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2 Planes Graze Each Other At UK's Heathrow Airport
The wingtip of an empty Virgin Atlantic jet collided with a stationary British Airways airliner while being towed from a stand at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday, the airlines said.
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UK Scrambles Jets Twice To Intercept Russian Planes Near NATO Airspace
British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday.
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Russian Jet Almost Shot Down British Spy Plane, Leaked Pentagon Document Says
The leaked document was labelled "SECRET/NOFORN," a classification that indicates it is not to be shared with non-U.S. citizens.
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Man's Body Found In Wheel Of Airplane Flown From Gambia To London
In an unexpected incident, a dead man was found in the wheel bay of an airplane that flew from Gambia to Britain.
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Old Video Of Pilot Ejecting Moments Before Fighter Jet Crashes Goes Viral Again
The British Harrier jet, on a mission in Afghanistan, crashed in Kandahar in 2009. The pilot managed to eject in the nick of time.
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Watch: Boris Johnson Films Selfie Video While Flying In A Typhoon Fighter Jet
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently donned a pilot's uniform and jumped in the cockpit of a Typhoon fighter jet. A video shared by Downing Street on Monday showed the soon-to-be former UK PM wearing a mask as he rode in the plane.
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Pakistan Billionaire Mohammad Zahoor Helps Buy Two Fighter Jets for Ukraine: Report
Pakistan's Mohammad Zahoor, the former publisher of Kyiv Post, has reportedly given Ukraine fighter jets to aid in their battle as Russia's invasion of the Eastern European country continues.
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UK Bans Russian Private Jets From Airspace
British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Friday announced an immediate ban on Russian private jets from UK airspace in response to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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Activist Greta Thunberg Slams UK Prime Minister For Using Private Jet During COP Climate Meet
Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday slammed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for using a jet during his hosting of the COP26 summit in Glasgow and called world leaders' behaviour "hypocritical".
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Prince Charles Cancels Aircraft Carrier Visit After British Fighter Crash
Britain's Prince Charles has cancelled a planned visit to the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier after an F35B jet from the ship crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Watch: F-35B Fighter Jet's Vertical Landing On UK Warship Near Mumbai
An F-35B fifth generation fighter aircraft made a vertical landing on the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in Arabian Sea near Mumbai
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Watch: British Royal Navy Tests Jet Suits That Will Let Officers Fly
The British Royal Navy and Royal Marines have tested out a jet suit that will allow its officers to defy gravity and fly. The suit, which has been developed by the British Aeronautical Innovation firm Gravity Industries, can attain speeds of 80 miles
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British Navy Tests ‘Iron Man’ Jet Suits for Commando Raids
The suits allow marines to fly above the seas just like the Marvel Comics character.
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EU Leaders Sign Brexit Deal As British MPs Debate
EU leaders signed their post-Brexit trade deal with Britain and dispatched it to London on an RAF jet Wednesday, setting their seal on a drawn-out divorce just hours before the UK brings its half-century European experiment to an end.
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UK Police Detain Two Following "Security Threat" Aboard Ryanair Flight
British counterterrorism police were holding two men on Monday following a "security threat" aboard a Ryanair flight that led to fighter jets being scrambled to intercept it.
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2 Planes Graze Each Other At UK's Heathrow Airport
The wingtip of an empty Virgin Atlantic jet collided with a stationary British Airways airliner while being towed from a stand at London's Heathrow Airport on Saturday, the airlines said.
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UK Scrambles Jets Twice To Intercept Russian Planes Near NATO Airspace
British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday.
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Russian Jet Almost Shot Down British Spy Plane, Leaked Pentagon Document Says
The leaked document was labelled "SECRET/NOFORN," a classification that indicates it is not to be shared with non-U.S. citizens.
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Man's Body Found In Wheel Of Airplane Flown From Gambia To London
In an unexpected incident, a dead man was found in the wheel bay of an airplane that flew from Gambia to Britain.
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Old Video Of Pilot Ejecting Moments Before Fighter Jet Crashes Goes Viral Again
The British Harrier jet, on a mission in Afghanistan, crashed in Kandahar in 2009. The pilot managed to eject in the nick of time.
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Watch: Boris Johnson Films Selfie Video While Flying In A Typhoon Fighter Jet
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently donned a pilot's uniform and jumped in the cockpit of a Typhoon fighter jet. A video shared by Downing Street on Monday showed the soon-to-be former UK PM wearing a mask as he rode in the plane.
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Pakistan Billionaire Mohammad Zahoor Helps Buy Two Fighter Jets for Ukraine: Report
Pakistan's Mohammad Zahoor, the former publisher of Kyiv Post, has reportedly given Ukraine fighter jets to aid in their battle as Russia's invasion of the Eastern European country continues.
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UK Bans Russian Private Jets From Airspace
British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Friday announced an immediate ban on Russian private jets from UK airspace in response to President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
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Activist Greta Thunberg Slams UK Prime Minister For Using Private Jet During COP Climate Meet
Climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday slammed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson for using a jet during his hosting of the COP26 summit in Glasgow and called world leaders' behaviour "hypocritical".
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Prince Charles Cancels Aircraft Carrier Visit After British Fighter Crash
Britain's Prince Charles has cancelled a planned visit to the HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier after an F35B jet from the ship crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Watch: F-35B Fighter Jet's Vertical Landing On UK Warship Near Mumbai
An F-35B fifth generation fighter aircraft made a vertical landing on the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth in Arabian Sea near Mumbai
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Watch: British Royal Navy Tests Jet Suits That Will Let Officers Fly
The British Royal Navy and Royal Marines have tested out a jet suit that will allow its officers to defy gravity and fly. The suit, which has been developed by the British Aeronautical Innovation firm Gravity Industries, can attain speeds of 80 miles
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British Navy Tests ‘Iron Man’ Jet Suits for Commando Raids
The suits allow marines to fly above the seas just like the Marvel Comics character.
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EU Leaders Sign Brexit Deal As British MPs Debate
EU leaders signed their post-Brexit trade deal with Britain and dispatched it to London on an RAF jet Wednesday, setting their seal on a drawn-out divorce just hours before the UK brings its half-century European experiment to an end.
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UK Police Detain Two Following "Security Threat" Aboard Ryanair Flight
British counterterrorism police were holding two men on Monday following a "security threat" aboard a Ryanair flight that led to fighter jets being scrambled to intercept it.
