JetBlue to Discontinue Service Between New York and Richmond
JetBlue will leave the Richmond-New York/JFK market beginning in November, according to a published report.
American Airlines Orders 460 New Boeing and Airbus Jets
American Airlines will purchase 260 new Airbus A320-family jets and 200 new Boeing 737s airliners, the company announced Wednesday morning.
NATO-Chartered Cargo Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Killing 9
A Silk Ways Airlines Ilyushin IL-76 ferrying supplies from Azerbaijan to the main U.S./NATO airbase in Afghanistan crashed Tuesday night, killing all nine people on board.
The Evolution of Engine Starting: From Hand-Propping to Button Pushing
For many of us, our first understanding on how to start an airplane was when Bugs Bunny started the engines of the “World’s Largest Airplane” in Hare Lift (FF to 2:04). With a simple push of a button, all of the radial en...
EU Suspends Controversial Air Travel Carbon Tax
The European Commission on Monday announced it will suspend enforcing its controversial carbon tax on air travel until at least autumn 2013.