US Air Force Pilot Rescued After F-16 Crashes Into Ocean Near Japan
A US Air Force pilot was plucked out of the Pacific Ocean on Sunday after his F-16 jet went down 250 miles northeast of Japan's Hokkaido Island.
OPINION: What Makes a Great-Looking Jetliner?
“Aesthetically it’s no 747, but it’s a handsome plane,” I wrote of the 787 previously in a column. “Confident in a way not unlike its older and smaller sibling, the 757.”
Today in Aviation History: October 28th
The Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end, the Airbus A300 flies for the first time, an Air China pilot hijacks his own plane, a Continental 757 lands on a taxiway, and more...
JetBlue Aims to Win Boston’s Heart With New Red Sox Plane [Photos]
As part of their ongoing push to win the hearts of Bostonians through sports marketing, JetBlue today unveiled an Airbus A320 painted to resemble a Boston Red Sox uniform.
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.