New Zealand Engineer Dead After Being Sucked Into Plane Engine
Police in New Zealand are investigating the death of an aircraft engineer, Miles Hunter, 51, who was sucked into the engine of a C-130 Hercules transport plane early Monday morning.
Moscow Airport Bomber Identified by Russian Authorities
Russian investigators said on Saturday that the attack at Moscow's Domodedovo airport was carried out by a resident of Russia's North Caucasus region and was aimed primarily at foreigners, RIA Novosti reported.
American Pilots Sentenced to Community Service After Conviction for Negligence in 2006 Brazil Crash
The pilots of a business jet which clipped an airliner over Brazil in 2006, killing 156 people, were sentenced Tuesday by a Brazilian judge to four years and four months of community service to be served in the United States.
The Evolution of Engine Starting: From Hand-Propping to Button Pushing
For many of us, our first understanding on how to start an airplane was when Bugs Bunny started the engines of the “World’s Largest Airplane” in Hare Lift (FF to 2:04). With a simple push of a button, all of the radial en...
Final Call: TSA Admits Elderly Strip Search Screw Up, Airbus Finds Cause of A380 Wing Cracks
TSA officials now say procedures were not followed when two elderly women were strip searched, a review of the world's longest economy class flight, Airbus and Boeing both have issues with their largest jets, and more...