On This Day in Aviation History: May 5th
Cinco de Mayo is a busy day in aviation: Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space, Eastern Flight 855 narrowly averts near Miami, two unrelated hijackings on the same day in 1972, the merger of Air France with KLM and m...
Messy Bird Strike Leaves Cape Air Passengers Bloodied But Uninjured
No one was hurt Wednesday morning when a bird crashed through the windshield of a Cape Air plane during a flight from Hyannis to Nantucket.
Indonesian President Demands Answers for Merpati Plane Crash
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday demanded answers from his cabinet regarding the Merpati airplane crash that killed 27 people.
Allegiant Jet Catches Fire in Orlando
No one was injured when an Allegiant Air MD-83 aircraft caught fire on the ground at Orlando-Sanford International Airport this morning.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 31st
“Ham the Chimp” heads into sub-orbit in 1961, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes in 2000, the near-collision of two widebody JAL jets in 2001, the launch of Apollo 14 and more...