On This Day in Aviation History: September 9th
In 1970, a BOAC VC-10 is hijacked and flown to Jordan, joining 4 other hijacked aircraft; Orville Wright makes a 1-hour flight in 1908; Two Tupolev aircraft collide in 1994 and an Allegheny DC-9 collides with a Piper over Fairl...
August 9th in Aviation History: Steven Slater Slides to Stardom
The US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a LANSA Lockheed Electra crashes in Peru, Steven Slater flips out on a JetBlue flight, and more...
LaGuardia Airport Flights Diverted Due to Misplaced Construction Crane
A report has emerged that a large crane being used to build a new trash transfer station in College Point got a bit too close for comfort to LaGuardia Airport runway 31 arrivals earlier this month.
The Logbook: Nudity, Alcohol, and Aviation Apparently Do Not Mix
The United Airlines pilot arrested for drinking this past November has pleaded guilty, British say body scanners violate child pornography laws, Mesa Airlines declares bankruptcy, a Lear 35 crashes in Chicago and a 727 crashes ...
Plane Crashes in Nepal Enroute to World’s Most Dangerous Airport
A plane carrying 14 people has crashed in Nepal while flying through rough weather to Tenzing-Hillary Airport, according to published reports.