Boeing Wins US Air Force KC-X Refueling Aircraft Contract
The Pentagon has announced that Boeing has beaten out EADS's bid for the $35 billion KC-X aerial tanker program.
On This Day in Aviation History: February 7th
Space Shuttle Challenger astronauts conduct the first untethered spacewalk, The Beatles arrive at JFK for their first US tour, a Cessna completes a 65-day flight and much more.
Werner Franz, Last Surviving Hindenburg Crew Member, Has Died
The last surviving crewmember from the Hindenburg Disaster has died at the age of 92. He was just days shy of his 15th birthday when the airship crashed.
Airplane! Star Leslie Nielsen Dead at Age 84
Veteran comic actor Leslie Nielsen, best known for his roles in the movies Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has passed away in Florida of pneumonia.
Airliners Narrowly Avoid Collision Over Amsterdam
Dutch aviation authorities have launched an investigation after an Airbus A330 and a Boeing 737 came within seconds of colliding.