The Why, How and Where of Flight Diversions
While diversions do happen frequently, the decision to land a plane perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles from its destination is not taken lightly. A look at why planes divert and how pilots, dispatchers and managers choose w...
Hong Kong Airport Breaks Single-Day Flight Record, Handling 1,057 Takeoffs and Landings
Hong Kong International Airport handled a single-day record of 1,057 incoming and outbound flights this past Friday.
Sneak Peek Photos: Inside a Boeing 747-8I Under Construction
We got a sneak peek inside a new Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental being built in Everett, Wash. on Saturday, a day ahead of the model's first public display.
Boeing Delivers 50th 747-8
Boeing on Wednesday announced the delivery of the 50th 747-8, a milestone in the latest generation of the so called “queen of the skies.” The 747-8 Intercontinental was delivered to Lufthansa, almost one year after ...
Did An Emirates A380 Nearly Crash In Canada After Running Out of Fuel? Not Even Close
Certain reports could have led one to believe that Emirates Flight 241was in peril due to a low fuel emergency on June 1, but the truth was far less titillating.