WestJet Profits More than Double in Second Quarter on 18% Traffic Boost
WestJet on Thursday announced July 2010 traffic results with a load factor of 80.7 per cent, up 4.3 points year over year and a 130 percent jump in Q2 net earnings.
Today in Aviation History: February 12th
Continental/Colgan Flight 3407 crashes in upstate New York, an Iran Air Tu-154 crashes into a mountain, United's Ted low cost subsidiary begins operations, an Air Rhodesia flight is shot down in South Africa and more...
The Disaster That Wasn’t: Saving Eastern Air Lines Flight 902
Every accident is scrutinized and evaluated. Eastern Flight 902 is the one exceptional case of what can be learned from an airplane that did not crash but safely flew away.
Video: Sudden Fear of Flying Forces British Boy to Ground Route Home from Middle East
A British boy and his dad are seeking an alternate route home after the child became acutely terrified of flying.
Pentagon’s Biggest Air Transport Contractor Files for Bankruptcy [Updated]
Global Aviation Holdings, owner of charter carriers World Airways and North American Airlines, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Sunday evening. Global says operations will continue without interruption.