Delivery Flight Adventure: Onboard RwandAir’s First New 737 from Seattle to East Africa
Given the horrors of its not-so-distant past, Rwanda seems like an unlikely country to be buying brand new airliners. But the now stable nation is betting big on aviation for its economic development. NYCAviation had the rare o...
Small Plane Crash in Indonesia Kills Three
A small aircraft crashed in a remote area in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday afternoon, killing three people, including a U.S. national.
Delta Plane Lands Safely After Bird Strike and Engine Failure Over New York
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 suffered an engine failure after hitting a bird over New York late Thursday morning. The flight made an emergency landing 20 minutes later without incident.
On This Day in Aviation History: September 22nd
The F-14 Tomcat is retired from the US Navy, a man crosses the Atlantic in a hot-air balloon, an E-3 Sentry crashes outside Elmendorf AFB and more...
Virgin America to Launch New York to Palm Springs Route via San Francisco
Virgin America says it will begin flying between New York's JFK International Airport to Palm Springs, Calif. on December 15th. The flight will stop in San Francisco in both directions.