PFTP: United
Photos: Southwest’s First Boeing 737-800 Wows Employees
An estimated 4,000 Southwest Airlines employees officially welcomed the Boeing 737-800 into their fleet on Wednesday during a celebratory event at their Dallas headquarters.
The Big Threat in Aviation: Politicians in the Cockpit
Politics have been playing a big part in the airline industry the last several years. But is political participation for the better or worse?
Airlines to See 78 Percent Profit Drop This Year: IATA
The International Air Transport Association on Monday further downgraded its 2011 airline industry profit forecast to $4 billion, which would represent a 78 percent drop compared to last year.
Indonesian 737 Skids Off Runway and Breaks Up During Storm
A Merpati Nusantara Airlines 737-300 slid off the end of the runway and into a river while landing in Indonesia Tuesday morning and split in two, injuring 23 of the 103 people on board.
September 13th in Aviation History: Airbus Beluga makes her maiden flight
Air traffic resumes for the first time following the 9/11 attacks, a Spantax Airlines DC-10 crashes in Spain, the first fixed-wing aircraft flies in Europe and more...