On This Day in Aviation History: February 3rd
The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash. Also, a US Marines jet slices down a cable car in Italy, Lufthansa launches the first regular transatlantic...
Meet Afghanistan’s First Air Traffic Controllers
After completing a training program created by the Afghan government, the ICAO and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, Afghanistan's first fully-qualified air traffic controllers are manning the tower at Kabul...
Cathay Pacific Becomes First Asian Airline to order 777X
On Friday, Boeing and Cathay Pacific announced an order for 21 of the manufacturers new 777-9X aircraft. With the order, Cathay Pacific becomes the first airline in Asia to order the new type.
Manx2 Commuter Plane Crashes in Ireland While Attempting to Land in Thick Fog, Six Killed
Six people were killed and six injured Thursday morning when a Manx2 passenger plane crashed at Cork Airport in Ireland during its third landing attempt in thick fog.
VIDEO: Boeing Begins 787 Structural Fatigue Testing
Boeing has begun fatigue testing on the structural airframe of the 787 Dreamliner at their Everett, Wash. test site.