Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing on New York City Beach
A small aircraft has landed safely on a beach in New York City, according to the city's Office of Emergency Management.
United-Continental Unveils First Boeing 747 in New Post-Merger Paint Scheme
United Continental Holdings today officially unveiled their first Boeing 747-400 painted in the newly-merged airline's updated livery.
Discount Airlines Betting Big in Las Vegas
Several low cost carriers are banking on an economic turnaround in Las Vegas, home of the highest unemployment rate in the nation.
March 14th in Aviation History: Pan Am is Founded in Key West
Pan American Airways is founded, the first American flies a Russian spacecraft, a number of US boxers are killed in a LOT Poland crash, and more...
The Why, How and Where of Flight Diversions
While diversions do happen frequently, the decision to land a plane perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles from its destination is not taken lightly. A look at why planes divert and how pilots, dispatchers and managers choose w...