West Coast Powerhouse: Alaska Airlines To Buy Virgin America
Early Monday morning, Alaska Airlines announced its intention to buy Virgin America in a cash purchase totaling $2.6 billion USD.
Boeing Delivers First 767 Freighter to FedEx Express, MD-10 On Way Out
On Wednesday morning, FedEx Express took delivery of their first Boeing 767-300 Freighter as a part of the company’s continuing efforts to modernize their aging fleet. “Today’s delivery of our first Boeing 767...
Air Traffic Up Substantially in 2010: UN Report
Passenger and freight air traffic grew substantially in 2010 as positive economic prospects worldwide overshadowed the depressed levels of 2009 caused by the global financial crisis, according to United Nations report.
The Logbook: Nudity, Alcohol, and Aviation Apparently Do Not Mix
The United Airlines pilot arrested for drinking this past November has pleaded guilty, British say body scanners violate child pornography laws, Mesa Airlines declares bankruptcy, a Lear 35 crashes in Chicago and a 727 crashes ...
Lufthansa Cargo MD-11 Crashes in Saudi Arabia, Two Pilots Injured
A Lufthansa Cargo aircraft crashed at an airport in the Saudi capital on Tuesday morning, officials said, injuring the two pilots on board.