On This Day in Aviation History: April 12th
A day of major space milestones: Russia Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man in space and the US launches the first Space Shuttle 20 years later. Also, a British Airways Concorde loses part of its rudder, the first passenger flig...
Libya Closes All Airports After UN Authorizes No-Fly Zone
Libyan authorities have reportedly closed civilian airports, including Tripoli International Airport, after the United Nations Security Council approved a resolution to impose a no-fly zone on Libya.
The Logbook
In today's daily digest, a Beech King Air 1900 crashes in Nairobi, Boeing expects 787 to fly by Christmas, Iraqi Airways looks to fly to Paris again, Jet Airways to be bringing the 773 to EWR again, former-astronaut Lisa Nowak ...
Air Berlin Testing Satellite-Aided Noise Abatement Procedures for Approaches to Frankfurt
An Air Berlin 737-700 will carry out 13 different approaches at Braunschweig with the help of the Global Positioning and Landing System on Monday while noise measurements are recorded on the ground.
Flight Instructor and Student Presumed Dead After Plane Crash off Florida Coast
Two people have been presumed dead after a small single-engine aircraft crashed into the waters off the coast of Florida Wednesday night.