Beyond the Tower: The Controllers That Guide You the Rest of the Way
An air traffic controller takes us beyond the tower to see just how many steps go in to guiding your flight safely along.
Plane Crashes in Mountains Near Kabul
An Afghan government official says an aircraft is believed to have crashed in the mountains near Kabul.
![As the Boeing [NYSE: BA] 787 Dreamliner touched down at Tashkent International Airport as part of the Dream Tour, the airplane received a rousing welcome with a traditional dance by a troupe of Uzbek performers.](https://dev1.nycaviation.com/newspage/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/787-tashkent-260x152.jpg)
Photo In Need of Caption: Boeing 787 Arrives in Uzbekistan
Boeing's 787 Dream Tour was greeted by men with large horns as it landed in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this past week.
TSA Forgets to Tell Cops About Bomb Drill at Minneapolis Airport
Police responded to a man carrying a suspected bomb at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport last week, only to learn the TSA had forgotten to tell them they were running bomb detection test.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 3rd
The first airspeed indicator receives a patent and the first takeoff from a ship! Flash Airlines, Baikal Air and the Iranian Army suffer crashes, and more.