On This Day In Aviation History: August 25th
Today in 1784, first balloon flight in England; 1912, first recovery from an uncontrolled spin; 1919, inaugural commercial flights between Paris and London; 1932, Amelia Earhart completes first transcontinental flight by a woman.
Boeing 737 Fuselage Factory, Other Aerospace Builders Suffer Direct Hit from Kansas Tornado [UPDATED]
The Spirit AeroSystems complex in Wichita that builds every Boeing 737 aircraft fuselage suffered a direct hit from a tornado on Saturday, damaging at least 10 buildings and knocking out power.
American Receives First Boeing 777-300ER: Airline’s First New Type in 14 Years
American Airlines on Tuesday became the first US airline to take delivery of a Boeing 777-300ER.
UAS in the USA: A History of Drone Regulations
The FAA has developed regulations for drone operators to operate their UAS for fun or for profit in a legal and safe environment, but the path was not always quick or straightforward.
On This Day in Aviation History: November 21st
A British Airways 747 nearly crashes into a hotel, Aeroflot gets banned from the U.S., the first untethered balloon flight, and more...