Continental and United Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Merger
Stockholders of both Continental Airlines and United Airlines on Friday morning approved their planned merger to create the world's largest airline.
Swiss Plane Completes First Solar-Powered Overnight Flight
The Solar Impulse HB-SIA, a Swiss solar-powered plane, completed the first non-stop flight on solar energy after flying 26 hours and 9 minutes. It was the longest flight at the highest altitude in aviation history, Solar Impuls...
Underwear Bomber Who Attempted to Down Northwest Airlines Flight Sentenced to Life in Prison
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for attempting to detonate a bomb sewn into his underwear aboard a Northwest Airlines flight on December 25, 2009.
On This Day in Aviation History: November 28th
A South African Airways jet crashes into the Indian Ocean, Air New Zealand's Mount Erebus disaster, Lufthansa makes its first flight to Japan, first ever flight over the South Pole in 1929, and more...
KLM CEO Pledges to Keep Airline’s Brand Identity, Hints Alitalia May Join Air France-KLM
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines CEO Peter Hartman says the airline will not give up its brand to merge with Air France and indicates Alitalia may soon join Air France-KLM.