2012 Alaska Airlines Copper River Cook-Off
Hubble Space Telescope is Launched, Longest Flight by a UAV: April 24th in Aviation History
Launch of the Hubble Space Telescope on Space Shuttle Discovery, a Global Hawk UAV flies from California to Australia nonstop, heli-logging pioneers Columbia Helicopters is founded, LOT Polish Airlines launches service to New Y...
FAA to Impose New Air Traffic Controller Scheduling Rules
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday announced it is prohibiting certain scheduling practices after yet another air traffic controller fell asleep while on duty.
Small Plane Hits Mountain in South Africa, Killing Three
A small private plane crashed into a mountain in South Africa, killing all three people on board the aircraft.
February 22nd in Aviation History: Airbus A320 Makes its First Flight, Man Tries to Crash Delta DC-9 Into the White House
The Airbus A320 makes its maiden test flight, Samuel Byck attempts to hijack a Delta DC-9 to crash it into the White House, a plane breaks the 100 mph for the first time, and more...
On This Day in Aviation History: August 23rd
Happy birthday to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules which made her maiden flight on this day in 1954. Other milestones include the first nonstop flight between Paris and Berlin, Britain's first military balloon and more...