Today in Aviation History: February 12th
Continental/Colgan Flight 3407 crashes in upstate New York, an Iran Air Tu-154 crashes into a mountain, United's Ted low cost subsidiary begins operations, an Air Rhodesia flight is shot down in South Africa and more...
Air Pacific Orders Three New Airbus A330 Jets
Fiji-based Air Pacific has ordered three new Airbus A330-200 jets, the airline and the manufacturer announced Tuesday.
The Aircraft Black Box: Is It Time For Video Recording?
Aircraft flight data and cockpit voice recorders have advanced dramatically in recent years. They have transitioned from an analog recording of a very small set of flight parameters, to advanced digital solid state recordings o...
Solar Impulse Comes To New York: A First Hand Account
I have been tracking the Solar Impulse flight across the United States for quite a while now, and when word finally came down on the date and time of the landing at New York, I was excited. Not much keeps me up at 3am, but the ...
10 Killed as Guatemalan Air Force Helicopter Crashes on Rescue Mission for Another Downed Chopper
Ten people were killed on Tuesday when an Guatemalan Air Force helicopter crashed in northern Guatemala after being sent to help with another helicopter crash in the region, defense officials said. There were no survivors.