Iranian Airlines Face Rough Skies
Sky-rocketing fuel prices, a drop in passengers and foreign currency shortages have forced Iran's aviation sector into turbulent times.
Alaska 261 Plunges into Pacific Ocean: January 31st in Aviation History
Pan Am receives the first Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Ham the Chimp visits space, an Alaska Airlines MD-80 crashes off the coast of California, and more...
January 15th in Aviation History: Miracle on the Hudson, United Airlines Born
US Airways Flight 1549 makes its "Miracle on the Hudson" water landing. A Lockheed U-2 is lost in the Sea of Japan, the crash of Linjeflyg Flight 618, Boeing Air Transport starts delivering airmail, and more...
Air France and Airbus Charged with Manslaughter in Flight 447 Crash
Air France on Friday was charged with manslaughter, just one day after Airbus was charged with the same offense, for the 2009 crash in the Atlantic Ocean that killed all 228 people on board.
Skeptics Say Biofuel Flights are Pie in the Sky, NASA to Unlock VAB to Tourists: Final Call
Biofuel may never be cheap enough for widespread airline use, Colgan Air execs may have had questions about a Flight 3407 pilot, a man proposes to his girlfriend on a Delta flight, and more...