Chinese Airline Considers Installing Hannibal Lecter-Style “Standing Seats”
Shanghai-based Spring Airlines wants to remove all the seats from its jets. The low-cost carrier has 13 Airbus A320s, but the lengthy wait for new aircraft is making it difficult to keep up with surging demand. A seatless plane...
Plane Crashes Into Ferris Wheel in Australia
A small plane crashed into a ferris wheel at a fair on the eastern coast of Australia on late Saturday morning, police said, miraculously causing no injuries.
ANA 787 Dreamliner Debuts on Tokyo-Seattle Route, But Return Grounded by Tech Issue
Seattle on Monday became just the second US city to recieve Boeing 787 service as ANA launched the new aircraft on its Tokyo-Seattle route.
Douglas DC-8 Becomes First Supersonic Airliner: August 21 in Aviation History
A DC-8 dives into the record books, the first use of electric beacons for nighttime flights, a Royal Air Maroc ATR-42 crashes, and more...
Europe Bans X-Ray Scanners, Lady Gaga Channels Pan Am Flight Attendant: Final Call
Europe bans x-ray scanners, Gaga catches Pan Am fever, TSA under congressional scrutiny, and more...