United 727-22 N7027U begins its takeoff roll. It was briefly leased to Alaska Airlines in 1980, then intended for FedEx as N161FE in 1990 but not taken up, and scrapped four years later.
Two people were killed on Saturday afternoon when the Yakolev Yak-52 they were flying crashed in a parking lot near Portland International Jetport, city and federal officials said.
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday announced a new grant program for projects related to the development and expansion of commercial space transportation infrastructure.