Researching Weather and Climate Change at 35,000ft
Over 40 years ago, airliners started being used to collect high altitude air samples for climate research. Today that research continues, and has been expanded to improve weather forecasting and also better understand the effec...
United Airlines Orders 150 Boeing 737s, Including 100 737 MAX 9s
United Airlines and Boeing announced an order for 150 737 aircraft Thursday, split between 100 new 737 MAX 9s and 50 current 737-900ERs.
Indonesia NTSC Releases Preliminary Lion Air Crash Report
The National Transportation Safety Committee of Indonesia on Wednesday released a preliminary report into the crash of a Lion Air Boeing 737 at Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali last month. On April 13, 2013, Lion Air fl...
Today in Aviation History: November 6th
Two important milestones for aircraft carriers, the third National Airlines folds, the Sumburgh helicopter disaster kills 45 people in England, and more...
ANA Ambassador Trip Report: San Jose to Hong Kong, via Tokyo
On June 1st, ANA restarted their Boeing 787 service between San Jose, California, and Tokyo, Japan. I previously reviewed the ANA 787 as a part of the ANA Ambassador program, but now it’s time to tell more of the s...