On This Day in Aviation History: November 16th
Qantas is founded, NASA's X-43 hits Mach 10, NASA's Skylab 4 and Russia's Venera 3 are launched, National Airlines Flight 967 crashes, and more...
American Airlines and Japan Airlines to Launch Joint Venture on April 1st
American Airlines and Japan Airlines will begin their previously announced trans-Pacific revenue sharing venture on April 1st, the companies announced in Tokyo Tuesday morning.
Pilot of Crashed Asiana Airlines Jumbo Jet Bought Seven Life Insurance Policies a Month Earlier
One of the two pilots aboard an Asiana Airlines cargo plane which crashed in the sea off a South Korean island last week had taken out seven life insurance policies just a month before the accident, according to a news report o...
Touch N’ Go: Plane Crash in Wichita, Woman Behind the Voice at 200 Airports, Turnaround Timelapse
(Touch N’ Go is a collection of our favorite AvGeek news, pictures, videos, tweets & more from the day.) AvNews: ✈ Plane Crashes into Building at Wichita Midcontinent Airport [NYCAviation] ✈ Lufthansa eyes lon...
Virgin America Orders 60 Airbus A320s, Announces Plans for Sharklets
Virgin America announced an order for 40 Airbus A320s with options for 20 more, while also sharing their plans to add sharklets to their fleet.