Bad Weather Strands Over 2,500 Travelers at Tiny Airport Near Mount Everest
Efforts have begun to airlift more than 2,500 people, most of them tourists, from Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla, Nepal where they have been stranded for days with all commercial flights grounded due to bad weather. Lukla is ...
American Airlines Plans High Tech Interiors for New Planes
WiFi, personal TVs, lie-flat seats and other neat features are coming to American's new Boeing and Airbus aircraft starting in 2013.
NYC Airports Set to Receive $16 Million in Federal Funds
Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer announced that the US Department of Transportation has allocated over $16 million for upgrades at Kennedy and LaGuardia airports.
The Aircraft Black Box: Is It Time For Video Recording?
Aircraft flight data and cockpit voice recorders have advanced dramatically in recent years. They have transitioned from an analog recording of a very small set of flight parameters, to advanced digital solid state recordings o...
ATC Reform: The President’s Push for the Privatization of Air Traffic Control
On Monday, President Trump threw his support behind a renewed plan to privatize air traffic control services in the United States.