Pictures: Jet blast upends Learjet 60 at Ankara airport with pilots onboard

   Istanbul
10:00 25 Jun 2006 
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Turkey's civil aviation authority is investigating an incident in which two business jets were physically moved on the ground when they were struck by jet blast from a taxiing commercial airliner at Ankara Esenboga airport.

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The Turkish Learjet 60, TC-RKS, is registered to Rixos Air and was turned on its tail in the 22 June incident with one pilot resting in the cabin.

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An Italian air force Dassault Falcon 2000 was also moved with its pilots on board.

The identity of the airliner involved has not been revealed.