American Airlines Crew Detained in Venezuela After Making Hugo Chavez Joke Over PA
A US Embassy report released by Wikileaks reveals that an American Airlines crew was briefly detained in 2008 when a crewmember made a joke about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after landing in Caracas.
Video: Boeing 747-8 Extreme Braking Test
How does Boeing test the braking limits on the largest aircraft they've ever built? File the brake pads down to the rivets, load up the plane to nearly a million pounds, gun the engines to 200 mph, then mash the brakes as hard ...
Emirates Jet Lands Safely in New York Amid Global Terror Alerts
Fighter jets escorted an Emirates passenger plane as it entered US air space enroute to New York amid a continuing series of terror alerts on Friday.
Kuwait’s ALAFCO Commits to Buying 20 Boeing 737 MAX Airliners
Kuwait's Aviation Lease and Finance Company (ALAFCO) has committed to buying 20 new Boeing 737 MAX 8 airliners, the firms announced.
Shock: Air France Workers to Strike This Month
In a country known for its robust history of strikes, Air France employees are no different from any other profession.