Photos: Onboard the First United Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner
April 4th in Aviation History: Space Shuttle Challenger’s Maiden Spaceflight
Space Shuttle Challenger makes her maiden spaceflight, a US Air Force C-5 crashes in Vietnam, the USS Akron airship crashes near New Jersey, and more...
New Underwear Bomb Plot Thwarted by CIA, But More Bombs and Terrorists Unaccounted For
The CIA has broken up a new Al Qaeda plot to blow up an airliner using explosive underwear, the Associated Press reported Monday afternoon. An upgraded underwear bomb with an improved detonation system was seized by agents in Y...
MEA Firms $1B Order For 10 Airbus A320neo Family Jets
Beirut-based Middle East Airlines has firmed up an order with Airbus for five A320neo and five A321neo aircraft.
Coast Guard Buys Three Lockheed Martin HC-130J Airplanes
The US Coast Guard has ordered three new Lockheed Martin HC-130J airplanes to augment its surveillance and search and rescue capabilities.
‘The Daily Show’ Explains Why Congress Worked Together To End FAA Furloughs
Typically, it takes months for Congress to come to any sort of meaningful bipartisan decision. Last week, however, Congress managed to fix the FAA furloughs in a matter of days. Why? ‘The Daily Show’ takes a look. T...