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...
FAA Proposes Regulating Pilots’ Rest Period Based on Fatigue Science
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt on Friday announced a landmark proposal to fight fatigue among commercial pilots by setting new flight time, duty and rest...
Seven Killed As American Helicopter Crashes In Peru
Five Americans were among the seven killed when a Columbia Helicopters BV-234 Chinook went down in central Peru.
Photo Gallery: A Rare Peek Inside a P-3C Orion Navy Spy Plane
Since entering service in the 1960s, the Lockheed P-3 Orion has proven itself to be the US Navy's workhorse anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft. NYCAviation's David Lilienthal recently got a rare peek inside a P-3...
New Spanish Airline Volotea to Launch Flights This April
An all-Boeing 717 carrier backed by some serious players seeks to make a dent in the European airline industry in just a few weeks.