Santa Claus Stops in Seattle Aboard Vintage Plane
Allowing his reindeer to rest up a week before the big day, Santa arrived at Seattle's Museum of Flight on Saturday aboard a restored de Havilland Beaver dubbed “Santa One,” greeting eager children and their parents with Mr...
Australian Airbus Flies to Antarctica on Rescue Mission
An Australian rescue plane took off from New Zealand on Wednesday evening to carry out a daring rescue mission in Antarctica.
Why You Are Delayed: How Air Traffic Control Delay Programs Work
Flight delays happen for many reasons. Airlines can impose delays on themselves, or when weather hits, delays are put into place by air traffic control.
“The Wings of Man” at Walt Disney World
Disney World's "If You Had Wings," sponsored by Eastern Air Lines, brought the spirit of aviation to the Magic Kingdom in the 1970s and 80s.
Commentary: Why Did a B747 DreamLifter Land at Jabara?
Many people wonder how this could happen, given the advanced avionics coupled with the impressive training all 747 pilots receive. This is a difficult question to answer, but consider these facts: it wasn't the first time this ...