The Media’s Airplane Problem
When it comes to airplanes and pilots, mainstream journalism, like Hollywood, usually gets it wrong. Movies we can forgive. The press, however, we hold to a much higher standard.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 10th
TWA files for bankruptcy for the first time, a Gulfstream III speeds around the world, a Sikorsky reaches 21,000ft, a B-52 sets a distance record and more...
UFO Scare Shuts Down Chinese Airport
A Chinese airport temporarily closed on Tuesday amid fears that one of the passenger planes could collide with an unidentified flying object that was seen in the area.
Alaska Airlines Unveils New Portland Timbers Soccer Jet
Alaska Airlines on Friday introduced their newest theme-jet, a Boeing 737-700 (N607AS) painted in the colors of the Portland Timbers MLS soccer team.
787: The Magic is Back
NYCA correspondent Tom Alfano is in Washington for the historic rollout of the first Boeing 787.