Video: Fifteen B-52s Take Off Within Minutes During Exercise
An impressive sight: Here we see 15 B-52s conducting Minimum Interval Take-Offs (MITO) from Minot AFB, North Dakota, during the U.S. Strategic Command nuclear exercise GLOBAL THUNDER in June 2009.
Today in Aviation History: October 30th
On this day in 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on what would be its final successful mission; in 1976 a Pan Am 747SP sets a speed record for a trans-polar round-the-world flight; in 1908, Henry Farman completes Europ...
Mokulele’s Honolulu-Rockford-London Service is Really Happening
Using a chartered Boeing 767, Hawaiian island hopper Mokulele Airlines has secured government approval to operate one of the more unique long-haul routes in recent memory.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 31st
“Ham the Chimp” heads into sub-orbit in 1961, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashes in 2000, the near-collision of two widebody JAL jets in 2001, the launch of Apollo 14 and more...
Russian Passenger Plane Crashes in Siberia, Killing 7 (Updated)
A passenger plane crashed on Tuesday night in the Russian Krasnoyarsk region, killing seven people, Russian Emergency Service Chief Irina Andianova said, Interfax reported.