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On This Day in Aviation History: September 9th
In 1970, a BOAC VC-10 is hijacked and flown to Jordan, joining 4 other hijacked aircraft; Orville Wright makes a 1-hour flight in 1908; Two Tupolev aircraft collide in 1994 and an Allegheny DC-9 collides with a Piper over Fairl...
Alaska Airlines August Traffic Up 10%
Alaska Airlines on Thursday reported that traffic in August rose 10% and capacity increased 7.1%.
March 7th in Aviation History: The X-15 Breaks Mach 4, Kepler Space Observatory is Launched
The X-15 exceeds Mach 4, a British engineer flies in an inflatable airplane, the crashes of Northwest Flight 307, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 and a Skymaster Airlines 707, and more...
Airbus Sells 50 More A320neo Jets to ALAFCO
Airbus announced at the Dubai Airshow on Monday that Kuwaiti leasing concern ALAFCO has committed to an additional 50 A320neo-family aircraft, following an order for 30 of the aircraft placed earlier this year.
Lebanon Is South of Maine: An Outsider’s Look At UN Week
A look at NYC's annual UN Week, and the hobby of plane spotting in general, through the eyes of a student journalist.