Photo Gallery: San Francisco Fleet Week 2010 Airshow

NYCAviation visited gorgeous San Francisco this past weekend for the Fleet Week 2010 Airshow.
by Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren
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PHOTOS: Afterburners, Bombers and Tankers Take the Stage at Red Flag-Nellis

NYCAviation was on-hand as Nellis Air Force base hosted one of its Red Flag training exercises on Tuesday.
by Brandon Farris
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Photos: Riding Along KC-10 Refueling Flight as Air Force Week Takes Off

NYCAviation was along for the ride as a KC-10 refueling tanker served fuel to four F-15s off the coast of Long Island.
by Phil Derner Jr.
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This is Syria's only operational Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft (YK-ATA), seen here at Paris-Le Bourget Airport in 2009. It may have been used to transport Mil Mi-25 attack helicopters to Syria from Russia through Iraqi airspace. (Photo by twin-otter64 via Flickr, CC-BY-NC-SA)

Did Syria Transport Russian Attack Helicopters Through Iraqi Airspace?

In late October, Syria asked Iraqi authorities to grant air access for a cargo plane transporting refurbed attack helicopters from Russia.
by Michael Grabell, ProPublica
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‘My Bad’: South Korean Military Apologizes for Shooting at Passenger Jet

South Korean military officials on Monday apologized after its troops mistakenly opened fire on an Asiana Airlines passenger plane early Friday morning when they misidentified it for a North Korean military plane.
by BNO News
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