Giving Them Wings: The Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, GA
450 students doing five jumps each in two different parachutes -- in less than three days. It's impressive, and it happens at Ft. Benning almost every week.
Brazil’s TAM Airlines Orders 25 Airbus Aircraft
TAM Airlines signed a firm order for 25 Airbus aircraft, bringing the Brazilian airline's total Airbus order book to 176, Airbus said in a statement on Wednesday.
Delta Connection Flight Makes Emergency Landing in New York Due to Broken Landing Gear
A Delta Connection jet has landed at JFK Airport in New York without its right main landing gear deployed. None of the 60 people on board were injured.
FedEx Begins Flying Packages, Woman Pilot Circumnavigates Globe: April 17th in Aviation History
FedEx begins operations, Apollo 13 returns safely to earth, Jerrie Mock becomes the first woman to fly around the world solo, Howard Hughes sets a transcontinental speed record, and more...
Lufthansa Flight Out of Newark Diverts to Iceland When Several Passengers Get Sick
A Lufthansa flight from Newark to Munich was forced to divert to Keflavik when five passengers complained of illness.