Alaska 261 Plunges into Pacific Ocean: January 31st in Aviation History
Pan Am receives the first Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, Ham the Chimp visits space, an Alaska Airlines MD-80 crashes off the coast of California, and more...
Indictments Today in 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK
On Thursday, the FBI arrested five suspects believed to have taken part in the infamous 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK, made famous in the film "Goodfellas".
PREVIEW: JetBlue Introduces Mint
Prior to the launch of Mint service on June 15, JetBlue gave NYC Aviation a peek of the Mint cabin on its new Airbus A321 (N923JB – “It’s Mint To Be”). It represents a dramatic shift from the norm for the traditionally ...
March 14th in Aviation History: Pan Am is Founded in Key West
Pan American Airways is founded, the first American flies a Russian spacecraft, a number of US boxers are killed in a LOT Poland crash, and more...
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.