Focus on the Fixed Base Operator: National Jets
NYCAviation recently paid a visit to Fort Lauderdale-based fixed base operator National Jets. While we were there, we got a special look into the services they provide and how they differentiate themselves from other FBOs.
Pan Am Begins First Mainland Flights to Hawaii, Harriet Quimby First Woman to Fly Across English Channel: April 16th in Aviation History
Pan Am flies from San Francisco to Hawaii with a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat, Harriet Quimby crosses the English Channel, Apollo 16 launches for the Moon, Canada forms its first air force, and more...
AirTran Rolls Out with Third Logojet; Indianapolis Colts
AirTran's third and final logojet is unveiled...this time for the Indianapolis Colts! In days of planes being painted in "economic white", how refreshing it is to see some actual color on aircraft!
40 Gorgeous Photos Celebrating 40 Years of Embraer
On this date in 1969, Brazil's Ministry of Aeronautics formally created what would grow into one of the world's foremost aircraft manufacturers. Here are some of our favorite photos of Embraer jets and props operating in divers...
Wing of Delta Plane Clips Tail of Another at New York’s Kennedy Airport
Two Delta Air Lines Boeing 767 jets bumped into each other at Kennedy Airport in New York Friday evening, but no one was injured.