Video: Watch DC-10 Fire Tanker Nose Dive Over a Mountain
Fire trucks are cool. Airliners are cool, too. Combine the two, using an aircraft type that we don’t get to see much of these days, and you have the DC-10 Fire Tanker. Three of them are in existence (910, 911 and 912), an...
JetBlue Pilot Meltdown: The Day After
Less than a day after JetBlue Captain Clayton Osbon suffered a psychotic episode while operating a flight to Vegas, the morning talk shows essentially boiled the incident down to one ridiculous question: "Will a psychopathic ai...
On This Day in Aviation History: August 15th
On this day in 1945, Japan announces that it is surrendering to the Allies; in 1957, a USAF F-104 hits a new altitude record; the FAA is created by Congress, and more...
United Plane Suffers Bird Strike Near Denver
A United Airlines jet hit a large bird near Denver on Tuesday.
First Flight of the Super Guppy: August 31 in Aviation History
Rocky Marciano dies in a plane crash, Aeromexico Flight 498 suffers a midair collision near LAX, and more...