DEVELOPING: Air Algerie Flight 5017 Crashes In The Desert of Mali
Contact has been lost with an Air Algerie flight between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (OUA) and Algiers, Algeria (ALG). Flight 5017 was an MD-83 that was being flown by Spanish carrier Swiftair on behalf of the Algerian airline. T...
Two New Spotting Guides This Week: Palm Beach (PBI) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
It's been awhile but we hope the wait was worth it as we just got back from Florida to publish our two latest planespotting guides from Palm Beach (PBI) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL).
No Item Too Small: How Airports Deal with FOD
Foreign objects on airport paved surfaces can pose serious risks, from damaging tires or engines to causing a major catastrophe. See what airports do to ensure that objects and debris don't interfere with air safety.
The Real Impact of Ebola on Airline Travel
The rapid speed of jet airliners and the large capacities of the intercontinental wide-bodies make the rapid and distant spread of Ebola an issue.
Orion Crew Capsule Targeted for Orbital Test Flight in 2014
The Orion Exploration Flight Test-1 is scheduled to launch the first unmanned Orion crew cabin into a high altitude Earth orbit in 2014 atop a Delta 4 heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida.