Alaska Airlines launches USSR service, a United DC-6 crashes in Pennsylvania, Pan Am begins round-the-world flights, Amelia Earhardt takes off on the world's first transatlantic flight by a woman, and more...
Alaska Airlines on Tuesday announced it has placed an order with Boeing for 13 new 737-900ER aircraft and two 737-800s, valued at $1.3 billion based on list prices.
The wingtip of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER clipped the tail of a Delta Connection/Atlantic Southeast Bombardier CRJ-900 at Boston Logan International Airport on Thursday night.