Lion Air Becomes Second Boeing 737 MAX Customer in Record 380 Plane Deal
In the presence of U.S. President Barack Obama, Indonesia's Lion Air and Boeing on Friday signed the largest aircraft order commitment in the history of commercial aviation, both in the number of planes and its financial terms.
Early Bird Report: United Sees Pacific Recovery; Relatives of Air France 447 Victims Sue Airbus
United Airlines sees a recovery in their biggest international segment. Plus, Cape Air to codeshare with American, Air France 447 victims sue Airbus, Etihad launches AUH-NRT, and Delta is hiring agents.
American Airlines Tests Wireless Streaming Movies on Two 767s
American Airlines has begun testing a new system which will allow inflight WiFi users to wirelessly stream movies, TV shows and other video programming from a central unit on the aircraft to laptops and mobile devices.
President Obama to View Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch With Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
President Barack Obama and his family will attend the launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour on Friday seated beside Arizona Representative Gabrielle Giffords, the victim of an assassination attempt in January.
On This Day in Aviation History: August 12th
A look back at the launch of the first communications satellite, Space Shuttle Enterprise's first test flight, and the Japan Airlines Flight 123 disaster.