FAA To Order 757 Fuselage Inspections After Holes and Cracks Found
Aviation regulators will order tougher inspections of hundreds of Boeing 757 planes worldwide, after a recent in-flight incident that left a hole in the fuselage of an American Airlines plane.
Today in Aviation History: February 20th
A British Airways 747 loses an engine after taking off from LAX but continues to London anyway, TWA retires its last 747, Piedmont dumps their last DC-3 in 1962, and more...
Cathay Pacific Becomes First Asian Airline to order 777X
On Friday, Boeing and Cathay Pacific announced an order for 21 of the manufacturers new 777-9X aircraft. With the order, Cathay Pacific becomes the first airline in Asia to order the new type.
Unidentified Aircraft Wreckage Investigated on Alaska Glacier
A specialized military team has completed its on-site investigation of the wreckage of a vintage military aircraft discovered on a glacier.
Drinking Water Temporarily Contaminated at LAX
Early Wednesday morning, it was discovered that a “cross-contamination incident” involving the connecting of non-drinkable and drinkable-water lines in Terminal 6 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) had occured. The...