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...
Delta Orders 10 Airbus A330s, 30 American Made A321s
On Wednesday morning, Delta announced an order for a total of 40 new Airbus aircraft, comprising of 10 A330-300s and 30 A321s. Delta currently operates 32 A330s, which previously belonged to Northwest, whereas the A321 will be ...
On This Day in Aviation History: February 6th
Laker Airways goes out of business, crashes of British European Airlines and Birgenair flights, FedEx closes a hub for the first time, the Airline Deregulation Act is introduced and more...
Final Call: Ryanair CEO Calls Boeing 737 MAX a ‘Dog’s Dinner of a Design’
Ryanair CEO O'Leary unimpressed with the Boeing 737 MAX, but Southwest chief thinks it will be delivered early, and more...
On This Day in Aviation History: September 19th
A bomb takes down UTA Flight 772, Israel launches their first satellite, a Turkish Airlines 727 hits a mountain, some farm animals fly a balloon, and more...