On This Day in Aviation History: September 9th
In 1970, a BOAC VC-10 is hijacked and flown to Jordan, joining 4 other hijacked aircraft; Orville Wright makes a 1-hour flight in 1908; Two Tupolev aircraft collide in 1994 and an Allegheny DC-9 collides with a Piper over Fairl...
Record-Breaking Launch for Boeing’s New 777X
Boeing launched the 777X series on Sunday morning with a total of 259 orders and commitments from 4 airlines. The new airplane will build upon the success of the current 777 series by using new, more efficient engines and wings...
Video: First Airbus A350 Rolls Out Of Assembly Hangar
Airbus's first flyable A350 XWB test aircraft has rolled out of the main assembly building in Toulouse and into a testing hangar.
Are European Airlines Profiting From Shelved EU Carbon Tax?
Airlines made up to $670 million last year by passing on a carbon surcharge to travellers despite the EU's freeze of the controversial tax.
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...