Are Airplane Seats Sturdy Enough for Overweight America? The Cost of Safety vs. Fuel
The 60-year-old FAA weight standard for airliner seats seems outdated relative to America's expanding waistlines, but is that reason enough for an update?
January 16th in Aviation History: Final Space Shuttle Columbia Launch, TWA Flight 3 Crashes
Space Shuttle Columbia launches for the last time, five B-52s begin a round-the-world-flight, actress Carole Lombard is killed in the crash of TWA Flight 3, and more...
The Logbook: Northwest Overfly, Chapter 683
More attempts to place blame on ATC in the Northwest Minneapolis overfly incident. Ryanair is skipping out on a Boeing deal, the 787’s MTOW is increased, Pakistan receives the first Saab 2000 AEW and Swiss to start ZRH-SFO.
ANA Ambassador Trip Report: San Jose to Hong Kong, via Tokyo
On June 1st, ANA restarted their Boeing 787 service between San Jose, California, and Tokyo, Japan. I previously reviewed the ANA 787 as a part of the ANA Ambassador program, but now it’s time to tell more of the s...
Photos: On-Board Lufthansa’s New Airbus A380
We got to tour one of Lufthansa's beautiful new A380s when it visited New York on Monday. Here's what we found.