China Airline Cargo 747 Gear Issue
US Issues World Wide Travel Alert in Wake of Bin Laden’s Death
The US Department of State warned of "enhanced potential for anti-American violence" on Sunday night after President Obama's announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed.
Researching Weather and Climate Change at 35,000ft
Over 40 years ago, airliners started being used to collect high altitude air samples for climate research. Today that research continues, and has been expanded to improve weather forecasting and also better understand the effec...
Pet Airways Takes Off from Republic Airport
With a full cabin of "pawsengers" on-board, Pet Airways launched its maiden flight today, taking off from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, Long Island en route for Los Angeles.
Cathay Pacific Becomes First Asian Airline to order 777X
On Friday, Boeing and Cathay Pacific announced an order for 21 of the manufacturers new 777-9X aircraft. With the order, Cathay Pacific becomes the first airline in Asia to order the new type.
Algerian Air Force Plane Crashes In France
An Algerian EADS CASA C-295 military transport aircraft crashed on Friday in a sparsely populated region of southeastern France.