Proud in the Turboprop Crowd
In the early morning hours of May 18, 2013, US Airways Flight 4560 made a wheels-up landing at Newark Liberty International Airport. Here is an account of how the crew flying N934HA prepared for and executed a safe emergency la...
Touch N’ Go: Time-Lapse of Approaching Storms, Routehappy raises $3.3M
(Touch N’ Go is updated throughout the day with our favorite AvGeek news, pictures, videos, tweets & more.) AvStories: ✈ Stormscapes2: Jaw dropping time-lapse of oncoming storms. [Slate] ✈ FAA issues commercia...
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Reaches Firm Configuration
Boeing announced on Thursday that the completion of firm configuration for the 787-9 Dreamliner had been reached after years of collaboration with airline customers and partners to determine the optimal configuration for the ne...
Yemeni Passenger and Cargo Flights Banned from German Airspace
With several countries suspending cargo flights from Yemen, Germany on Monday extended the ban to passenger flights after two explosive devices were found aboard a U.S.-bound cargo plane in England and a FedEx facility in Dubai.
January 19th in Aviation History: Jet Airways Becomes Largest Indian Airline and More
Jet Airways buys Air Sahara to become India's largest domestic airline, Howard Hughes sets a new transcontinental speed record, Jules Vedrine lands his plane on top of a Paris department store, and more...