Boeing 707
Narrow-body jet airliner family
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| April 2025 |
Avianca Flight 052
Christopher Maag of The New York Times noted that Flight 52 has largely faded from public memory.
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| 2024 |
Air India Flight 101
Allan Tramontana discovered several film reels from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's artificial satellite tracking program, which were originally aboard the plane.
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| October 2024 |
Boeing E-6 Mercury
Replacement aircraft officially named E-130J.
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| January 2024 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
France began exploring potential replacement of its AWACS fleet, with reports indicating interest in the Swedish Saab GlobalEye aircraft.
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| 2023 |
Air Force One
During Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine, a C-32 aircraft used the call sign SAM060 to increase secrecy when flying to Poland.
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| October 11 2023 |
Air India Flight 101
The alpinist's portion of the gems was sold at an auction in Chambéry for €25,000.
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| March 2023 |
Air Force One
A modernized version of the classic Air Force One design was made public, replacing the previously planned 'patriotic color scheme'.
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| March 31 2023 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
The US Air Force retired its first E-3 Sentry from service, marking the beginning of the aircraft's phaseout.
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| 2022 |
Boeing E-6 Mercury
Development of E-XX TACAMO replacement aircraft began in earnest.
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| 2022 |
Boeing 707 operators
Chilean Air Force retired its EC-707 Cóndor AEW&C aircraft after 27 years of service.
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| July 2022 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
Three Boeing E-3D Sentry aircraft arrived in Chile. Two aircraft (units ZH103 and ZH106) were assigned to join the 'Grupo de Aviación N.º 10' of the II Air Brigade, with the third aircraft to be used as a source of spare parts.
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| April 2022 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
U.S. Air Force announces that the Boeing E-7 will replace the E-3 Sentry beginning in 2027.
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| 2021 |
Air India Flight 101
A 'secret' document from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs was discovered at the crash site.
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| 2021 |
Air India Flight 101
Allan Tramontana uncovered a 'secret' document from the Indian Ministry of External Affairs.
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| 2021 |
Boeing E-6 Mercury
Purchased a Royal Air Force E-3D Sentry aircraft for conversion into a dedicated E-6 trainer.
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| December 2021 |
Air India Flight 101
The gems found in 2013 were divided equally between the alpinist and the Chamonix commune, each receiving stones valued at €75,000.
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| September 2021 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
Chile acquired three Boeing E-3D Sentry (Sentry AEW.1) aircraft second-hand from the United Kingdom.
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| August 2021 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
RAF E-3D Sentry aircraft made its final flight in U.K. service.
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| July 2021 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
The last operational flight by an RAF E-3 Sentry was conducted, with the Sentry subsequently retired from service.
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| January 2021 |
Air Force One
President Donald Trump flew to his Mar-a-Lago estate aboard Air Force One on the final day of his first presidency.
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| 2020 |
Boeing E-6 Mercury
Initial orders placed for EC-130J variant as E-6 replacement.
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| 2020 |
Boeing E-6 Mercury
Navy decided to independently develop an E-XX TACAMO replacement aircraft.
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| 2020 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
The USAF projected to complete upgrades on twenty-four E-3 aircraft to the block 40/45 configuration by the end of the fiscal year, while simultaneously planning to retire seven aircraft to reduce upgrade costs and salvage out-of-production components.
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| 2020 |
Boeing C-137 Stratoliner
Israeli Air Force 707 Re'em aircraft began being used to transport medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| September 2020 |
Air Force One
The US Air Force announced Presidential and Executive Airlift Directorate contracts with Exosonic, Hermeus, and Boom to develop a supersonic aircraft capable of serving as Air Force One.
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| July 2020 |
Air India Flight 101
Due to glacier melting, Indian newspapers from 1966 were found in good condition at the crash site.
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| June 4 2020 |
Air India Flight 101
Crash site researcher Allan Tramontana discovered a diplomatic bag containing newspapers and official mail.
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| January 2020 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
One RAF E-3D Sentry aircraft was withdrawn from service.
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| 2019 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
NATO initiated the Final Lifetime Extension Program (FLEP) for fourteen E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft, planning to extend their operational status until 2035.
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| March 2019 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
Two RAF E-3D Sentry aircraft were withdrawn from service.
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| March 22 2019 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
UK Defence Secretary announced a $1.98 billion contract to purchase five Boeing E-7 Wedgetails, signaling the planned replacement of the RAF's E-3D Sentry fleet.
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| January 14 2019 |
Accidents and incidents involving the Boeing 707
A Saha Airlines Boeing 707 freighter crashed near Karaj, Iran, while mistakenly landing on Fath Air Base's too-short Runway 31L instead of Payam International Airport's Runway 30. The aircraft overran the runway, crashed through a perimeter wall, and caught fire. 15 of 16 people on board were killed. The 42-year-old aircraft (EP-CPP) was completely written off, with only the flight engineer surviving.
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| 2018 |
Air Force One
Boeing and Trump agreed on a 'patriotic color scheme' for the new aircraft, featuring a deep red stripe and dark blue underbelly.
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| 2018 |
Air France Flight 007
Hannah Pittard publishes her novel 'Visible Empire', which is loosely based on the Air France Flight 007 crash and its aftermath.
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| 2018 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
Third NATO E-3 aircraft retired from service as part of the '449 Retirement Project'.
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| 2018 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
USAF DRAGON Production officially began, implementing comprehensive avionics upgrades including digital audio systems, Mode-5/ADS-B transponder, datalinks, and terrain awareness systems.
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| 2017 |
Air India Flight 101
Swiss climber Daniel Roche discovered human remains and wreckage, including a Boeing 707 aircraft engine, on the Bossons Glacier.
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| 2017 |
Air Force One
During his first presidency, Donald Trump renegotiated contract aspects with Boeing and contracted to purchase two undelivered Transaero 747-8 intercontinental aircraft to cut costs.
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| 2017 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
Second NATO E-3 aircraft retired from service as part of the '449 Retirement Project'.
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| 2016 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
A three-week cybersecurity vulnerability test revealed significant security weaknesses in the block 40/45 E-3 aircraft and its ground equipment, resulting in the system being deemed 'not survivable' and causing a two-year delay in the upgrade program.
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| December 2016 |
Air Force One
Boeing was placed under contract for preliminary development of the new Air Force One, worth $170 million.
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| 2015 |
Boeing E-6 Mercury
Air Force and Navy recognized the need for new aircraft to replace E-4 and E-6 models.
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| 2015 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
NATO Flying Squadron 3 was disbanded.
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| 2015 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
First NATO E-3 aircraft retired from service as part of the '449 Retirement Project', with critical parts valued at over $40 million reclaimed to support remaining active aircraft.
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| January 28 2015 |
Air Force One
The Air Force announced the Boeing 747-8 would be the next presidential aircraft, with estimated total costs of $3.2 billion by the US Government Accountability Office.
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| January 27 2015 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
The RAF deployed an E-3D Sentry to Cyprus in support of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
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| 2014 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
The United States Air Force began upgrading block 30/35 E-3B/C aircraft to block 40/45 E-3G configuration, which included replacing the main flight computer with a Red Hat Linux-based system and updating operator workstations to a Windows 95-like interface.
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| September 2014 |
Boeing E-3 Sentry
NATO concluded its E-3 deployment in Afghanistan, having completed 1,240 missions and accumulated 12,240 flying hours during the ISAF mission.
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| September 2013 |
Air India Flight 101
A French alpinist found a metal box with Air India logo containing rubies, sapphires, and emeralds valued at over €245,000 at the crash site.
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