Bad Weather Strands Over 2,500 Travelers at Tiny Airport Near Mount Everest
Efforts have begun to airlift more than 2,500 people, most of them tourists, from Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal where they have been stranded for days with all commercial flights grounded due to bad weather. Lukla is ...
On This Day in Aviation History: June 17th
Alaska Airlines launches USSR service, a United DC-6 crashes in Pennsylvania, Pan Am begins round-the-world flights, Amelia Earhardt takes off on the world's first transatlantic flight by a woman, and more...
Over the Edge: How Safe Are LaGuardia’s ‘Short’ Runways?
For decades, La Guardia Airport has been known for its short runways. Are they truly safe for us to takeoff and land on?
Boston Bomber Planned Remote Control Plane-Bomb Attacks on Pentagon and U.S. Capitol
A Massachusetts man was arrested and charged Wednesday with plotting to launch airborne bomb attacks on the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
JetBlue Brings New Flights and Help to Motown
JetBlue launched new service to Detroit while also making a big donation to a school in Detroit's inner city. NYCAviation was there to chronicle the dual festivities.