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It is fun when life comes full circle. This was the case with Erkan Geldi. Let's travel back to 1990, ok here we go, In 1990, Geldi's mother went into labor onboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Izirmir, Turkey to Frankfurt, Germany. Funny enough, it happened to be his mother's first flight...what a surprise? Well she named him after the pilot of that plane. Now fast forward to 2015, this dude is now a flight attendant on Turkish airlines, the same airline his mother flew when he was born. Like working in your birthplace. In an interview he was asked why he chose the profession his reply was that "the profession chose me" Erkan Geldi Yahoo Travel

Seven people were feared dead when an RAF Hawker Hunter crashed when trying to perform a loop the loop at Shoram Airshow before ploughing into a busy road and erupting into flames. 10 ambulances were sent to the scene.

A mother has been slammed for allowing her son to defecate on the floor of an airplane just before it took off. The mother and the grand mother of the child were criticised by the Chief steward of Sherzhen airlines for allowing the child to poo in front of his seat. The parents of the child argued that the plane's toilet was too small as it will not fit all the three people - The mother, the grand mother and the child. They left the plane leaving a pile of crap and further angering the cabin crew It is however not clear whether the parents of the child have been blacklisted by the airline.

The US should engage Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in consultations over Open Skies agreements, Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) president Tim Canoll said. He said the consultations would address alleged subsidies to Qatar Airways, Emirates Airline and Etihad Airways. “I believe the system will work as it’s designed and there will be consultations,” he told  ATW  in an editorial roundtable. “We are trying to persuade [the US government] of the facts.” The comment period on an information docket the US departments of State, Commerce and Transportation opened on the matter has closed, although comments are welcome on existing filings until Aug. 24. The government had sought to gauge public response on whether the three Persian Gulf carriers had benefited from illegal subsidies, as Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, American Airlines and several labor groups, including ALPA, claim. The three US carriers and labor groups have  urged the government  to ...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has switched 6 787-9s to 787-10s to fit with its network plans. The airline originally placed an order for 10 787-9s with the first scheduled to arrive this October. The airline said it changed its order because of its network and that it is not an additional aircraft and the aircraft are expected in 2020. The airline plans to roll out Wifi and revamped interiors in the new 787-9s

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Aviation since 1903 On 17 December 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made a decision that forever changed the world – to fly the first powered aircraft. On that day Orville flew an aircraft created by them in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. Three more flights were made that day with Wilbur, Orville’s brother completing the record flight lasting 59 seconds over a distance of 852 feet. That flight marked the beginning of aviation in the world. wright flyer Miracle of Aviation in the world today Since 1903, aviation has transformed the world. It has become a weapon of defence and a weapon of mass destruction in times of war. It served the military during first and Second World War in terms of logistics and mail delivery. Today, military aviation has gone beyond the use of biplanes and bombers to the use of sophisticated hi speed fighter jets and stealth bombers. Drones are now in use.  On January 1 1914, Abram C Pheil, a fo...