Malaysia Airlines Takes Delivery of First Airbus A380
Malaysia Airlines this week took delivery of their first Airbus A380, becoming the eighth airline to operate the superjumbo aircraft.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 4th
A day of firsts: The Brooklyn Dodgers become the first baseball team to buy a plane, Pan Am launches the first all-cargo transatlantic service, a pope flies on a plane for the first time, Sputnik 1, the first satellite, falls o...
Piper Cherokee Crashes After Takeoff Near Las Vegas, At Least Four Injured
A small plane was unable to gain altitude after departing Henderson Executive Airport outside of Las Vegas Monday morning, crashing in a residential neighborhood nearby.
On This Day in Aviation History: September 28th
Pakistan Flight 268 crashes into a mountain in Kathmandu, Lufthansa flies its millionth customer, and more...
March 28th in Aviation History: Aerial Steam Carriage Earns First Patent for a Propeller-Driven Aircraft
William Samuel Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage is granted a patent in 1843, Air France flies its last Caravelle service, Air Afrique is founded, first plane taken down by sabotage, and more...