Iraq Buys Russian Attack Helicopters and Anti-Aircraft Missiles in $4.2 Billion Deal
Iraq will purchase 30 Mil Mi-28NE attack helicopters and 42 Pantsir anti-aircraft weapon systems worth $4.2 billion.
Southwest Shows Interest in Buying LaGuardia and National Slots if Delta and US Complete Swap
Some scarce flight slots at LGA and DCA will hit the market if Delta and US go along with the DOT's stipulations for their slot swap, and Southwest seems to be interested in scooping some up.
Thai Airways Receives First Airbus A380
Thai Airways this week became the latest airline to take delivery of the Airbus A380.
A Wicked Winter’s Eve in the Skies: Pilots DO Feel Bad When Weather Delays Your Flight
Out of sight and out of mind is such an easy mindset to fall into, but down a winding jetway, a flight crew sits in the front of a widebody airliner and truly feels badly for the delays that mother nature is throwing at their c...
On This Day in Aviation History: September 8th
US Air Mail begins, the first V-2 rockets hit London, Surveyor 5 launches, USAir Flight 427 crashes near Pittsburgh, first Russia relief mission to the US and more...