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CLEAN : Mourners pay respects to victims of Russian military plane crash
People have been bringing flowers to improvised memorials at the port in central Sochi Russia and the city's airport after a military plane crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board
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CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: EasyJet lifts passenger numbers to record
Budget carrier EasyJet says it transported a record 74.5 million passengers last year thanks to low oil prices and full planes but it slipped further behind industry leader Ryanair
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CLEAN : Iran's first post-sanctions Airbus flies in
A first Airbus aircraft arrived in Iran on Thursday as part of a huge order placed after the lifting of international sanctions on the Islamic republic
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CLEAN : Major airlines reject re routes during Abuja airport closure
International airlines are refusing to fly to an alternative hub when the only airport serving Nigeria's capital shuts for repairs potentially forcing travellers to make lengthy detours at extra cost
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CLEAN : FILE: Air France-KLM profits up in 2016 cautious for 2017
Air France KLM said Thursday profits rose sharply in 2016 but issued a cautious outlook for the current year in face of global uncertainty and aggressive competition in the sector
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CLEAN : FILE: Air France-KLM profits up in 2016, cautious for 2017
Air France-KLM said Thursday profits rose sharply in 2016 but issued a cautious outlook for the current year in face of global uncertainty and aggressive competition in the sector
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CLEAN : FILE: Abuja's main airport to close for repairs
Authorities plan to close Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja for six weeks starting on March 8 to upgrade the runway
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CLEAN : Nigeria shuts capital's airport for at least six weeks
Nigeria's capital is cut off by air as Abuja airport closes for at least six weeks for repairs forcing flights to divert and lengthening travel times for passengers
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CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: Cyprus Airways preparing to fly again
Reborn carrier Cyprus Airways is preparing to take to the skies again after having obtained a certificate from the civil aviation department two years after it closed the company said Tuesday
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CLEAN : FILE: Turkey seeks reversal of US flight laptop ban: minister
Turkey says it will ask the United States to reverse a ban on electronic devices larger than mobile phones in the cabin of flights from 10 airports in Turkey the Middle East and North Africa
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Richard E. Byrd's airplane 'Josephine Ford' moves to Norwegian shore on makeshift raft
VS men work in driving snow to construct a makeshift raft, hammering wooden planks across several small boats and then maneuvering the raft toward camera / VS crewmen aboard Richard E. Byrd's ship SS Chantier work with pulleys and ropes...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Richard E. Byrd boards the SS Chantier in Spitsbergen, Norway
Crewmen on the SS Chantier hold American flag on pole as Richard E. Byrd, wearing fur parka, climbs over the side of the ship to board it; the flag is the one Byrd carried on his expedition to the North Pole; he greets crewmen / crewmen...
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Richard E. Byrd and his ship SS Chantier depart New York Harbor in 1926
CU aviator Floyd Bennett, wearing fur parka with fur-lined hood / tugboat pushes explorer Richard E. Byrd's ship SS Chantier as the two crafts move in New York Harbor / tug moves away as Chantier sails; rear shot spectators look on / VS...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Aviator Thea Rasche with Anne Stillman at Roosevelt Field
Pilot Thea Rasche broadly grinning in cockpit / plane taxis and takes off ('Siemens Motor' stenciled on side) / Rasche seated on plane talking to Anne Stillman, who stands below / Note: exact day not known
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Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett cross the North Pole by air in 1926
[Footage purportedly shot by Richard E. Byrd during record-setting flight across the North Pole] INT 'Josephine Ford' as (probably) pilot Floyd Bennett opens plane window / POV from inside plane as it passes over ice floes and water / VS...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Richard E. Byrd's ship SS Chantier arrives in ice-locked harbor in Spitsbergen, Norway
VS POV from ship SS Chantier of chunks of ice in ocean as the ship travels to Spitsbergen island in Norway; from here, explorer Richard E. Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett will attempt to fly over the North Pole / pan ice-locked harbor at...
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CLEAN : Made-in-China jet takes maiden flight
ChinaÂ’s C919 passenger takes off from ShanghaiÂ’s Pudong Airport for maiden flight. IMAGES of C919 takeoff
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CLEAN : Made in China jet lands after maiden flight
The first large made in China passenger plane successfully completes its maiden test flight marking a key milestone on the country's ambitious journey to compete with the world's leading aircraft makers
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CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: EasyJet losses climb on Brexit-hit pound, Easter
EasyJet's losses grew significantly in the first half due to the Brexit-fuelled slump in the pound and the later timing of Easter, the British low-cost airline says
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CLEAN : More Heathrow chaos as BA scrambles to recover from IT crash
Thousands of travellers face further chaos as British Airways cancel flights from London's Heathrow Airport following an IT system failure
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CLEAN : STOCKSHOTS: Police storm Malaysian plane after bomb threat
Armed police storm a Malaysia Airlines flight which was forced to return to Melbourne after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit claiming he had a bomb
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CLEAN : Rescuers search for bodies after Myanmar plane crash
Myanmar search and rescue teams were pulling dead bodies from the sea off the country's southern coast Thursday after a military plane crashed with more than 120 people on board
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CLEAN : Search operations continue after Myanmar plane crash
Hundreds of people gathered on a beach in southern Myanmar on Thursday desperately waiting for news of their loved ones as the first bodies arrived from the wreck of a military plane that crashed with more than 120 people on board
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CLEAN : Mass funeral held for victims of Myanmar plane crash
Heartbroken relatives gather for the funeral rites of the first victims of a military plane crash off Myanmar's southern coast as search teams battle heavy rains and churning waves to find scores more people presumed lost at sea