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The Logbook: United Passenger Smothers Baby Inflight

In today’s daily digest, a woman on a United flight accidentally smothered her child while breastfeeding. Also, the 787 completes static testing, Continental and ANA both show off new special schemes, Baltia registers that ne...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

On This Day in Aviation History: November 10th

British Airways Concorde G-BOAD makes its last flight to JFK in 2003, Southern Airways Flight 49 is hijacked, Russian Lunokhod 1 is launched, the first European flight over one minute and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

Mexicana Joins Oneworld, Paints a Plane

Mexicana officially became a member of the Oneworld alliance today, and they repainted an airbus A320 to celebrate!
by Phil Derner Jr.

 

 

On This Day in Aviation History: May 6th

The Hindenburg Disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey ends the era of the airship. Several firsts, such as PSA's inaugural flight, United's flights between NY and San Francisco, first flight of the P-47 Thunderbolt, and TWA's delive...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

UPS A300 Diverts to PIT with Fire Indication

UPS Flight 610 declared emergency after receiving an on-board fire indication on their Airbus A300F.
by Phil Derner Jr.