August 9th in Aviation History: Steven Slater Slides to Stardom
The US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a LANSA Lockheed Electra crashes in Peru, Steven Slater flips out on a JetBlue flight, and more...
One Year After the ‘Miracle on the Hudson,’ an Exclusive Interview with Air Traffic Controller Patrick Harten
On the one-year anniversary of US Airways Filght 1549, we caught up with Air Traffic Controller Patrick Harten to talk about what has happened since the accident and learn more about what went on behind the scenes and also more...
Military Plane Crash in Nepal Kills 6
A military plane carrying six people, including a patient, crashed in the western region of Nepal early Tuesday evening, officials said. There were no survivors. The accident happened just after 7 p.m. local time when the Britt...
EMERGING DETAILS: American’s Tim Ahern Talks About the New American Airlines
Fresh from this morning's close of the American Airlines / US Airways Merger, American Airlines Group's vice president of gateways and hub coordination, Tim Ahern, spoke with NYCAviation about the impact of the merger on both c...
The Clock Is Ticking: Inside the Cockpit of a Japan-Bound Airliner During the Quake
Airline pilot and NYCAviation columnist Justin Schlechter gives us a glimpse into the flightdeck while pilots manage the stresses of trying to land in Japan immediately after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami.