aircraft
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Moreno flashed to his father, an immigrant from Mexico who worked in an aircraft factory his entire life and died in 2010, unable to enjoy his last years.
China is aiming to have six aircraft carriers by 2035, for a total fleet of nine, the assessment says.
What actually takes off from the deck of the aircraft carrier, though, are Super Hornet fighter jets and Seahawk helicopters.
From Salon
The Falcon 50 aircraft requested an emergency landing because of electrical failure minutes after it took off from the Turkish capital Ankara, but contact was lost, Turkish officials said.
From Barron's
Privately, he dangled a carrot: Belarus, he suggested, could buy more Boeing aircraft.
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