AirTran’s Second NFL Logojet: Baltimore Ravens
Our good friends at Airliners Gallery have come across AirTran's next special scheme, one of their Boeing 717-200s for the Baltimore Ravens. This is number two in a series of what will be three NFL logojets.
Final Call: Qantas Passengers Deplaned via Forklift, Pair Arrested at LAX for Improper Tweets
Delta and Southwest planes get into separate fender benders, while Qantas passengers are forced to deplane via forklift, and more..
The Ugliest Planes of All Time
I passionately submit that it does, absolutely, matter what the airplane looks like. Do we not care what our bridges and skyscrapers look like, functionality aside?
On This Day in Aviation History: August 23rd
Happy birthday to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules which made her maiden flight on this day in 1954. Other milestones include the first nonstop flight between Paris and Berlin, Britain's first military balloon and more...
Four Engines vs. Two: The Surprising Mathematical Guarantee of Safety
One would think that an aircraft with additional engines would provide even better performance on normal takeoffs, but the extra engines actually reduces it.