Sputnik 1 Wins Space Race, Eastern Plane Crashes In Boston: October 4th in Aviation History
Siberian Airlines Flight 1812 is taken down by a Ukranian missile, El Al Flight 1862 crashes into an apartment complex in Amsterdam, BOAC begins the first transatlantic jet route, Eastern Airlines Flight 375 goes down in Boston...
FAA Suspends Controller After Southwest Jet Close Call Over Florida
Federal investigators have suspended an air traffic controller in Florida after giving instructions to a Southwest Airlines passenger plane to check on an unresponsive small airplane, causing them to fly too close to each other.
Prosecuted Pants-Dragging Plane Passenger Popped from Pen
The University of New Mexico football player who was arrested at San Francisco International Airport for wearing saggy pants has been released on bail.
First Boeing 767-2C Takes Flight – First Step Towards the KC-46A
The first Boeing 767-2C, the prototype that will lead to the beginning of the KC-46 tanker program, recently made its first flight.
Life Improving for Child Survivor of 2010 Libyan Plane Crash
The condition of the Dutch child who survived the crash of Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 in Libya last year is improving quickly, local media reported.