Cathay Pacific Orders 10 Airbus A350-1000 Widebody Jets
Cathay Pacific Airways on Tuesday agreed to buy 10 Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, becoming the plane type's launch customer.
Southwest Airlines Reports 6.4% August Traffic Boost
Southwest Airlines Co. on Wednesday reported a 2.1 percentage points increase in load factor for the month of August, with a 6.4% rise in traffic compared to the same month last year.
Alaska Airlines Flight Aborts Takeoff After Eagle Gets Sucked Into Engine
An Alaska Airlines passenger plane was forced to abort takeoff on Sunday morning when an eagle was sucked into one of its engines, a spokesman for the airline said.
Orville Wright is Born: August 19 in Aviation History
Happy birthday to Orville Wright! Also, first flight of the B-25 Mitchell, Russian space dogs Belka and Strelka orbit the earth, and more...
March 18th in Aviation History: Austrian Airlines Launches Service
Europe's first airplane takes flight, Austrian Airlines launches service, Delta offers voluntary severance to 30,000 employees, the crash of a Boeing 307 Stratoliner during a test flight, and more...