Hong Kong Airport Breaks Single-Day Flight Record, Handling 1,057 Takeoffs and Landings
Hong Kong International Airport handled a single-day record of 1,057 incoming and outbound flights this past Friday.
On This Day in Aviation History: August 11th
First flight of the Cessna 620, Russia sends its third man to space, a bomb explodes aboard Pan Am Flight 830, Ronald Reagan jokes about bombing Russia, Shuttle Atlantis completes STS-43 and more...
Russia Orders Grounding of All Tupolev Tu-154B Jets Following Latest Deadly Accident
Following Saturday's Tu-154B passenger jet explosion in Siberia, Russia's transportation watchdog Rostransnadzor on Sunday recommended that all passenger jets of the same type be put out of service until the cause is determined.
Delta Orders 40 Bombardier CRJ900 Jets To Replace Smaller CRJ200s
Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order with Bombardier for 40 CRJ900 regional jets in a move aimed at phasing out its least efficient jets.
Southwest Airlines to Become Boeing 737 MAX Launch Customer with Order for 150 New Airplanes
Southwest Airlines will be the launch customer for Boeing's new 737 MAX airplane, announcing on Tuesday the first firm order for the new aircraft and the largest firm order in Boeing history, worth $19 billion.