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Small Plane Crash in Alaska Kills Five
All five passengers a board a small plane died after the aircraft crashed on railroad tracks in the southern region of the state of Alaska, local authorities said Friday.
United Orders Winglets for Boeing 767-300ER Fleet
United Continental Holdings and Aviation Partners announced that an order has been placed for 14 sets of winglets to be used on United’s 767-300ERs.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 8th
The Airbus A300 becomes the first widebody jet to operate with a two-man flight crew, the crashes of Turkish Airlines Flight 634, Air Midwest Flight 5481, British Midland Flight 92 and a Moscow Airways AN-32, a Russian cosmonau...
When The Unthinkable Happens: A Memoir of Being a Witness to a Crash
Last August, NYCAviation's Standards Editor was attending the media day for an air show when an aircraft crashed while practicing it's routine. This is his memoir of the events of thst day and what followed.
Bizarre Air Traffic Control Audio: Pilot Really Wants to Land on Rockaway Beach
Here is a recording of the very odd conversation between the pilot of the small plane that landed on Rockaway Beach this past Monday and an air traffic controller at JFK International Airport.