American’s Bankruptcy Miracle
It has long been obvious that, short of a miraculous reduction in its labor and debt costs and an increase in revenue, American Airlines needed to restructure its costs in Chapter 11 like every other US legacy carrier had befor...
Airplane! Star Leslie Nielsen Dead at Age 84
Veteran comic actor Leslie Nielsen, best known for his roles in the movies Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has passed away in Florida of pneumonia.
The Logbook
In today's daily digest, great snaps of the Aeroflot A330 in SkyTeam colors, Mexicana joins one world, a funny complaint letter to Richard Branson, a Kingfisher ATR-72 overruns a runway, United suspends a drunken pilot and more.
Spain Arrests Al Qaeda Suspects Who Planned Bomb Attacks Using Small Planes
Spanish authorities have arrested three Al Qaeda operatives who had obtained explosives and had been training to fly ultralight airplanes.
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.