Monday, June 29, 2009

Yemeni plane crashes with 150 aboard

Yemeni plane crashes with 150 aboard: "A Yemeni jetliner with 150 people aboard has crashed in the Indian Ocean off the island nation of Comoros, aviation officials in Yemen said Tuesday. The Airbus A310, from the national airline Yemenia, was en route to Comoros when it crashed about an hour before it was due to land, an airline official said. There was no word on the fate of those on board. Most of the passengers were Comoran, an official at Sanaa's airport told CNN.



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(Via CNN.com.)

USMC: GAO V-22 Report Misses The Mark

USMC: GAO V-22 Report Misses The Mark: "'The Osprey's performance in Iraq proved to us that it is safer, faster and can range farther than any helicopter'"



(Via Aerospace Daily & Defense Report on AviationWeek.com.)

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