August 6th in Aviation History: B-29 Superfortress Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The US drops first atomic bomb on Japan, Ted Williams returns to the Red Sox from Korea, Braniff Flight 250 crashes in Nebraska, and more.
On This Day in Aviation History: September 27th
1956 – USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first man to exceed Mach 3 while flying the Bell X-2. Shortly thereafter, the craft goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed. From a dive at high altitude, the aircraft ...
ANA’s First 787 Struck By Lightning, US Airways Employees Busted for Bogus Buddy Passes: Final Call
ANA's 787 Dreamliner is struck by lightning, Richard Branson is ready to go to space, US Airways workers are busted for selling fraudulent flights to Tel Aviv, and more...
Long Island Pilots May Still Face Trial After Brazilian Court Overturns Their Acquittal
A Brazilian court on Tuesday threw out another judge's acquittal of two American pilots involved in the 2006 Gol Flight 1907 crash, which killed 154 people.
Elon Musk Announces Plans for Long- and Short-Haul Spaceflight
In light of his recently announced plans for the future of space flight, could Elon Musk's plans for a BFR be a BFD?