Gallery: Alaska Airlines Paint The Plane Winners
On This Day in Aviation History: August 18th
On this date in 1871, Alphonse Pénaud achieves the first flight of an inherently stable airplane; in 1911, first flight of the F.E.2 biplane in England; in 1930, the first westbound crossing of the Atlantic; in 1932, the first...
DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Into Sea Off Gabon, No Fatalities
An Antonov An-26 cargo plane operating for DHL Express crashed into the sea off the African nation of Gabon late Monday morning, the company said, but there were no fatalities.
Hot Dog Copter Rains Meat Tubes on Detroit
The best helicopter ever dropped 140 pounds of hot dogs over a Detroit parking lot Wednesday morning.
Mars Rover Opportunity Funding to Cease in 2015
While NASA's baseline 2015 budget request shows no funding for the long-running Mars mission past 2015, NASA says Opportunity could continue if extra funds become available.
February 21st in Aviation History: Libyan Airliner Shot Down, Photos of 757 Gushing Fuel
Photos of a Thomas Cook 757 gushing fuel are captured by a planespotter, Libyan Airlines Flight 114 is shot down by Israelis, ANA’s first international flight, Santa Barbara Flight 518 crashes in Venezuela, and more...