Aviation Safety: Moving Forward by Looking Back
Over the years, a particular focus has been placed on aviation safety improvements. Many of these improvements have come to be thanks to the lessons learned from past crashes.
Video: Libyan Air Force Fighter Pilots Defect to Malta with Dassault Mirage F1 Jets
Two Libyan Air Force colonels flew their Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jets to Malta and defected rather than obeying orders to bomb protesters in Libya.
Europe Bans X-Ray Scanners, Lady Gaga Channels Pan Am Flight Attendant: Final Call
Europe bans x-ray scanners, Gaga catches Pan Am fever, TSA under congressional scrutiny, and more...
Today in Aviation History: October 23rd
A number of firsts today: First heavier-than-air flight in Europe, first use of a plane in warfare, first transcontinental service between New York and Los Angeles, an American Airlines DC-3 collides with a B-34 bomber, and mor...
High Art: History, Hype and The World’s Biggest Planes
Can a reborn jetliner again change the world — or look good trying?