On This Day in Aviation History: February 19th
A China Airlines flight survives a 30,000ft dive in 1985, though an Iberia flight suffers an all-fatal crash the same day. The Boeing 757 makes its maiden flight, Lufthansa lines up to be the first 737 customer, and more...
India’s Kingfisher Revival Plan ‘Unconvincing’
A plan proposed by troubled Kingfisher Airlines is not enough to get it back in the skies, an aviation ministry official said on Friday.
FAA Downgrades Safety Ratings of Curacao and Saint Maarten, Current Flights Not Affected
The US Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday announced that it had downgraded the safety ratings of the Caribbean island nations of Curaçao and Saint Maarten from Category 1 to Category 2.
Commercial Aviation Safer Than Ever in 2011
Passenger safety improved significantly last year as the numbers of accidents and fatalities reached the lowest in aviation history, the IATA said on Tuesday.
Plane Crash at Long Beach Airport Kills Five
At least two people were killed when a King Air crashed near Long Beach International Airport in California.