Virgin America Pops DCA’s Perimeter Rule, Launching Flights from San Francisco
Call it “Redwood 1”, “VRD 1” or “VX 1”, the number 1 in a flight number signifies a flagship flight, and this certainly is one of those. NYCAviation was very privileged to be on the inaugural flagship Virgin America...
China Needs 5,000 New Airliners Over Next 20 Years, Says Boeing
China is expected to become the world's number two plane market as it will require some 5,000 new commercial airplanes valued at $600 billion over the 20 years, Boeing projected on Wednesday.
Beyond the Tower: The Controllers That Guide You the Rest of the Way
An air traffic controller takes us beyond the tower to see just how many steps go in to guiding your flight safely along.
On This Day in Aviation History: February 18th
Aircraft industrialist Jack Northrop dies, the Space Shuttle Enterprise takes its first flight, four die in a terror attack on an El Al 707, the DC-1 is flown by TWA, Hawthorne Nevada 708 crashes, and more...
Chile Plane Crash Rescuers Find Eighth Body
Search-and-rescue workers have recovered an eighth body after a small plane crashed in southern Chile last week, officials said.