Boeing 747-8 Sees Daylight for the First Time
The first 748-8 was towed out of the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash. on Thursday. Next stop: The paint shop, followed by first flight.
Annual Newark Airline Expo on September 12!
The Annual Newark Airline Expo, featuring vendors from across the country, will take place on September 12, 2009 from 9am-3pm at the Holiday Inn Newark. From photos to models, timetables, books and almost any kind of aviation m...
Southwest Airlines Plane Slides Off Snowy Denver Taxiway
A Southwest Airlines flight skidded off a runway and into some grass after landing in Denver Saturday night.
Hubble Space Telescope is Launched, Longest Flight by a UAV: April 24th in Aviation History
Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope on Space Shuttle Discovery, a Global Hawk UAV flies from California to Australia nonstop, heli-logging pioneers Columbia Helicopters is founded, LOT Polish Airlines launches service to New Y...
Sally Ride, First American Woman in Space, Dies at Age 61
Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space, died in California on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her office said in a statement. She was 61. Ride was born and raised in Encino, California, and ...