Plumbers in the Sky: The Demise of the Flight Engineer
Some airlines still require flight engineers, but not as many as before. While they may be gone as a profession, they are certainly not forgotten.
Today in Aviation History: March 30th
Eight high school girls die when Delta Air Lines Flight 9877 crashes into their hotel room in 1967. Also, Aloha Airlines announces the end of operations, Sudan Airways Flight 111 is hijacked, John Glenn bows out of Senate race,...
Final Call: Airlines Blame Security Screening for Drop in Ticket Sales, Air France A340 Grounded Due to Missing Screws
Airlines are pushing the TSA to make passenger screenings less intrusive, an Air France jet was missing a lot of screws, Virgin America's website is still fudged up, and more...
On This Day in Aviation History: September 22nd
The F-14 Tomcat is retired from the US Navy, a man crosses the Atlantic in a hot-air balloon, an E-3 Sentry crashes outside Elmendorf AFB and more...
Ain’t No Party Like an Airport Party: Airline Caterers Stole 100,000 Mini Booze Bottles
18 JFK Airport workers were arrested for stealing and reselling over $750K of alcohol and duty free items from American Airlines flights.