Pentagon’s Biggest Air Transport Contractor Files for Bankruptcy [Updated]
Global Aviation Holdings, owner of charter carriers World Airways and North American Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday evening. Global says operations will continue without interruption.
Video: Buh-Bye from SNL’s Total Bastard Airlines
A classic skit from the early-90s cast of Saturday Night Live features virtually everyone on the show at the time, including David Spade, Chris Farley and Adam Sandler.
Today in Aviation History: February 5th
The world's first airline launches passenger service, US starts inspecting baggage, a B-47 loses a nuke, TWA starts transatlantic flights, two transcontinental flying speed records are set and more...
Final Call: New 787 Skin Concerns at Boeing, Air France Jet Gets Covered in Bird Blood
Boeing inspecting 787s for new problems with its composite skin, LAX faces an uphill battle to win more international travel, an Air France Airbus plows into a flock of birds, and more...
Video: Stephen Colbert Pleads for NASA Funding
A new tongue-in-cheek public service announcement from Stephen Colbert reminds us of the practical research astronauts perform on the International Space Station.