March 17th in Aviation History: Hijacker Kills Eastern Air Lines Pilot in Boston Hijacking Attempt
A hijacking attempt over Boston ends safely for passengers but not the first officer, Air Inter launches service in France, Linda Finch recreates Amelia Earhart's flight around the world, a JAL 747 makes the first nonstop Tokyo...
United Flight 232: Surviving the Unthinkable
On July 19, 1989 an engine explosion left United 232 with no hydraulics and no controls, leading to a crash landing where many of the passengers survived. Now 25 years later we look back at this extraordinary accident and exami...
Boeing Begins 787 Dreamliner Flight Testing
The 787 Dreamliner will take to the sky today for the first time in weeks, as Boeing begins flight testing their modifications to the battery system. The flight, Boeing 272, is scheduled to take off from Paine Field in Everett,...
Rogue Sailboat Shuts Down Runway at Boston Logan Airport
An unoccupied sailboat broke free of its mooring in Boston Monday morning, running aground next to Logan Airport's runway 9/27 and causing delays as the runway had to be closed, the airport said.
On This Day in Aviation History: January 24th
A bomb kills dozens at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow, the Department of Homeland Security is born, a B-52 crashes and drops two nuclear bombs on North Carolina, and more...