Airlines to See 78 Percent Profit Drop This Year: IATA
The International Air Transport Association on Monday further downgraded its 2011 airline industry profit forecast to $4 billion, which would represent a 78 percent drop compared to last year.
Boeing Scores Orders for 17 New 747-8 Intercontinental Jets
Boeing today announced that they had secured 17 more orders for the 747-8 Intercontinental, the latest version of the iconic jumbo Jet made by the Chicago-based company.
January 22nd in Aviation History: Pilot Mistakes Ireland for California and More
Pan Am becomes the first airlines to start 747 flights in 1970, STS-42 brings the first female Canadian into space in 1992, a P-3 Orion distance record in 1971, Apollo 5 launches in 1968, and the crashes of American Airlines Fl...
All European Airspace Reopened as Volcanic Ash Cloud Subsides
The European travel chaos as a result of volcanic ash from a volcano in Iceland came to an end on Thursday as all affected airspace was re-opened.
Live Video: Space Shuttle Discovery Lands for the Last Time
Watch the last scheduled de-orbiting and landing of Space Shuttle Discovery and chat about it in real time.