2012 Alaska Airlines Copper River Cook-Off
Fatal Facts: Analyzing the Truth Behind Airline Crash Safety Statistics
We always hear how safe air travel is, referenced with various brief stats and phrases, but where do they come from? Here's the air travel safety breakdown.
March 15th in Aviation History: Fokker Stops Building Planes After 84 Years
Fokker quits building planes, Pan Am launches Airbus A300 service, and more...
Beyond the Tower: The Controllers That Guide You the Rest of the Way
An air traffic controller takes us beyond the tower to see just how many steps go in to guiding your flight safely along.
Man Crossing The Atlantic Suspended By Helium Balloons, Track It Here
Does flying from the United States to Europe in just a few hours bore you? Do you like going wherever it is the wind blows? Great news! On Thursday morning, Jonathan Trappe took off from Caribou, Maine suspended by 370 helium-f...
The Aircraft Black Box: Is It Time For Video Recording?
Aircraft flight data and cockpit voice recorders have advanced dramatically in recent years. They have transitioned from an analog recording of a very small set of flight parameters, to advanced digital solid state recordings o...