On This Day in Aviation History: October 1st
Concorde breaks the sound barrier, West Coast Airlines Flight 956 becomes the first fatal DC-9 crash, NASA is born, and the F-86 and XP-59 take their first flights.
The Logbook: Too Much Information Edition
Sully's wife tells us things we don't really need to know, American's first 757 in Oneworld colors, Condor's first 757-300 with winglets, and more...
Chinese Jet Performs First Successful Aircraft Carrier Landings and Takeoffs
A Chinese fighter jet carried out the first successful landing on the country's first aircraft carrier, defense officials announced.
American Airlines Celebrates Delivery Of New Boeing 777-300ER
When a company re-brands, it typically means a new coat of paint over the old, and maybe an ad campaign to tell consumers that their logo has changed. For American Airlines, however, the re-branding is going deep, deep into the...
NATO-Chartered Cargo Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Killing 9
A Silk Ways Airlines Ilyushin IL-76 ferrying supplies from Azerbaijan to the main U.S./NATO airbase in Afghanistan crashed Tuesday night, killing all nine people on board.