MEA Firms $1B Order For 10 Airbus A320neo Family Jets
Beirut-based Middle East Airlines has firmed up an order with Airbus for five A320neo and five A321neo aircraft.
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.
Why An FAA Rule Change Won’t Stop Student Pilots
Aviation medical examiners will no longer issue student pilot certificates under a new rule adopted by the FAA. Unlike the old rules, starting on April 1 (yes, April Fool’s Day), these new certificates will never expire and s...
Today in Aviation History: March 3rd
Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world without refueling, the crashes of United Flight 585, Turkish Flight 981, Mohawk Flight 405 and a Canadian Pacific Airlines Comet. Qantas flies to Tokyo, NACA i...
Video: Drifting (Unintentionally) in a Boeing 737
This SAS 737 was taxiing after touching down in Norway when it started sliding on an ice-covered taxiway. Whee!