On This Day in Aviation History: October 13th
Uruguayan Flight 571 crashes into the Andes, where 16 people survive 72 days before being rescued, inspiring the movie "Alive". Also, Lufthansa Flight 181 is hijacked, a Bolivian 707 crashes in Santa Cruz, and an Il-62 crashes ...
Week In Review
A collection of this week's aviation news and odd happenings, including an A380 delivery, passenger escaping from aircraft, Midwest's last flight, an IL-76 crash, animals attacking airplanes, a man being denied first class upgr...
15 Hours for Nothing: After Reaching Alaska, Newark-Tokyo Flight Turns Back to Newark
Over 15 hours after departing Newark for Tokyo, passengers aboard Continental flight 9 were right back where they started: New Jersey.
AirTran Introduces Their Fourth Logojet: “Magic 1”
AirTran Airways has painted one of their 717-200s in blue and black to celebrate the signing of Orlando Magic player Dwight Howard's signing to an advertising deal.
On This Day in Aviation History: September 25th
PSA Flight 182 collides with a Cessna 172 in San Diego, killing 144. The Royal Jordanian Air Force is born, the first "blind" instrument flight takes place on Long Island, and the Wright Brothers arrive in Kitty Hawk.