Flying Back to the Future Aboard the British Airways Airbus A318
Once the Concorde was retired in 2003, British Airways began looking for a new way of quickly getting premium passengers across the pond. The solution came in the form of an odd combination of resources.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 31st
“Ham the Chimp” heads into sub-orbit in 1961, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes in 2000, the near-collision of two widebody JAL jets in 2001, the launch of Apollo 14 and more...
Three Kidnapped UN Air Service Crewmembers Released in Darfur
The United Nations World Food Program on Tuesday announced the release of three air service crew members who were abducted in the strife-torn Darfur region of Sudan more than five months ago.
Massachusetts Man Gets 3 Years for Pointing Laser at Police Helicopter
A Medford, Massachusetts man was convicted on Monday of pointing a laser at a police aircraft, prosecutors said, the second such conviction in the US.
Indictments Today in 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK
On Thursday, the FBI arrested five suspects believed to have taken part in the infamous 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK, made famous in the film "Goodfellas".