On This Day in Aviation History: November 10th
British Airways Concorde G-BOAD makes its last flight to JFK in 2003, Southern Airways Flight 49 is hijacked, Russian Lunokhod 1 is launched, the first European flight over one minute and more...
Tiny Airports Take Off With Stimulus
The Federal Aviation Administration has now allocated all of its $1.1 billion in stimulus money for airport improvements. But the complex set of rules laid out in the recovery act has led to some counterintuitive results: The b...
On This Day in Aviation History: July 22
India's first fighter pilot is killed, and the US forces dispatch Uday and Qusay Hussein.
Sully’s Final Departure: Miracle on the Hudson Hero Flies Into Retirement (w/ Photos)
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, a national hero for his successful water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River, completed his final airline flight today, entering retirement following a 40 year career as a...
Mexicana Joins Oneworld, Paints a Plane
Mexicana officially became a member of the Oneworld alliance today, and they repainted an airbus A320 to celebrate!