Party Balloon Knocks Greek Air Traffic Radar Offline
A Greek air traffic control radar was knocked offline when a child's helium-filled balloon floated into power lines and cut power.
Boeing Reveals Phantom Eye, Hydrogen-Powered Unmanned Airborne System
Boeing unveiled their new unmanned airborne system, the Phantom Eye, which is capable of reaching altitudes of 65,000 feet for as long as four days. The aircraft will be sent to the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air ...
NYCAviation Wins Best Enthusiast Site of 2009!
Flightglobal's Webbies of 2009 has declared NYCAviation to be the Best Enthusiast Site of the year, and third in Best Use of Social Media. Ranking so high in the two new categories, we have all of you to thank!
Under Pressure: The Ups and Downs of Flying High
Flying high above the earth where the air is thin, the human body requires enough oxygen to keep it functioning. But how exactly are the necessary oxygen levels provided, and what happens when aircraft pressurization systems fa...
Volcanic Ash Forces Unprecedented Airspace Shutdown in Europe
Much of Europe's airspace is closed until further notice due to a massive cloud of dangerous ash spreading southeastward from a volcano in Iceland.