Boeing 707 Prototype Makes First Test Flight, First USSR-US Service Takes Off: July 15 in Aviation History
1916: A timber merchant named William E. Boeing and a US Navy engineer named George Conrad Westervelt form a new aircraft company called the Pacific Aero Products Company. A year later it would be renamed Boeing Airplane Compan...
Spanair Out of Business After Qatar Rescue Talks Fail
Just hours after Qatar Airways backed out of talks to rescue struggling Spanair, the Barcelona-based carrier was reported to have halted operations.
Hold Short(comings)
In light of recent developments meant to enhance situational awareness and aviation safety on the ground, Brian Futterman discusses the nature of runway incursions and challenges the merits of adding to existing technology inst...
Airliners Narrowly Avoid Collision Over Amsterdam
Dutch aviation authorities have launched an investigation after an Airbus A330 and a Boeing 737 came within seconds of colliding.
Fighter Jets Intercept Small Plane Near Camp David
Fighter jets on Saturday afternoon intercepted a small plane near Camp David in Maryland, where President Barack Obama is spending the weekend.