Fighter Jets Scrambled to Intercept US Airways Flight Over Maine [UPDATED]
Fighter jets from the Maine Air National Guard were scrambled to intercept a US Airways jet Tuesday morning.
Pilot of Crashed Asiana Airlines Jumbo Jet Bought Seven Life Insurance Policies a Month Earlier
One of the two pilots aboard an Asiana Airlines cargo plane which crashed in the sea off a South Korean island last week had taken out seven life insurance policies just a month before the accident, according to a news report o...
Boeing Worker Pinned by 747 Spoiler Rushed to Hospital
A Boeing employee was seriously injured Monday night when he was pinned between the spoiler and wing flaps of a new 747 under construction.
Swissair Liquidates, Hijacker Crashes Xiamen Airlines Plane: October 2 in Aviation History
Swissair grounds its fleet, a Xiamen Airlines flight is hijacked in China, President Reagan re-starts the B-1B bomber program, and more...
Ghosts of Octobers Past
Columnist/Pilot Justin Schlechter shares a story of flight crew really earning their paychecks, as the the autumn nights over Alaska bring some challenges in their 747 at the end of a long Pacific hop.