Today in Aviation History: February 3rd
The Day the Music Died: Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash. Also, a US Marines jet slices down a cable car in Italy, Lufthansa launches the first regular transatlantic...
Boeing Delivers Refurbished E-4B ‘Doomsday Plane’ to US Air Force
One of the Air Force's four "Doomsday Planes" has been returned to service following an eleven month overhaul by Boeing.
Today in Aviation History: March 13th
An Iranian Air Force C-130 crashes, Apollo 9 returns to Earth after 10 days in orbit, the first female Canadian gets her pilot’s license, South African Flight 806 and a BOAC Viscount 818 crash in separate incidents, and more...
USAF’s Super-Secret X-37B Approaches a Milestone
A secretive mission will pass a quiet milestone at the end of this month when the U.S. Air Force’s unmanned spaceplane the X-37B surpasses 500 days in space.
Orbis Unveils Its New Flying Eye Hospital
Orbis International recently unveiled its third generation Flying Eye Hospital, an MD-10, with which it will continue its efforts to fight preventable blindness around the world.