Boeing's most profitable plane is selling like hotcakes, a Mexicana pilot protest turns violent in Mexico City, WestJet says it will try to get DCA and LGA slots, and more.
Following on the heels of competitor Evergreen International Airlines, World Airways CEO John Graber announced earlier today that World will cease operations immediately.
On this day in 1945, Japan announces that it is surrendering to the Allies; in 1957, a USAF F-104 hits a new altitude record; the FAA is created by Congress, and more...
Pan Am flies from San Francisco to Hawaii with a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat, Harriet Quimby crosses the English Channel, Apollo 16 launches for the Moon, Canada forms its first air force, and more...
What happens behind the scenes when an airplane has a mechanical issue and can't depart as scheduled? Let's join the parts specialists and operations staff.