TWA Flight 800 and TAM Flight 3054 End in Tragedy: July 17th in Aviation History
Tragic crashes of TWA Flight 800 and TAM Flight 3054, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn, Apollo 11 launch, and more...
Airbus Considering Longer-Range A330: Report
Airbus could increase the range of its A330-300 jet by 400 nm within a few years in an effort to better compete with Boeing and fill a gap in its own product line.
StarFlyer’s First Factory Fresh Airbus A320 Is Black And Beautiful
In late December, Japan's StarFlyer took delivery of its first directly purchased Airbus.
FAA to Downgrade Mexico’s Aviation Safety Ranking, Banning Mexican Airlines from Codesharing and Service Expansion in US
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Aviation Administration is set to put major restrictions on Mexican airlines serving the United States after re-assessing Mexico's aviation safety standards.
On This Day in Aviation History: February 18th
Aircraft industrialist Jack Northrop dies, the Space Shuttle Enterprise takes its first flight, four die in a terror attack on an El Al 707, the DC-1 is flown by TWA, Hawthorne Nevada 708 crashes, and more...