New Underwear Bomb Plot Thwarted by CIA, But More Bombs and Terrorists Unaccounted For
The CIA has broken up a new Al Qaeda plot to blow up an airliner using explosive underwear, the Associated Press reported Monday afternoon. An upgraded underwear bomb with an improved detonation system was seized by agents in Y...
Medical Plane Carrying Five People Crashes in Lake Michigan
A medical plane carrying five people crashed in Lake Michigan on Friday morning, federal and local officials said. One victim was rescued, four remain missing.
Southwest Airlines Reports 6.4% August Traffic Boost
Southwest Airlines Co. on Wednesday reported a 2.1 percentage points increase in load factor for the month of August, with a 6.4% rise in traffic compared to the same month last year.
Security Scare on JetBlue Flight in New York
A passenger on board Saturday evening's jetBlue Flight 21 from New York-Kennedy to Tampa was removed from the plane for undisclosed security reasons, officials said.
America West Begins Flying, Boeing Merges With McDonnell Douglas: August 1 in Aviation History
Happy birthday NORAD, America West Airlines and ALM-Antillean Airlines. Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merge, Gary Powers dies, and more...