August 7th in Aviation History: Operation Desert Shield Begins, First Flight of SpaceShipOne
First flight of SpaceShipOne, Apollo 15 returns to Earth from the Moon, Operation Desert Shield begins, and more...
Social Media Focus – Scott Bateman, Airline Pilot and More
(Welcome to Social Media Focus. In this new series for NYCAviation, we will spend time and focus on a regular aviation social media poster. In this first installment, we meet and spend a little time with Scott Bateman. Sc...
Fat Guy On a Little Runway: Boeing 787 Dreamliner Lands at Reagan National
Boeing's 787 Dream Tour made its way to an improbable destination on Monday -- Washington's Reagan National Airport -- a field that will almost certainly never see scheduled 787 service due to its size constraints.
Top Gun Director Tony Scott Commits Suicide
The director of Top Gun and several other blockbuster movies jumped off a Los Angeles bridge on Sunday.
FAA Returns Mexico Safety Rating to Highest Category
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday announced that Mexico complies with international safety standards, based on the results of a November FAA review of Mexico's civil aviation authority.