FAA Proposes Second Fine Against American
Issues with maintenance performed on McDonnell Douglas MD-80s brought American Airlines their second recent fine from the FAA for $300,000, which would total over $1 million this month.
On This Day in Aviation History: December 3rd
NASA loses contact with the Mars Polar Lander, a Northwest DC-9 and 727 collide in Detroit in 1990, Pioneer sends back high-res photos of Jupiter, the Mk5 Sea Vampire becomes the first jet to land on an aircraft carrier, and mo...
Boeing 737 Fuselage Factory, Other Aerospace Builders Suffer Direct Hit from Kansas Tornado [UPDATED]
The Spirit AeroSystems complex in Wichita that builds every Boeing 737 aircraft fuselage suffered a direct hit from a tornado on Saturday, damaging at least 10 buildings and knocking out power.
Doolittle Raid Scores First US Revenge on Japan, Boeing Changes its Name: April 18th in Aviation History
Jimmy Doolittle leads an unprecedented raid against the Japanese, William Boeing changes the name of his company, Roland Garros is shot down over Germany, and more...
Tiny Airports Take Off With Stimulus
The Federal Aviation Administration has now allocated all of its $1.1 billion in stimulus money for airport improvements. But the complex set of rules laid out in the recovery act has led to some counterintuitive results: The b...