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Sounds Like a Great Place for an Airshow!

An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at what goes into making the Detroit River Days Tuskegee Air Show possible each year.

Enthusiast News

Join Us at LAX In September For #SpotLAX2018

Autumn is just around the corner, and that means it is almost time for our annual planespotting weekend at LAX! Click the link for all the details.

Editorials

Checking Out The 2018 Air Show at Quonset Point

Air Show Correspondent Mark Kolanowski travels to North Kingstown, RI for the 2018 Rhode Island National Guard Open House at Quonset Point.

Editorials

PHOTOS: United’s New Polaris Lounge at EWR

United Airlines opened its newest Polaris Lounge at Newark Liberty International Airport this past Monday. Here are some photos from the lounge on opening day.

Events

Airshow Review: Thunder Over Michigan

A look at the flying display from the 2017 edition of the Yankee Air Museum’s Thunder Over Michigan Airshow at Willow Run Airport in Ypsilanti, MI


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Merger Mania!

Skyrocketing fuel costs will likely lead to several airline mergers this year. Unfortunately for fliers and shareholders, the history of airline mergers contains few positive notes.
by Tom Alfano

 
 
A 747 freighter being flown by El Al crashed into this apartment complex in Amsterdam, killing 39 on the ground in addition to the 4 on-board.

Sputnik 1 Wins Space Race, Eastern Plane Crashes In Boston: October 4th in Aviation History

Siberian Airlines Flight 1812 is taken down by a Ukranian missile, El Al Flight 1862 crashes into an apartment complex in Amsterdam, BOAC begins the first transatlantic jet route, Eastern Airlines Flight 375 goes down in Boston...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 

 

Ex-TWA Flight Attendants Say They’ll Cross American Airlines Picket Lines

With American Airlines Flight Attendants' contract negotiations ongoing and the chance for a strike looming, former TWA flight attendants who lost their jobs after the American Airlines merger have little pity.
by Mark Lawrence

 
 
Pan Am Boeing 747-100 "Clipper Neptune's Car" (N742PA) seen in Zurich, 1985. (Photo by Eduard Mamet via wikimedia)

Pan Am Grounds All Flights: December 4th In Aviation History

Pan Am ceases operations, Kuwaiti Airways Flight 221 is hijacked, the US Navy bombs Libya, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

Chinese Airline Considers Installing Hannibal Lecter-Style “Standing Seats”

Shanghai-based Spring Airlines wants to remove all the seats from its jets. The low-cost carrier has 13 Airbus A320s, but the lengthy wait for new aircraft is making it difficult to keep up with surging demand. A seatless plane...
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