Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane made its first un-powered flight over the California desert early Sunday, an important milestone before powered testing of the commercial tourist spacecraft begins next year.
British Airways on Sunday announced a new twice-a-week year round service from Gatwick Airport in England to San Juan in Puerto Rico from March 28, 2011.
A passenger on board Saturday evening’s jetBlue Flight 21 from New York-Kennedy to Tampa was removed from the plane for undisclosed security reasons, officials said.
Israel will purchase 20 fifth-generation F-35 stealth jets from the U.S. for almost $2.75 billion, receiving the first jet some time between 2015 and 2017, at $96 million per plane.
The DOT and FAA announced on Friday that the number of serious runway incursions at the nation’s airports has dropped by 50 percent from 2009.
Continental Airlines and TAP Portugal on Friday announced they will begin code-share flights to several destinations in the United States, Central America, Europe and Africa.
No one was injured when an Allegiant Air MD-83 aircraft caught fire on the ground at Orlando-Sanford International Airport this morning.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday proposed broad new rules aimed at making helicopter flights safer.
Air Canada and United Continental Holdings, Inc. on Thursday announced that the airlines have agreed to form a revenue-sharing joint venture.
U.S.-based AerSale on Thursday announced the purchase of a fleet of 19 Boeing 747-400s from Japan Air Lines. The fleet of passenger planes is powered by CF6-80C2B1F engines.
India’s Defense Ministry on Thursday announced that it has agreed to buy 250 to 300 Sukhoi PAK FA jets for approximately $30 billion.
US Airways Flight 1070 to Bermuda was evacuated at the gate in Philadelphia when an unauthorized person was seen on the tarmac.
American Airlines and British Airways will begin operating a shuttle-type operation between New York and London-Heathrow, with flights departing every 30 minutes during evening hours.
The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) on Wednesday announced that the Islamic country is planning and preparing all necessary technological grounds to send a man into space by 2022, the state-run Fars news agency reported.
Icelandair on Thursday announced it will begin seasonal service from Washington Dulles International Airport with four flights a week in the summer 2011.
American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia on Wednesday announced new routes and additional frequencies that represent the official start of their joint business between North America and Europe.
Eight people were killed early Tuesday afternoon when a small passenger plane crashed near Lynden Pindling International Airport on the island of New Providence in the Bahamas, officials said.
A Chinese airport temporarily closed on Tuesday amid fears that one of the passenger planes could collide with an unidentified flying object that was seen in the area.
Charter operator Vision Airlines has announced the introduction of twice-daily scheduled service between their Atlanta base and Louisville beginning December 13th.
Following better-than-expected success on its Caribbean and Florida routes in 2010, British Airways will increase service to many of these destinations for the summer of 2011.
