By July 29, 1968, the more modernistic, less-exciting (in my opinion) Continental black meatball colors were prevalent. Boeing 727-224 N88701 was the first of 25 factory delivered, barely two months before I photographed her, and served 25 years with just one operator.
Qantas history is scarred by at least seven fatal incidents prior to 1951, and the carrier has been perfect ever since. Its record is an outstanding one.
In the second notable urination incident in a week, French movie star Gerard Depardieu reportedly relieved himself in the cabin of an Air France flight from Paris to Dublin on Tuesday.
A small plane was unable to gain altitude after departing Henderson Executive Airport outside of Las Vegas Monday morning, crashing in a residential neighborhood nearby.