Aloha from Bellingham, Wash., where NYCAviation was on hand Friday to capture the Hawaiian-themed launch party for Alaska Airlines' newest route, connecting Bellingham International Airport with Honolulu International Airport.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines CEO Peter Hartman says the airline will not give up its brand to merge with Air France and indicates Alitalia may soon join Air France-KLM.
As hundreds of onlookers watched, the 171,860 pound (86 ton) space shuttle Independence replica gently rose off its mobile transporter and onto the the NASA905 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.