The Unintended Consequences of the “1500 Hour Rule”
The FAA recently raised minimum flight hour requirements for commercial pilots to 1,500 hours. Brad Tate explores whether this stricter hiring requirement truly benefits flight safety.
Transaero to Wire Planes With Row 44 WiFi System
In-flight broadband provider Row 44 will soon wire Transaero’s narrowbody and Boeing 767 fleets, allowing passengers to pass time online while traveling within Russia and abroad. The Moscow-based carrier currently operate...
On This Day in Aviation History: January 4th
A day of firsts: The Brooklyn Dodgers become the first baseball team to buy a plane, Pan Am launches the first all-cargo transatlantic service, a pope flies on a plane for the first time, Sputnik 1, the first satellite, falls o...
Dying Man Shares Previously Unseen Amateur Video of Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster
A Florida man has shared some never-before-seen footage of Challenger's catastrophic 1986 launch.
A FedEx 727 Retires To Life As College Laboratory
A FedEx Boeing 727-200F concluded its 33-year career last week and joined the faculty of California Baptist University.