Lesson in Safety: How Airlines Deal with Thunderstorms
The summer months mean thunderstorms across the US. How do airlines cope with these disruptive weather forces? An airline dispatcher gives us an inside look.
Boeing Execs Visit Tornado-Ravaged Spirit AeroSystems to Thank Employees
Two months after a tornado shuttered a Kansas factory that builds many critical Boeing aircraft components, some of the airframer's top brass visited Spirit AeroSystems to pay thanks to the men and women who quickly got the fac...
The Bankrupting Cost of Airline Bankruptcy
American Airlines spending $10 million-a-month on bankruptcy lawyers and consultants might seem outrageous, until you look at the alternative.
British Airways Turns 90
The earliest forerunner of one of today's greatest airlines introduced service 90 years ago today, using a World War I surplus bomber to move a single passenger, a delivery of leather and a brace of geese across the English Cha...
March 16th in Aviation History: Boeing 767 Sets Twin-Engine Distance Record
A Boeing 767 flies from Lisbon to Seattle, Gemini 8 launches from Florida, a Flying Tiger Super Connie goes missing over the Pacific, and more...