What They Don’t Teach You in Ground School, Part II: Mistresses, Wives and the Mile High Club
(Editor’s note: part one of this series can be read here.) The flustered aircraft salesman walks past the front desk of the FBO pulling at his tie, a permanent blush to his cheeks; for some reason, he can’t look me in t...
Airbus Successfully Completes First A350 Flight
In the early morning hours of Friday, Airbus A350 “MSN1” climbed into the skies over Toulouse for the very first time. The first flight, just days before the 50th Paris Air Show, is a huge milestone in the A350 prog...
Green-Strapped Blue Is Bleeding Red
This week, jetBlue announced that they will soon begin charging passengers for headsets, blankets, pillows and eyeshades in the coming months.
On This Day in Aviation History: August 14th
The first woman to flies over Great Britain, the Tupolev ANT-14 makes her maiden flight, World War II air combat begins, the crash of Helios Flight 522 and more...
FAA to Impose New Air Traffic Controller Scheduling Rules
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday announced it is prohibiting certain scheduling practices after yet another air traffic controller fell asleep while on duty.