Oman Air Orders Six Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Oman Air and Boeing announced Monday at the Dubai Airshow that the airline had purchased order rights for six 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft from the leasing company ALAFCO.
Video: Antonov An-124 Loads Giant Concrete Pump in Atlanta for Delivery to Crippled Japan Nuke Plant
A Volga-Dnepr Airlines Antonov An-124 chartered by Japan's disgraced Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) landed in Atlanta on Friday to pick up a giant Putzmeister concrete pump for delivery to Japan.
Moscow Airport Bombing Kills At Least 30
A suicide bomber killed up to 31 people at Moscow's busiest airport on Monday afternoon, officials said, prompting a major security alert in the Russian capital.
September 10th in Aviation History: 1,000th Boeing 747 rolls off the assembly line
Hijacking at LGA and an aircraft collision over Europe in 1976; Flights from Hungary to West Germany began in 1989. In 1993, the 1,000th 747 was completed.
Iran-Bound Radioactive Material Seized at Moscow Airport
Russia's Federal Customs Service on Friday said it has seized radioactive material from the luggage of a man who was preparing to take a commercial flight from Moscow to Tehran. His whereabouts are unknown.