FedEx Orders 27 Boeing 767-300 Freighters, Defers 11 Boeing 777 Freighter Deliveries
FedEx and Boeing announced on Thursday that the package hauler had ordered 27 new 767-300 Freighters. The deal would be worth over $4.7 billion based on Boeing list prices.
Boeing Begins 787 Dreamliner Flight Testing
The 787 Dreamliner will take to the sky today for the first time in weeks, as Boeing begins flight testing their modifications to the battery system. The flight, Boeing 272, is scheduled to take off from Paine Field in Everett,...
Elon Musk Announces Plans for Long- and Short-Haul Spaceflight
In light of his recently announced plans for the future of space flight, could Elon Musk's plans for a BFR be a BFD?
TSA to Test Less Intrusive Scanner Software
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration says it will begin testing new software on its advanced imaging technology machines that enhances privacy by eliminating passenger-specific images and instead auto-detects potenti...
Today in Aviation History: February 18th
Aircraft industrialist Jack Northrop dies, the Space Shuttle Enterprise takes its first flight, four die in a terror attack on an El Al 707, the DC-1 is flown by TWA, Hawthorne Nevada 708 crashes, and more...