MD-11 Versus Wall: Wall Wins
I guess you could argue the wall in this photo looks worse for wear than the cargo plane that hit it. After all, it does have a gaping hole in it, whereas the MD-11 suffered a measly crumpled radome. But...
American Airlines Orders Two Boeing 777-300ERs
American Airlines has exercised an option to purchase a pair of new Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, the two companies announced Wednesday.
Final Call: Did Irish Government Try to Dump Aer Lingus on JetBlue?
Ireland denies that it tried to sell its Aer Lingus stock to JetBlue, a New Jersey gets caught with daggers in his carry-on, Airbus and European airlines are warning the EU over its emissions trading plan, and more...
Today in Aviation History: February 5th
The world's first airline launches passenger service, US starts inspecting baggage, a B-47 loses a nuke, TWA starts transatlantic flights, two transcontinental flying speed records are set and more...
The Media’s Airplane Problem
When it comes to airplanes and pilots, mainstream journalism, like Hollywood, usually gets it wrong. Movies we can forgive. The press, however, we hold to a much higher standard.