Hubble Space Telescope is Launched, Longest Flight by a UAV: April 24th in Aviation History
Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope on Space Shuttle Discovery, a Global Hawk UAV flies from California to Australia nonstop, heli-logging pioneers Columbia Helicopters is founded, LOT Polish Airlines launches service to New Y...
Man Who Plotted RC Airplane Bomb Attacks Pleads Guilty
Rezwan Ferdaus will plead guilty to a plot to fly explosives-filled remote-controlled planes into the Pentagon and US Capitol.
SilkAir Buys 54 Boeing 737 MAXs and 737-800s
Singapore's SilkAir has committed to purchasing 54 new Boeing 737 aircraft worth $4.9 billion based on list prices.
Flight Review: Finnair A330 From New York to Helsinki
Last week, I flew to and from Finland out of New York City on Finnair business class to participate in Quality Hunters (full post on that to come). Finnair is not a particularly huge airline, with only 15 total longhaul aircraf...
American and Delta Launching Routes to Tokyo-Haneda in Coming Days
American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will begin serving Tokyo's Haneda Airport this Friday and Saturday, respectively.