Alaska Airlines August Traffic Up 10%
Alaska Airlines on Thursday reported that traffic in August rose 10% and capacity increased 7.1%.
Coast Guard Buys Three Lockheed Martin HC-130J Airplanes
The US Coast Guard has ordered three new Lockheed Martin HC-130J airplanes to augment its surveillance and search and rescue capabilities.
Update: Explosion Near SFO Was Not Result of a Plane Crash
A large explosion rocked the city of San Bruno in California on Thursday, not far from San Francisco International Airport, but the cause does not appear to be a plane crash.
FAA to Shell Out Cash for Spaceport Infrastructure
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday announced a new grant program for projects related to the development and expansion of commercial space transportation infrastructure.
NATO Helicopter Crashes in Southern Afghanistan, Killing 11
Seven American service members and four Afghans were killed Thursday when a coalition helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan, military officials said, in what was one of the deadliest incidents for coalition troops so far t...