On This Day in Aviation History: September 23rd
The country's first air mail delivery takes place in New York, Qantas experiences the worst accident in their history, NASA announces it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter, and more...
“The Why” Behind Accidental Door Slide Deployments
An Emergency Slide Inflated into the Cabin of a United Airlines 737. What Went Wrong? Plus: Evacuation Etiquette, and Everything You Need to Know About Doors.
Airlines to See 78 Percent Profit Drop This Year: IATA
The International Air Transport Association on Monday further downgraded its 2011 airline industry profit forecast to $4 billion, which would represent a 78 percent drop compared to last year.
First of Two UK Evacuation Flights Leaves for Tripoli
A British charter flight on Wednesday afternoon left for the Libyan capital of Tripoli to evacuate hundreds of British nationals, the UK Foreign Office said.
Interactive Photo: Boeing 787 Dreamliner Cockpit
Click, zoom and drag the image below to explore all the buttons, knobs and displays in the the state-of-the-art all-glass cockpit in the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.