Colombian Teen Flies Across South America Without Ticket or Documents
A Colombian boy traveled from Bogota to Santiago, Chile without documents after evading airport security on Saturday night
United Orders Winglets for Boeing 767-300ER Fleet
United Continental Holdings and Aviation Partners announced that an order has been placed for 14 sets of winglets to be used on United’s 767-300ERs.
January 13th in Aviation History: Air Florida 90 Crashes and First Single Rotor Helicopter Flight
The Air Florida Flight 90 disaster takes 78 lives in Washington DC, and an Uzbekistan Yak-42 crashes in Tashkent. In happier news, Igor Sikorsky makes the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight, Shuttle Endeavour launc...
Delta Dedicates Aircraft to Mets’ David Wright
As usual, the formidable sight of white Canon lenses were aimed at the Mets' 3rd baseman David Wright, but today they were not in the media pit at Shea Stadium. Instead, they were gathered at LaGuardia's rather unsuspecting Mar...
FAA Fines American Eagle $155K for Flights with Bad Weight Data and Improper Engine Maintenance
The Federal Aviation Administration announced it would fine American Eagle Airlines for operating flights with inaccurate weight and balance data and for flying a plane for a week with an improperly repaired engine.