America West Begins Flying, Boeing Merges With McDonnell Douglas: August 1 in Aviation History
Happy birthday NORAD, America West Airlines and ALM-Antillean Airlines. Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merge, Gary Powers dies, and more...
Turkey Intercepts Another Iranian Plane, Seizes Cargo
Turkey on Wednesday seized the cargo of an Iranian plane which was en route to Syria for violating United Nations sanctions.
Live Video: NASA Announces Space Shuttle Destinations
Watch live video of NASA administrator Charles Bolden announcing which institutions are to receive the four remaining Space Shuttles today at 1pm EDT.
Flying Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner Training Simulator
How do you train to fly the most advanced airliner ever built? In the most advanced flight simulator ever built, of course.
Why Can’t Airlines Just Add Extra Room?
I recently saw a comment that referenced a seat being too small. “If planes were just one foot wider, seats could be as wide as first class. Would that kill Boeing or Airbus?”