Sully’s Final Departure: Miracle on the Hudson Hero Flies Into Retirement (w/ Photos)
Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, a national hero for his successful water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River, completed his final airline flight today, entering retirement following a 40 year career as a...
FedEx Orders 27 Boeing 767-300 Freighters, Defers 11 Boeing 777 Freighter Deliveries
FedEx and Boeing announced on Thursday that the package hauler had ordered 27 new 767-300 Freighters. The deal would be worth over $4.7 billion based on Boeing list prices.
Al Qaeda Terrorists Filled Live Dogs with Bombs in Attempt to Blow Up US Cargo Plane
Al-Qaeda militants allegedly tried to use two dogs, filled with explosives, in an attempt to down a U.S. cargo plane in 2008, according to a report published Saturday.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 30th
United’s 747SP “Friendship One” sets an around-the-world record, the crashes of Kenya Airlines 431, Pan Am 806, and disappearances of a Varig 707F and a British Tudor, and more...
Airline With Abysmal Safety Record Crashes Another Plane in Papua New Guinea, 28 Killed
An Airlines PNG plane crashed into dense forest and burst into flames near the northeastern coast of Papua New Guinea Friday evening, reportedly killing 28 people.