The Unintended Consequences of the “1500 Hour Rule”
The FAA recently raised minimum flight hour requirements for commercial pilots to 1,500 hours. Brad Tate explores whether this stricter hiring requirement truly benefits flight safety.
On This Day in Aviation History: February 12th
Continental/Colgan Flight 3407 crashes in upstate New York, an Iran Air Tu-154 crashes into a mountain, United's Ted low cost subsidiary begins operations, an Air Rhodesia flight is shot down in South Africa and more...
Video: NASA Launches New Weather Satellite Aboard Delta II Rocket
Early Friday morning, a Delta II rocket carrying a climate research and weather forecasting satellite took off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
On This Day in Aviation History: December 28th
United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in Oregon in 1978, Airborne Transport DC-3 disappears enroute to Miami in 1948 and Israeli commandos launch a surprise attack on Beirut Airport in 1968.
American and Delta Launching Routes to Tokyo-Haneda in Coming Days
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will begin serving Tokyo's Haneda Airport this Friday and Saturday, respectively.