Israel will purchase 20 fifth-generation F-35 stealth jets from the U.S. for almost $2.75 billion, receiving the first jet some time between 2015 and 2017, at $96 million per plane.
A passenger on board Saturday evening's jetBlue Flight 21 from New York-Kennedy to Tampa was removed from the plane for undisclosed security reasons, officials said.
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane made its first un-powered flight over the California desert early Sunday, an important milestone before powered testing of the commercial tourist spacecraft begins next year.
French union member strikers on Monday announced that more demonstrations against the government's pension reform bill will take place this week which will affect the country's transport network.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday proposed a $455,175 civil penalty against Corporate Air for allegedly operating a Beech 1900C airliner when it was not in compliance regulations.