Boeing Forecasts $4 Trillion Airliner Market by 2030
In a conference call this morning, Boeing gave it’s current market outlook for this year and the future for commercial airplanes, forecasting growth in the market as a whole to the tune of around 5% a year.
Airbus to Build A320 Factory in Alabama
Airbus would spend hundreds of millions of dollars to build their first manufacturing facility in the United States.
De-Icing: Why Are They Spraying Our Jet?
If you’ve flown in cold weather, you have probably seen an aircraft being de-iced. Here's why they were washing your airplane with slimy green goop.
Near Disaster at UK Airshow When Cold War Bomber “Accidentally” Takes Off
Disaster was narrowly averted at England's Bruntingthorpe Air Show in May when a Cold War-era Handley Page Victor accidentally took off.
Thurman Munson Plane Crash, Army Buys First Wright Flyer: August 2 in Aviation History
The US Army takes delivery of its first airplane, Delta Flight 191 crashes in Dallas, Thurman Munson dies in a plane crash, and more...