On This Day In Aviation History: August 25th
Today in 1784, first balloon flight in England; 1912, first recovery from an uncontrolled spin; 1919, inaugural commercial flights between Paris and London; 1932, Amelia Earhart completes first transcontinental flight by a woman.
Air Tahiti Nui Not Returning to JFK This Summer
Air Tahiti Nui, originally scheduled to resume their seasonal Papeete-JFK service on June 15th, has announced it will not operate the service this year, citing poor bookings and an effort to consolidate operations. The Tahiti-b...
Two Aircraft Collide at La Guardia
Two aircraft clipped wings while in-line for departure at LA Guardia Airport on Friday night. Air Canada Flight 723 to Toronto, and Shuttle America (Delta Connection) Flight 6461, on its way to Chicago, clipped wings while taxi...
AirTran’s Yummiest Plane Ever Honors Little Debbie Snacks
Adorned with cupcakes and a supersized image of Little Debbie herself, Little Debbie 1 is AirTran's newest theme jet, painted to honor the 50th anniversary of Little Debbie Snacks.
Austrian to Upgrade JFK-Vienna (VIE) to 777-200
On March 29th, Austrian Airlines upgrades their daily Vienna, Austria (VIE) to JFK flight from a Boeing 767-300 to a Boeing 777-200 aircraft for the summer season.