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Entebbe (film)

Entebbe, also 7 Days in Entebbe (שבעה ימים באנטבה), a 2018 José Padilha political thriller with Rosamund Pike and Daniel Brühl dramatizing the 1976 Air France hijacking and Israeli hostage rescue at Entebbe, Uganda; premiered out of competition at Berlin, US release March 16, 2018, Metascore 49.

Entebbe International Airport

Entebbe International Airport, also known as Entebbe Airport, is Uganda's primary international airport on the shores of Lake Victoria, commissioned in 1951 and located about 40 kilometers southwest of Kampala.

Entebbe raid

The Entebbe raid, also called Operation Jonathan, was an Israeli military operation on July 3–4, 1976 that freed 102 hostages hijacked on Air France Flight 139 at Entebbe Airport, Uganda.

Entebbe–Kampala Expressway

The Entebbe–Kampala Expressway, also called the Kampala–Entebbe Expressway, is Uganda's first toll road, a 51 km four-lane expressway linking Entebbe International Airport with Kampala, completed in 2018.

Enugu Air

Enugu Air is a commercial airline owned by the Enugu State Government of Nigeria, inaugurated in July 2025 as the country's second state-owned commercial airline after Ibom Air.

Environmental effects of aviation

The environmental effects of aviation are the impacts of aircraft on climate, air quality, and noise; aviation contributes about 4 percent of human-caused climate forcing.

Envoy Air

Envoy Air, formerly American Eagle Airlines, is a wholly owned regional airline subsidiary of American Airlines Group, headquartered in Irving, Texas, that flies under the American Eagle brand.

Equipment codes

Equipment codes are standardized alphanumeric codes declaring an aircraft's communication, navigation, and surveillance equipment, filed in ICAO flight plan Items 10 and 18 and used in ATA maintenance documentation.

Equipment losses in World War II

Equipment losses in World War II were the tanks, aircraft, warships, submarines, artillery, and small arms destroyed, captured, or written off by the belligerents between 1939 and 1945.

Equipment of the Royal Netherlands Air Force

The equipment of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht) covers its F-35A fighters, which replaced the F-16 in 2024, plus helicopters, transport aircraft, drones, and Patriot defenses.

Eric Brown (pilot)

Captain Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown was a Royal Navy test pilot who set world records by flying 487 aircraft types and making 2,407 carrier landings.

Erich Hartmann

Erich Hartmann (Erich Alfred Hartmann, 1922–1993) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot credited with 352 aerial victories, the highest total of any pilot, mostly on the Eastern Front.

Ernst Udet

Ernst Udet (1896-1941) was a German fighter pilot who scored 62 victories in World War I, second only to Manfred von Richthofen, and later oversaw Luftwaffe technical development.

Escorts, minesweepers and small warships sunk by aircraft

Escorts, minesweepers, and small warships sunk by aircraft covers the light combatants destroyed by air attack during World War II, when aircraft sank 44 percent of Mediterranean shipping losses.

Essential Air Service

Essential Air Service (EAS) is a US federal program, created by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, subsidizing scheduled flights to small and remote communities.

Essex-class aircraft carrier

The Essex-class aircraft carrier, also known as the Essex class, was a class of 24 fleet carriers built for the United States Navy between 1942 and 1950.

Ethiopian Airlines (የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ)

Ethiopian Airlines (የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ) is the state-owned flag carrier of Ethiopia and Africa's largest airline. Founded in 1945, it is based at Addis Ababa Bole.

Ethiopian Airlines fleet

The Ethiopian Airlines fleet is the operating fleet of Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest in Africa at 147 aircraft, mixing Boeing and Airbus widebodies, 737s, and Dash 8 turboprops.

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi that crashed in Ethiopia in March 2019, killing all 157 aboard and triggering the 737 MAX grounding.

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 (ET 409) was a passenger flight from Beirut to Addis Ababa that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in 2010, killing all 90 aboard.

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was a Boeing 767 hijacked on 23 November 1996 by three Ethiopians demanding to fly to Australia; ditched off the Comoros, it killed 125 of 175 aboard.

Etihad Airways (الاتحاد للطيران)

Etihad Airways (الاتحاد للطيران) is the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, founded in 2003 and flying long-haul passenger and cargo services from its Abu Dhabi hub.

ETOPS

ETOPS, also known as LROPS, is an aviation regulatory framework governing flights beyond a fixed flying time from an adequate airport, first authorized in 1985.

EU Regulation 2018/1139

EU Regulation 2018/1139, known as the EASA Basic Regulation, is the EU law of 4 July 2018 on common civil aviation rules, replacing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008.

Eugene Bullard

Eugene Bullard, born Eugene James Bullard, was an American boxer and soldier who became the first African American military pilot, flying for France in World War I.

EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg

EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg, or EuroAirport, is a binational airport serving Basel, Mulhouse, and Freiburg, built on French territory and operated jointly by France and Switzerland.

EUROCAE

EUROCAE, the European Organisation for Civil Aviation Equipment, is a non-profit association founded in 1963 that develops aviation standards for avionics, air traffic management, security, and sustainability from Saint-Denis, France.

Eurocontrol

Eurocontrol, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, is a civil-military intergovernmental organization founded in 1960 that manages Europe's air traffic network, collects route charges, and runs the Maastricht control center.

Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma

The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma, also known as the Aérospatiale Super Puma, is a twin-engine transport helicopter developed from the SA 330 Puma, first flown in 1978 and entering service in 1981.

Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil

The Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil, marketed as the AStar in North America, is a single-engine light utility helicopter first flown in 1974, now produced by Airbus Helicopters as the H125.