Boeing’s Biggest Bird Takes to the Skies
The largest commercial aircraft ever built in the United States, Boeing's 747-8 Freighter, made its maiden flight today, marking an important step forward in manufacturer's groundbreaking, but aging, 747 product line.
Fact Time: Wednesday’s Ameristar MD-83 Overrun in Detroit
A chartered Ameristar MD-83 carrying the Michigan men's basketball team overran the runway at Willow Run Airport yesterday. Here are the current facts regarding the accident.
On This Day in Aviation History: December 28th
United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in Oregon in 1978, Airborne Transport DC-3 disappears enroute to Miami in 1948 and Israeli commandos launch a surprise attack on Beirut Airport in 1968.
Top 10 Posts of the Week: Shuttle Enterprise Pics, Inside Lufthansa’s New 747-8 and More
Photos of Space Shuttle Enterprise landing in New York plus pics of the first Lufthansa Boeing 747-8I beat out the TSA finding landmines in a woman's luggage.
JetBlue Unveils A Refreshed “JetGreen” For The NY Jets
JetBlue Airways recently unveiled a newly updated "JetGreen", the airline's New York Jets special livery, at an event in New York City.