Douglas DC-8 Becomes First Supersonic Airliner: August 21 in Aviation History
A DC-8 dives into the record books, the first use of electric beacons for nighttime flights, a Royal Air Maroc ATR-42 crashes, and more...
American 787 Renderings Revealed
We're still a few years away from seeing American Airlines 787s in the flesh, but NYCAviation has obtained several new renderings of what they may look like once they are finally delivered.
August 6th in Aviation History: B-29 Superfortress Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The US drops first atomic bomb on Japan, Ted Williams returns to the Red Sox from Korea, Braniff Flight 250 crashes in Nebraska, and more.
On This Day in Aviation History: September 11th
Four airliners are hijacked and intentionally crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Pennsylvania in 2001, killing 2,993; A Continental EMB120 crashes at IAH in 1991; Eastern flight 212 crashes in CLT...
Piloticians
Members of government love to speak up when it comes the airline industry, and Senator Charles Schumer has perhaps spoken the loudest.