Fatal Facts: Analyzing the Truth Behind Airline Crash Safety Statistics
We always hear how safe air travel is, referenced with various brief stats and phrases, but where do they come from? Here's the air travel safety breakdown.
On This Day In Aviation History: August 25th
Today in 1784, first balloon flight in England; 1912, first recovery from an uncontrolled spin; 1919, inaugural commercial flights between Paris and London; 1932, Amelia Earhart completes first transcontinental flight by a woman.
The Real Impact of Ebola on Airline Travel
The rapid speed of jet airliners and the large capacities of the intercontinental wide-bodies make the rapid and distant spread of Ebola an issue.
Back TZ The Future: Singapore’s Scoot to Resurrect IATA Code of ATA
Scoot, the new no frills, long-haul carrier launched by Singapore Airlines, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has assigned it a new two-character flight designator code: TZ.
Update: Explosion Near SFO Was Not Result of a Plane Crash
A large explosion rocked the city of San Bruno in California on Thursday, not far from San Francisco International Airport, but the cause does not appear to be a plane crash.