American Airlines Launches First Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
After a water cannon salute at 7:30 AM, the new jet with its quiet engines spooled up and we rocketed out of Dallas-Ft. Worth on our way to Chicago.
No Survivors as Airliner Carrying 127 People Crashes Near Islamabad Airport [UPDATED]
A Bhoja Air Boeing 737 with 127 people on board has crashed while attempting to land at Islamabad International Airport. There was no immediate word on the condition of the passengers.
Today in Aviation History: April 8th
British Airways and Iberia formally combine their businesses, an engine explodes and falls off of a BOAC Boeing 707 near Heathrow, a South African de Havilland Comet crashes in the Mediterranean, and more...
Lynyrd Skynyrd Tour Plane Crashes in Mississippi: October 20 in Aviation History
Three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd are killed in a plane crash, a huge air race from England to Australia takes off, and more...
FAA Suspends Controller After Southwest Jet Close Call Over Florida
Federal investigators have suspended an air traffic controller in Florida after giving instructions to a Southwest Airlines passenger plane to check on an unresponsive small airplane, causing them to fly too close to each other.