American Airlines Crew Detained in Venezuela After Making Hugo Chavez Joke Over PA
A US Embassy report released by Wikileaks reveals that an American Airlines crew was briefly detained in 2008 when a crewmember made a joke about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after landing in Caracas.
PHOTOS: Ships and Helicopters Entertain Thousands of New Yorkers During Fleet Week 2010
A parade of ships, demonstrations by Marine helicopters and other events thrilled huge crowds during New York's 26th annual Fleet Week. Scott Snorteland snapped some great photos of the action.
On This Day in Aviation History: December 9th
Trans-Canada Flight 810 crashes in 1956, United begins flights to Vietnam in 2004 exactly two years to-the-day after filing for bankruptcy. Delta receives the 1,000th 737 in 1983, MiG designer Artem Mikoyan dies in 1970, the fi...
On This Day in Aviation History: February 19th
A China Airlines flight survives a 30,000ft dive in 1985, though an Iberia flight suffers an all-fatal crash the same day. The Boeing 757 makes its maiden flight, Lufthansa lines up to be the first 737 customer, and more...
Final Call: TSA Admits Elderly Strip Search Screw Up, Airbus Finds Cause of A380 Wing Cracks
TSA officials now say procedures were not followed when two elderly women were strip searched, a review of the world's longest economy class flight, Airbus and Boeing both have issues with their largest jets, and more...