February 28th in Aviation History: Global Hawk Makes Its First Flight and SeaTac Tower is Damaged by an Earthquake
The air traffic control tower at SeaTac Airport is damaged by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake, the RQ-4 Global Hawk makes its first test flight, Operation Desert Storm comes to an end, and more...
DEVELOPING: Air Algerie Flight 5017 Crashes In The Desert of Mali
Contact has been lost with an Air Algerie flight between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (OUA) and Algiers, Algeria (ALG). Flight 5017 was an MD-83 that was being flown by Spanish carrier Swiftair on behalf of the Algerian airline. T...
Airline Globalization’s History: Once An Advantage, Now a Threat
The debate between U.S legacy airlines and the "ME3" has been getting hotter and hotter, though airline globalization has been around since the beginning.
Hawker Beechcraft to Layoff 170 Arkansas Workers
Aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft said it plans to cut 170 jobs at its completion center in Arkansas.
Cessna Crash In Central Canada Kills 1, Injures 7
A pilot who was the son of an airline owner was killed Sunday and seven others were injured when a Cessna Caravan crashed in Manitoba.