Flights from Tokyo Trigger Radiation Alarms in Chicago and Dallas
Two flights from Tokyo which landed in Chicago and Dallas triggered radiation alarms at those airports on Wednesday.
Ethiopian Airlines: From Humble Beginnings to an Aviation Powerhouse
Looking back to its first days in 1946, it would be hard to imagine Ethiopian becoming the African aviation powerhouse it is today. Yet nevertheless the airline managed to continue to grow through obstacles small and large over...
On This Day in Aviation History: August 18th
On this date in 1871, Alphonse Pénaud achieves the first flight of an inherently stable airplane; in 1911, first flight of the F.E.2 biplane in England; in 1930, the first westbound crossing of the Atlantic; in 1932, the first...
Small Plane Crash in Eastern Pakistan Kills Two
A pilot instructor and a trainee were killed on Thursday afternoon when a small plane crashed in the driveway of a house in eastern Pakistan, local media reported on Friday. There were no casualties on the ground.
Military Plane Chartered to Transport Gold Crashes in Mauritania Killing 7
A military plane chartered by Canadian gold miner Kinross crashed shortly after takeoff Thursday in the African country of Mauritania, killing all seven people on board