On This Day in Aviation History: January 27th
The 737 becomes the first airliner to fly 100 million hours, Cessna delivers its 1,000th bizjet, Canadian controllers strike, three astronauts are killed in the Apollo 1 fire, and more...
Drinking Water Temporarily Contaminated at LAX
Early Wednesday morning, it was discovered that a “cross-contamination incident” involving the connecting of non-drinkable and drinkable-water lines in Terminal 6 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) had occured. The...
Boeing Prepares For First 787-9 Flight
Are you ready for another first flight? Wasting no time after the successful first flight of the Bombardier CSeries, the Boeing 787-9 is scheduled to take to the skies for the first time tomorrow at 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern. A...
Baby Born on Emirates Flight Named ‘EK’ After Airline Code
A baby born on an Emirates flight from Dubai to Manila has been named "EK" in honor of the airline's two-letter IATA code.
AirBridgeCargo Receives Russia’s First Boeing 747-8 Freighter
Russia's AirBridgeCargo Airlines on Thursday took delivery of its first of five Boeing 747-8 Freighters on order.