On This Day in Aviation History: December 29th
The crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401 in the Florida Everglades in 1972, as well as the crashes of a Tarom AN-24 in 1974 and Turkish Airlines Flight 278 in 1994. In 1921, two men fly a plane over NY for over 26 hours.
September 16th in Aviation History
One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 629 crashes in Phuket in 2007 and the MIG-31 makes its maiden flight.
Indonesian 737 Skids Off Runway and Breaks Up During Storm
A Merpati Nusantara Airlines 737-300 slid off the end of the runway and into a river while landing in Indonesia Tuesday morning and split in two, injuring 23 of the 103 people on board.
AirAsia Scraps Plan For New Singapore Airline
Asia's largest low-cost carrier has scrapped plans for a Singapore joint venture due to high operating costs and lack of market potential.
Virgin America Goes Unplugged for a Day, Winnipeg Gets a New Airport Terminal: Final Call
Winnipeg gets a new airport terminal, Virgin America launches an epic computer upgrade, and more...