The Why, How and Where of Flight Diversions
While diversions do happen frequently, the decision to land a plane perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles from its destination is not taken lightly. A look at why planes divert and how pilots, dispatchers and managers choose w...
Revisiting TWA 800 Twenty Years Later
Twenty years have passed since TWA 800 went down off the coast of Long Island. William Rizzo visited the memorial to the victims on the anniversary of the disaster.
Time for New York’s Port Authority to Admit It Doesn’t Like Photographers
Firm rules about planespotting at New York's airports will help reduce police harassment and confusion among aviation enthusiasts.
Airport 24/7: Miami- One Airport, All Sorts of Crazy
If you have been watching Airport 24/7: Miami, you have seen some truly odd stuff happen at that airport so far this season. For those of you that for whatever reason aren’t watching, lets catch you up to speed so you kno...
Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Injures United Nations Employees
A Mil Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the UN crashed Sunday afternoon in central Afghanistan, injuring a number of UN employees.