Boeing 747SP-Based Telescope Discovers Newborn Stars
The NASA SOFIA airborne telescope has uncovered a cluster of newborn stars within a giant cloud of gas and dust 6,400 light-years from Earth.
Final Call: Handicapping the Suitors of American as Airline Threatens to Scrap Pensions and Drops More Leases
American rejected more leases and threatened to drop employee pensions while gaining at least three potential buyers this week. Plus, the cause of a 2008 Kalitta 747 crash revealed, Ryanair adds a carbon fee, and more...
Heads Up Wichita, Rockford, Dublin and Huntsville: The Boeing 787 Dream Tour is Comin’ Atcha
Boeing's 787 Dream Tour announced four new stops to its itinerary on Thursday, with three US visits and one to Ireland.
Hurricane Hunter Jet Being Used to Forecast Winter Storms
This winter, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is using one of its Gulfstream IV-SP "Hurricane Hunter" jets to help forecast winter storms from a seemingly unlikely place: Hawaii.
A Wicked Winter’s Eve in the Skies: Pilots DO Feel Bad When Weather Delays Your Flight
Out of sight and out of mind is such an easy mindset to fall into, but down a winding jetway, a flight crew sits in the front of a widebody airliner and truly feels badly for the delays that mother nature is throwing at their c...