Seaplane Crash Kills Former Alaska State Legislator
Former Alaska state legislator Cheryll Heinze was killed Tuesday when a seaplane crashed in a lake near Homer, Alaska. Four others survived.
January 22nd in Aviation History: Pilot Mistakes Ireland for California and More
Pan Am becomes the first airlines to start 747 flights in 1970, STS-42 brings the first female Canadian into space in 1992, a P-3 Orion distance record in 1971, Apollo 5 launches in 1968, and the crashes of American Airlines Fl...
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.
India Buys 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Military Transports for $4.1 Billion
The government of India on Monday announced the purchase of 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III's for approximately $4.1 billion.
January 21st in Aviation History: First Concorde Passenger Flight, Cargolux Lands on Van and 40 More Events!
The Concorde begins scheduled service for both British Airways and Air France, crashes of Galaxy Airlines 203, Pan Am 1104 and an Iranian 727. NASA's Spirit rover ceases communication from Mars, and more...