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The Logbook

In today's daily digest, great snaps of the Aeroflot A330 in SkyTeam colors, Mexicana joins one world, a funny complaint letter to Richard Branson, a Kingfisher ATR-72 overruns a runway, United suspends a drunken pilot and more.
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

NYCAviation Interviewed in Upgrd.com Podcast

The team at Upgrd.com interviewed Phil Derner from NYCAviation on their weekly podcast, discussing recent airline news, Phil's experience working for a charter airline on the road, and discussing the hobby of aviation enthusias...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

On This Day in Aviation History: February 8th

Freddie Laker founds Laker Airways, the FAA retires Amelia Earhart's aircraft registration, the first Boeing 247 takes flight, the crashes of Independent Air 1851 in 1989 and Eastern Air Lines 663 in 1965 and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 

 

This Day in Aviation History: November 3rd

Launches of Mariner 10 and Sputnik 2, a parachute escape by Charles Lindbergh, the first test flight of an all-metal airship, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

On This Day in Aviation History: December 23rd

The deaths of two aviation greats; Andrei Tupolev in 1972 and Anthony Fokker in 1939. The B-1 Lancer makes its first flight in 1974, the first dogfight with a UAV in 2002 and the crashes of Azerbaijan Flight 217 in 2005 and Ali...
by Phil Derner Jr.