Delta Air Lines Buys a Refinery, Becoming its Own Oilman
Delta Air Lines on Monday announced it had reached an agreement to buy a disused oil refinery near Philadelphia, a move which many industry pundits promise to puzzle over for years to come. Monroe Energy, a wholly-owned subsidi...
Dream Chaser Commercial Space Plane to Undergo First Flight Test Next Summer
It looks as though the efforts to get commercial space taxis off the ground is succeeding. Sierra Nevada Corporation's "Dream Chaser" space plane is slated to conduct its first test flight as early as next summer.
Fire Shuts Down Runway at Toronto Pearson Airport: Over 100 Flights Cancelled
An electrical fire combined with foggy weather to shut down a runway at Toronto's Pearson International Airport Sunday morning, causing dozens of flights to be cancelled.
The Reality Behind the “Hawaii Near Collision”
Recently, a passenger's account of a near collision between his flight and another near Hawaii has received a lot of attention. However, all was not as he made it seem. We separate the facts from the fiction and explain why thi...
Germany Returns Impounded Jet of Thailand’s Crown Prince
The royal jet that was impounded at a German airport last month in order to settle a dispute between the Thai government and a German construction company was released after the government agreed to pay a bond for its release.