FAA Air Traffic Control Chief Quits Amidst Sleeping Controllers Firestorm
Hank Krakowski, the head of Air Traffic Organization for the FAA, resigned Thursday following weeks of criticism over reports of sleeping air traffic controllers.
On This Day in Aviation History: December 25th
The crash of UTA Flight 141 in 2003, Iraqi Airways Flight 163 crashes after a hijacking in 1986, USAF pilot plucked out of the Atlantic after surviving a crash a week before and more.
American Airlines Launches First Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
After a water cannon salute at 7:30 AM, the new jet with its quiet engines spooled up and we rocketed out of Dallas-Ft. Worth on our way to Chicago.
TWA Flight 800 and TAM Flight 3054 End in Tragedy: July 17th in Aviation History
Tragic crashes of TWA Flight 800 and TAM Flight 3054, Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan takes off from Brooklyn, Apollo 11 launch, and more...
Qantas Cancels One Boeing 787 Dreamliner, But Keeps 14 On Order
Australia's Qantas on Friday announced it was cutting its order for Boeing 787 jets by one.