Top 10 Southwest Airlines Photos on Their 40th Birthday
Southwest Airlines began their fantastic rise to becoming one of the nation's top airlines 40 years ago today. Here are 10 of our favorite photos of Southwest jets in action.
Fail: When Shooting Video of a Space Shuttle Launch, You Might Want to Check Your Viewfinder
A videographer realizes a bit too late that he's aimed his tripod at the wrong launch pad. Or maybe he thought the water tank was going to take off.
Final Call: iPhone Explodes on Australian Plane, US Airways Denies Refund to Cancer Patient
US Airways refuses to give cancer patient a refund, an iPhone 4 exploded on a plane landing in Sydney, more delays for the GE-powered 787 and more...
Five Years Later, Still a Miracle
On January 15th, 2009, US Airways flight 1549 ditched into the Hudson River after striking a flock of birds. Today, it is still a miracle.
Boeing 707 Prototype Makes First Test Flight, First USSR-US Service Takes Off: July 15 in Aviation History
1916: A timber merchant named William E. Boeing and a US Navy engineer named George Conrad Westervelt form a new aircraft company called the Pacific Aero Products Company. A year later it would be renamed Boeing Airplane Compan...