Today in Aviation History: February 24th
A United Airlines 747's explosive decompression over the Pacific kills 9 people, SAS launches Europe's first North Polar route to Asia, a 9 year old boy flies a Cessna, and more...
American Airlines Merger With US Airways a Done Deal, If Domain Name Purchases to Be Believed
A merger between American Airlines and US Airways could be all but a done deal, based on some recent web domain name purchases.
Little Kid Takes Over JFK Airport Control Tower
A recording of a young boy giving takeoff clearances to flights at JFK Airport has landed at least one air traffic controller in hot water with the FAA.
The Dangers of Post-Crash Speculation
Oh, speculation. The social by-product of any disaster. How I loathe it.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 31st
“Ham the Chimp” heads into sub-orbit in 1961, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes in 2000, the near-collision of two widebody JAL jets in 2001, the launch of Apollo 14 and more...