On This Day in Aviation History: July 29th
In 1930, the first transatlantic flight takes off from England. In 1967, the carrier USS Forrestal catches fire in the Gulf of Tonkin. In 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger launches with Coke and Pepsi on board.
Spirit Airlines Jumps On the Jeremy Lin Bandwagon
Following their time-honored tradition of using sales inspired by current events, Spirit's latest email sale recites one of the dozens of puns the sports media have come up with for the surname of breakout Knicks star Jeremy Lin.
Small Plane Crashes In North Carolina, Killing Pilot
A Pilatus PC-12 headed to Morristown Municipal Airport crashed early Wednesday morning, killing the pilot.
At Least One Killed in Tennessee Cessna Crash
A small two-engine airplane on Friday crashed in Smyrna, Tennessee killing at least one person although initial reports had said three had been killed.
Boeing 737 Fuselage Factory, Other Aerospace Builders Suffer Direct Hit from Kansas Tornado [UPDATED]
The Spirit AeroSystems complex in Wichita that builds every Boeing 737 aircraft fuselage suffered a direct hit from a tornado on Saturday, damaging at least 10 buildings and knocking out power.