Fact Time: Wednesday’s Ameristar MD-83 Overrun in Detroit
A chartered Ameristar MD-83 carrying the Michigan men's basketball team overran the runway at Willow Run Airport yesterday. Here are the current facts regarding the accident.
Onboard Delta’s Bizarre Buzz-Generating New York Rangers Fan Flight
With an unusual promotion, Delta had — during the age of a generally negative zeitgeist toward airlines — pulled off the unthinkable: Rank-and-file passengers were rooting for an airline the way they do their favorite hocke...
Final Airbus A318 Operated By A North American Airline Retired
The Airbus A318 can be thought of as the black sheep of the Airbus family. With a grand total of only 79 airframes built, the A318 program was simply not meant to be. Earlier this month, the final A318 based in North America, b...
The Logbook: Bomb Threat in Sherwood Forest
A man threatens to blow up Robin Hood Airport on Twitter! A former ATA 757-300 diverts to Guam, ATCers in Spain are making 7-figures, reports say 2009 had the worst pax revenue drop ever, Obama's nominee for TSA lead bows out, ...
De-Icing: Why Are They Spraying Our Jet?
If you’ve flown in cold weather, you have probably seen an aircraft being de-iced. Here's why they were washing your airplane with slimy green goop.