On This Day in Aviation History: September 27th
1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed. From a dive at high altitude, the aircraft ...
Russian Soyuz Spacecraft Launches for Space Station
Russia's Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft on Wednesday successfully lifted off carrying an American, a Russian and a Japanese astronaut heading to the International Space Station.
Photos: Inside the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Gallery
NYCAviation's Jeremy Lindgren is on the ground in Everett, bringing you a pictorial tour of the Dreamliner Gallery, Boeing's 787 sales showroom.
Unconscious Pilot at Controls of Plane Over Gulf of Mexico
Two F-15 pilots Thursday morning discovered that the pilot of a plane flying aimlessly over the Gulf of Mexico was apparently unconscious.
American Airlines Flight 587 Crash: November 12 in Aviation History
American Airlines Flight 587 crashes in New York, Saudi Arabian and Kazakh jets collide, Delta orders 60 Boeing 757s, and more...