Last weekend, the JFK Rotary Club held their annual JFK Runway Run, bringing out serious runners to the runways of JFK International Airport, as well as some quite slow aviation enthusiasts. The 5k race, which helps raise money for scholarships and community functions, presents a rare opportunity for the average citizen to be escorted air-side [...]
With the increased growth of air travel into South Florida, and in particular Miami International, officials at Ft Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport and Broward County embarked on a massive project to increase capacity. Breaking ground on January 23, 2012, the project started to expand the previous general aviation runway 9R/27L to a six story elevated [...]
Which app helps plane spotters track flights the best? NYCAviation looks at two popular live-tracking options: FlightRadar24 and Planefinder.
Losing our Editor and friend, Matt Molnar, was a heavy blow for our organization and the aviation world. What’s next for NYCAviation?
The US Blue Angels jet team may be facing the ax if Congress fails to stop the nation from going over the fiscal cliff.
American Airlines unveiled their new look to New York City on Friday as part of their “Becoming New American” tour, flying in the first Boeing 737 painted in the company’s new livery. The new look marks the first overhaul of the Dallas-based carrier’s public image in a generation. American Airlines VP of New York and [...]
NYCAviation presents the greatest aviation celebration known to man: EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2012.
Amelia Earhart and her red Lockheed Vega topped Google’s homepage on Tuesday to mark the pioneering female aviator’s 115th birthday.
Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937. Here’s a great infographic about her life.
Beer giant Anheuser-Busch has filed trademark applications for 42 airport codes, but it’s not clear why.
A number of airports in the northeast experienced record high temperatures on Wednesday.
The annual event showed off the wares of 35 aircraft, ranging from the AgustaWestland AW139 helicopter to the Piaggio P.180 Avanti turboprop to Embraer’s biggest business jet, the Lineage 1000.
Can a reborn jetliner again change the world — or look good trying?
The best helicopter ever dropped 140 pounds of hot dogs over a Detroit parking lot Wednesday morning.
With an unusual promotion, Delta had — during the age of a generally negative zeitgeist toward airlines — pulled off the unthinkable: Rank-and-file passengers were rooting for an airline the way they do their favorite hockey team.
It has become a yearly tradition to wake up before it gets light and head on down to Alaska Air Cargo at SeaTac Airport to welcome the season’s first Alaskan Copper River Salmon.
Scoot, the new no frills, long-haul carrier launched by Singapore Airlines, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has assigned it a new two-character flight designator code: TZ.
Lots of attention on the Sukhoi Superjet tragedy in Indonesia, while the Boeing 787 Dream Tour flew into Reagan National, a man tried to smuggle too many cats and a new underwear bomb plot. Plus, the week’s top 10 NYCAviation Message Board threads.
This week marked the final flight of the last remaining airworthy Boeing 720, concluding the unique airliner’s nearly 53 years of service.
The first day of the Doolittle Raiders reunion was dampened by record rainfall, but day two featured 20 amazing old aircraft soaring in front of 10,000 excited enthusiasts.
