After the mistaken landing by a 747 Dreamliner at Jabara Airport Wednesday night it finally safely departed Thursday afternoon to continue it’s flight to McConnell AFB. The flight from Jabara to McConnell is only 19 minutes and the pilots made it without any other problems. Posts Related to Wrongly landed 747 Dreamlifter safely takes off […]

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(Reuters) – Senior Iranian aviation executives were at the Dubai Airshow in a discreet campaign to update their ageing passenger jets this week, even as Iran negotiated with international powers to ease economic sanctions over its nuclear program. Under moderate President Hassan Rouhani, there has been increasing hope the talks in Geneva could secure a […]

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An Atlas Boeing 747 Dreamlifter scheduled for landing at McConnell Air Force Base got mistaken en landed at Jabara Airport Wichita Wednesday night. No damage occurred in the landing to the plane or runway that is not built to receive aircraft of this category and weight. The Flight 4241 was arriving from JFK Airport New York. The FAA […]

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