President Obama Honors Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash
President Barack Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday to honor the 30 U.S. troops who were killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Saturday.
March 28th in Aviation History: Aerial Steam Carriage Earns First Patent for a Propeller-Driven Aircraft
William Samuel Henson's Aerial Steam Carriage is granted a patent in 1843, Air France flies its last Caravelle service, Air Afrique is founded, first plane taken down by sabotage, and more...
Boeing Submits 747-8 Bid for New South Korean Presidential Jet
The Boeing Company has proposed an executive version of its 747-8 jetliner to serve as South Korea's new presidential aircraft and will likely win the contract as bidding rival EADS dropped out, the Yonhap news agency reported ...
Red Arrows Stunt Pilot Killed in England Airshow Crash
A pilot of the UK Royal Air Force Aerobatics Team was killed on Saturday afternoon when his aircraft crashed after a display at the Bournemouth Air Festival in Dorset, the UK Ministry of Defense confirmed.
On This Day in Aviation History: November 15th
A day of eight crashes kill a total of 363 people, the first transpolar round-the-world flight takes off, the first flight of the Heinkel He 219 Uhu, and more...