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On This Day in Aviation History: August 18th
On this date in 1871, Alphonse Pénaud achieves the first flight of an inherently stable airplane; in 1911, first flight of the F.E.2 biplane in England; in 1930, the first westbound crossing of the Atlantic; in 1932, the first...
Check Out Air New Zealand’s New Hobbit-Themed Boeing 777
Air New Zealand has unveiled a Boeing 777-300ER wearing paint inspired by “The Hobbit.”
No More Air Force Flight Suits Unless You Fly, TSA Tests Unmanned ID Scanners: Final Call
The Air Force wants to spend less money on flight suits, the TSA tests machines to check your ID, a virtual reality treatment for fear of flying, Southwest a Jet Airways pilot suspended after attempting to land without clearanc...
Researching Weather and Climate Change at 35,000ft
Over 40 years ago, airliners started being used to collect high altitude air samples for climate research. Today that research continues, and has been expanded to improve weather forecasting and also better understand the effec...
American Airlines Flight Diverts to Military Base Due to Fire Alarm
American Airlines flight 175, a Boeing 777-200, departed Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas on Sunday morning, scheduled to land at Narita International Airport later on Monday until it was diverted to Eareckson A...