On This Day in Aviation History: December 22nd
A failed shoe-bombing attempt on an American Airlines flight, the first flights of the Dassault Mirage F1, the Northrop HL-10, the SR-71 Blackbird and the Tupolev ANT-6, and more...
Focus on the Fixed Base Operator: National Jets
NYCAviation recently paid a visit to Fort Lauderdale-based fixed base operator National Jets. While we were there, we got a special look into the services they provide and how they differentiate themselves from other FBOs.
March 15th in Aviation History: Fokker Stops Building Planes After 84 Years
Fokker quits building planes, Pan Am launches Airbus A300 service, and more...
February 26th in Aviation History: First Scheduled Service Between England and Africa and United’s Twitter Gets Hacked
Eastern Air Lines Flight 21 crashes with the airline’s President on board, A-4 Skyhawk production ends, Philippine Airlines is founded, Piedmont carries its millionth passenger, and more...
Angolan Air Force Transport Plane Crash Kills 17
At least 17 people were killed late Wednesday morning when an Air Force Embraer EMB-120ER crashed in central Angola, state-run media reported. Several people survived the accident.