On This Day in Aviation History: September 25th
PSA Flight 182 collides with a Cessna 172 in San Diego, killing 144. The Royal Jordanian Air Force is born, the first "blind" instrument flight takes place on Long Island, and the Wright Brothers arrive in Kitty Hawk.
The Post-Deregulation Skies: Don’t Call it a Comeback
The recent trend of airline consolidation has taken away the large variety of airlines we've grown accustomed to seeing over the years. We take a look back at some airlines that were "second acts" of carriers that failed during...
The Lesser Known Airlines of JFK
Quick, name every airline that flies into JFK! How many did you get? We bet you didn’t get a good majority of them. While most people will rattle off Delta, JetBlue, American, Lufthansa, and British Airways, how many smal...
ATC Audio: NTSB Investigating Sleeping Air Traffic Controller at Reagan National Airport
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation after the sole air traffic controller at Washington Ronald Reagan National Airport fell asleep on duty.
Werner Franz, Last Surviving Hindenburg Crew Member, Has Died
The last surviving crewmember from the Hindenburg Disaster has died at the age of 92. He was just days shy of his 15th birthday when the airship crashed.