Latest 787 Glitch: What Happens When The Wrong Extinguisher Is Fired?
On Wednesday, reports started to trickle in that The Boeing 787 Dreamliner had yet another glitch that airlines needed to sort out. No, it was not related to the lithium-ion batteries again, but something you will find on just ...
Photos: Up Close With the First ‘Painted’ United Airlines Dreamliner
A United Airlines 787 dreamliner made a special appearance during President Barack Obama's visit to Boeing's Everett, Wash. factory on Friday, becoming the first Dreamliner to wear the complete United livery.
The Evolution of Engine Starting: From Hand-Propping to Button Pushing
For many of us, our first understanding on how to start an airplane was when Bugs Bunny started the engines of the “World’s Largest Airplane” in Hare Lift (FF to 2:04). With a simple push of a button, all of the radial en...
August 3rd in Aviation History: America’s Air Traffic Controllers Strike
Today we look back at the 1981 Air Traffic Controllers Strike and mourn the worst accident ever involving a Boeing 707.
Helicopter Crash Kills Four Mexican Sailors
Rescue workers have reached the wreckage of a Mexican Navy helicopter which went missing in the western region of Mexico last week.