AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Ukrainian airline AeroSvit on Friday announced that it had commenced bankruptcy proceedings in late December.
OPINION: What Makes a Great-Looking Jetliner?
“Aesthetically it’s no 747, but it’s a handsome plane,” I wrote of the 787 previously in a column. “Confident in a way not unlike its older and smaller sibling, the 757.”
Southwest Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Fuselage Hole Causes Decompression
A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Sacramento made an emergency landing in Yuma, Ariz., when a hole reportedly appeared in the fuselage and the cabin lost pressure.
Witnesses Say Lightning Blew Plane Out of the Sky Over Mississippi, Killing Pilot
A small plane exploded in midair when it was struck by lighting over eastern Mississippi Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot.
On This Day in Aviation History: May 15th
Final launch of the Mercury program, the world's first flight attendant is hired, Britain makes its first bombing runs over Germany, Mickey Mouse debuts in Plane Crazy, and more...