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My dad retired from flying in May 1950 and was given a 3-D “stereo” camera by fellow employees. During Tucson visit in January 1951, he paused to shoot this picture on the ramp. The slide mount says “New control tower.”

Video: How to Start a Boeing 737 Classic

Watching two men walk through the 20 minute process of starting an airliner might be yawn-inducing to many, but to us it may be the height of plane geekery.

Airbus Rolls Out First New A320 With Sharklets

Airbus has completed its first A320 aircraft built with Sharklet wing-tips, a design improvement expected to save operators large amounts of fuel.

Comair Jet Crashes Off of Wrong Runway: August 27th in Aviation History

Today in 1910, air-to-ground radio transmission is born; 1913, the first loop-the-loop maneuver is performed; in 1939, the jet age begins with the first flight of the Heinkel 178; 2006, Comair 5191 crashes in Lexington, Kentucky.

Southwest Jet Skids Into Mud At Long Island Airport [With ATC Audio]

Nobody was hurt early Thursday morning when a Southwest Airlines plane taxiing for departure wound up landing gear-deep in mud at ISP.

New British Airways London City (LCY) – New York (JFK) Club World Service Begins September 29th

British Airways will inaugurate their much anticipated—and somewhat controversial—"Business Plus" service between London City Airport and JFK Airport in New York on September 29th.