
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Inside Look: Delta Revamps Flight Museum

Flying 28 Mar 2025
Delta Air Lines is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, and it’s inviting the public to the party ... Delta debuts update to its museum ... How We Got Here ... In 1928, C.E ... In 1970, Delta added transoceanic flights made possible by the Boeing 747.
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Today in History: March 27, Will Smith slaps Chris Rock during Oscars telecast

Lima Ohio 27 Mar 2025
TODAY IN HISTORY ... Navy ... In 1977, in aviation’s deadliest disaster, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747, attempting to take off in heavy fog, crashed into a Pan Am 747 on an airport runway on the Canary Island of Tenerife ... BIRTHDAYS ... .
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Today in History: March 27, first cherry trees planted in Washington D.C.

The Daily Democrat 27 Mar 2025
There are 279 days left in the year ... Navy ... In 1977, in aviation’s deadliest disaster, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747, attempting to take off in heavy fog, crashed into a Pan Am 747 on an airport runway on the Canary Island of Tenerife ... .
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Today in History: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars

Chicago Tribune 27 Mar 2025
There are 279 days left in the year ... Navy ... In 1977, in aviation’s deadliest disaster, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747, attempting to take off in heavy fog, crashed into a Pan Am 747 on an airport runway on the Canary Island of Tenerife ... .
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On this day: Marlon Brando declines Oscar in protest of Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans ...

Philenews 27 Mar 2025
1513. Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León sights Florida ... ​. 1794 ... ​ ... In aviation’s deadliest accident, 583 people were killed when two Boeing 747 jets, operated by KLM and Pan Am, collided on the runway at Los Rodeos Airport in the Canary Islands.
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Tenerife 1977: The Unthinkable Air Disaster That Shook the World

Greek City Times 27 Mar 2025
On March 27, 1977, two Boeing 747 jumbo jets collided on the runway of Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, leaving an indelible mark on global air travel ... A Bomb and a Human Error ... Survivors’ Harrowing Tales ... A Wake-Up Call for Aviation.
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The Critical Element Airline Widebody Planes Have In Common With Warships

Simple Flying 26 Mar 2025
It may come as a surprise to many, but variants of ...
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“That riff is kind of awkward. But I love the song”: Adrian Smith names one ...

Guitar.com 26 Mar 2025
Adrian Smith has confessed one of his favourite Iron Maiden tracks is “kind of awkward” ... READ MORE. You can now wear a piece of Ed Force One, Iron Maiden’s recently scrapped Boeing 747. “That’s a great one,” he says ... That riff is kind of awkward ... .
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Petrus Resources Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2024 Financial, Operating & Reserves Results

Canoe 26 Mar 2025
2024 ANNUAL HIGHLIGHTS.Commodity prices – Total realized price was $27.24/boe in 2024, a decrease of 18% from $33.31/boe in 2023 ... (1)Disclosure of production on a per boe basis consists of the constituent product types and their respective quantities.
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Hypersonic cargo jet that will fly 10 times the speed of sound planned by US firm

Interesting Engineering 26 Mar 2025
US-based Hyperian Aerospace has announced the plans for HYPERLiner Cargo to bring about a “revolution in global shipping.” ... The firm further compared the emissions of its planned hypersonic aircraft with a Boeing 747 cargo jet ... RECOMMENDED ARTICLES ... .
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Rare Boeing 747 Returns Back To Its Home 26 Years Later

Simple Flying 24 Mar 2025
On March 12th, 2025, a rather sleepy Wednesday morning in Phoenix, Arizona, a 26-year-old Boeing 747-400 took ...
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What Is The Oldest Boeing 747 Passenger Plane Still Flying?

Simple Flying 24 Mar 2025
The Boeing 747 was once the mainstayof almost every airline's ...
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Norway hosts mainland Europe’s first orbital vehicle launch

Gulf News 24 Mar 2025
Oslo ... Space race ... In Britain, billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit shut down operations after a failed attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit on a Boeing 747 that took off from a spaceport in Cornwall ... .
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