1.   On the airfields of Rio de Janeiro an aircraft lands or takes off every minute.

2.   The aircraft landed at Cannon International Airport and were taxied down city streets to the auction site.

3.   American aircraft also landed in Bagram Friday, the Pentagon said.

4.   Aircraft would land, reduce their speed and turn onto a taxiway on the outer edge of the airfield.

5.   But they spent Monday and much of Tuesday idling away their time at a resort hotel near the airfield at which the surveillance aircraft had landed.

6.   Gearbox failures require the aircraft to land immediately because of the risk of engine failure,officials have said.

7.   Still, the bridge will be reinforced to handle the pressure when any aircraft lands directly on it.

8.   The aircraft landed and was foamed down on the runway at the airport, which closed temporarily, he said.

9.   The plane and crew members have been in China since the surveillance aircraft landed there on Sunday after the collision.

10.   There were no injuries, and both aircraft landed safely.