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XiamenAir
XiamenAir, also known as Xiamen Airlines (厦门航空), is a Chinese airline headquartered in Xiamen, Fujian. Founded in 1984 as China's first shareholding airline, it is a subsidiary of China Southern Airlines.
Xprize Foundation
XPRIZE, also written X-Prize, is an American nonprofit foundation founded by Peter Diamandis that runs large-scale incentive prize competitions; its $10 million Ansari XPRIZE was won in 2004.
Yakovlev SJ-100
The Yakovlev SJ-100, formerly the Sukhoi Superjet 100, is a Russian short-haul regional jet seating 103 passengers, redeveloped with Russian PD-8 engines and systems, with deliveries planned from 2027.
Yakovlev Yak-1 (Як-1)
The Yakovlev Yak-1 (Як-1), designed as the I-26, was a Soviet single-seat fighter of World War II and the first of the Yak fighter family, built from 1940 to 1944.
Yakovlev Yak-11
The Yakovlev Yak-11, NATO name Moose, was a Soviet two-seat advanced trainer developed after World War II and license-built in Czechoslovakia as the Let C-11.
Yakovlev Yak-130
The Yakovlev Yak-130 (NATO name "Mitten") is a Russian two-seat subsonic advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft built by Irkut, first flown in 1996.
Yakovlev Yak-141 (Як-141)
The Yakovlev Yak-141 (Як-141), known as the Yak-41 or NATO "Freestyle", was a Soviet supersonic V/STOL fighter for Kiev-class carriers; its technology later fed into the F-35B.
Yakovlev Yak-3 (Яковлев Як-3)
The Yakovlev Yak-3 was a single-seat Soviet World War II fighter developed by OKB Yakovlev, produced from 1944 to 1946 and considered among the war's best fighters.
Yakovlev Yak-36 (Як-36)
The Yakovlev Yak-36, NATO name Freehand, was a Soviet experimental VTOL technology demonstrator built by Yakovlev in the early 1960s; it was the first Soviet jet to achieve free hover, and led to the Yak-38.
Yakovlev Yak-38 (Як-38)
The Yakovlev Yak-38 (Як-38), NATO name Forger, was the Soviet Navy's only operational VTOL attack aircraft, flying from Kiev-class cruisers from 1976 until its withdrawal in 1991.
Yakovlev Yak-40 (Яковлев Як-40)
The Yakovlev Yak-40 (Яковлев Як-40) is a Soviet three-engined regional jet airliner built by the Yakovlev design bureau, first flown in 1966 and described as the world's first regional jet.
Yakovlev Yak-42 (Яковлев Як-42)
The Yakovlev Yak-42 (Як-42) is a Soviet three-engine short- to medium-range jet airliner built by the Yakovlev design bureau for Aeroflot's regional routes, carrying about 120 passengers and entering scheduled service in 1980.
Yakovlev Yak-52 (Яковлев)
The Yakovlev Yak-52 (Як-52) is a Soviet-designed tandem two-seat aerobatic trainer powered by a Vedeneyev M-14P radial engine, built by Aerostar in Bacău, Romania, from 1977.
Yakovlev Yak-9
The Yakovlev Yak-9 was a Soviet single-seat fighter of World War II, first used at Stalingrad in 1942 and built in greater numbers than any other Soviet fighter.
Yangon International Airport (ရန်ကုန်အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာလေဆိပ်)
Yangon International Airport (ရန်ကုန်အပြည်ပြည်ဆိုင်ရာလေဆိပ်), formerly Mingaladon Airport, is Myanmar's main international gateway at Mingaladon in Yangon, its busiest and largest airport, handling 6.5 million passengers in 2019.
Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa
Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa is a 2002 Indian Hindi-language romantic action film directed by Kuku Kohli, starring Karan Nath and Jividha Sharma, about a hijacked Indian Airlines flight.
Yeti Airlines Flight 691
Yeti Airlines Flight 691 was a scheduled domestic flight from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal, that crashed on approach on 15 January 2023, killing all 72 on board after both propellers were mistakenly feathered.
Yield management
Yield management, now more commonly called revenue management, is the practice of selling fixed, perishable inventory such as airline seats and hotel rooms at varying prices to maximize revenue.
Yokosuka D4Y (彗星)
The Yokosuka D4Y Suisei, called Judy by the Allies, was a fast Imperial Japanese Navy carrier dive bomber of World War II, also used for reconnaissance and kamikaze missions.
Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka
The Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka (櫻花, Ōka, "cherry blossom"), Allied code name Baka, was a rocket-powered kamikaze aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy used against Allied ships in World War II.
Yokota Air Base
Yokota Air Base is a United States Air Force base in western Tokyo, Japan, hosting United States Forces Japan, Fifth Air Force, and the 374th Airlift Wing.
Yorkshire Air Museum
The Yorkshire Air Museum, founded in 1985, is the UK's largest independent aviation museum, on the former RAF Elvington Bomber Command station near York, England.
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
The Yorktown class was a class of three United States Navy fleet aircraft carriers built in the 1930s: Yorktown, Enterprise, and Hornet. Only Enterprise survived the war.
Young Eagles
Young Eagles is a youth aviation program of the Experimental Aircraft Association that has given free introductory flights to more than 2.5 million young people since 1992.
Yugoslav Air Force aviation regiments and brigades
The aviation regiments and brigades of the Yugoslav Air Force were its principal combat formations, flying MiG-21s and domestic aircraft until the force dissolved in 1992.
Zagreb Airport
Zagreb Airport, also known as Franjo Tuđman Airport, is the main international airport of Croatia, located about 10 km south of Zagreb and serving as the hub of Croatia Airlines.
ZALA Lancet
The ZALA Lancet, also called the Zala drone, is a Russian catapult-launched kamikaze loitering munition by ZALA Aero, presented in 2019 and heavily used against Ukrainian artillery since 2022.
Zameen (ज़मीन) (2003 film)
Zameen (ज़मीन) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language action drama about terrorists hijacking a plane bound for Kathmandu, the directorial debut of Rohit Shetty starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, and Bipasha Basu.
Zara Rutherford
Zara Rutherford is a Belgian-British pilot who flew solo around the world from August 2021 to January 2022, becoming at 19 the youngest woman to do so.
Zayed International Airport
Zayed International Airport (مطار زايد الدولي) is the main international airport of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and the home base of Etihad Airways, renamed in 2024.