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...
Latest 787 Glitch: What Happens When The Wrong Extinguisher Is Fired?
On Wednesday, reports started to trickle in that The Boeing 787 Dreamliner had yet another glitch that airlines needed to sort out. No, it was not related to the lithium-ion batteries again, but something you will find on just ...
Plane Crashes: The Media S***storm
What message is the mainstream media sending to the public after an event like plane crash, and why?
Plane Carrying 21 Crashes in Nepal’s Himalayas, Killing 15 [UPDATED]
An Dornier Do 228 aircraft carrying 21 people crashed while attempting to land at Jomsom Airport, killing 15 of them.s
Photos: Japan Airlines Flies Home With First Two Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Japan Airlines flew home from the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. on Monday with not one, but two Boeing 787 Dreamliners, the first of 45 copies ordered by the Tokyo-based airline.