July 2013 Aviation News In Review
July 2013 was quite a month in the aviation industry, where it seemed like not a single week went by without a major accident, incident, or big story occurring. Because simply so much happened over the last month, we thought it...
On This Day in Aviation History: March 6th
Hooters Air begins operations, the crash of Air Algerie Flight 6239, a transcontinental speed record set by an SR-71, Japan flies the world’s heaviest passenger, a Sikorsky Sea King sets a distance record and more!
Superjet Launch Customer Armavia Returns ‘Unreliable’ Plane to Sukhoi
Armavia has decided to return its Sukhoi Superjet 100 due to reliability problems and says it will buy a western plane instead.
Nor’easter Spurs Over 1,000 Flight Cancellations
Over 1,000 flights to and from northeast airports were cancelled Wednesday as a winter storm approached the region with strong winds, snow and rain.
Icelandair Orders 12 Boeing 737 MAX Jets
Boeing and Icelandair announced on Thursday that the island nation's largest carrier had ordered a dozen Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 aircraft.