New York Cops Able to Shoot Down a Plane Says Commissioner
In a television interview first aired on Sunday, New York City Police Department Commissioner Ray Kelly said that his department would have the ability to shoot down a plane if needed.
August 9th in Aviation History: Steven Slater Slides to Stardom
The US drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, a LANSA Lockheed Electra crashes in Peru, Steven Slater flips out on a JetBlue flight, and more...
Week In Review
This week, KLM takes biofuel to the sky, a scary AirTran aborted takeoff at LGA, we learn more about Captain Sully than we wanted to know, Gulfstream's G650 takes to the air for the first time, Gulf Air's modified business mode...
John Travolta’s Dogs Killed by Ground Equipment at Bangor Airport
A truck on its way to service John Travolta's aircraft accidentally hit and killed two dogs belonging to the actor's family as they were being walked on the tarmac at Bangor International Airport.
Laser Loser Admits To Zapping Plane Over Long Island
Six months after shining a laser at a plane and a police helicopter, a Long Island man has confessed—and now faces 5 years in prison.