Aviation Week reports, “An Air India Boeing 787-8 crashed into a residential area shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad Airport, India, on June 12. The crash is the first fatal accident of any 787 since the type entered service in 2011 with All Nippon Airways.”
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Army Black Hawk Helicopter and Airliner Collide Over Potomac River
Defense One reports, “A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, collided with a passenger aircraft preparing to land at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening shortly before 9 p.m. The helicopter was carrying three service members … when it crashed into the passenger jet with 64 people aboard.”
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