Virgin Galactic Hits Major Milestone With First Live In-Air Engine Test
Hot on the heels of a “cold-flow” engine test earlier this month, Virgin Galactic has hit another major milestone with the first in-air testing of their rocket engine in flight. SpaceShipTwo took to the air early Mo...
August 8th in Aviation History: Wright Flyer’s First Europe Flight
Wright Flyer makes its first public flight, a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter collide over the Hudson River, and more...
United Orders Winglets for Boeing 767-300ER Fleet
United Continental Holdings and Aviation Partners announced that an order has been placed for 14 sets of winglets to be used on United’s 767-300ERs.
IATA Says More Passengers and Freight Flying in 2010
The IATA on Tuesday reported that international passenger traffic rose 10.5 percent year on year, while freight was up 14.8 percent.
Video: Helicopter Pilot In Portugal Fills Fire Fighting Bucket At Pool
As we recently saw in Canada, fighting fires from the air is no easy task. One payload, one shot to get the water drop right. But what does an areal firefighter do when they need to reload, and there is no natural water source ...