Finnair to End MD-11 Service to JFK
On April 6th, Finnair will upgrade their Helsinki, Finland (HEL) to JFK flights from the long time MD-11 to their new Airbus A330-300. Flights were originally scheduled for the end of March.
Initial Air France Flight 447 Black Box Info Raises More Questions Than Answers: Pilot
Pilot/columnist Justin Schlechter examines what might have happened in the cockpit over the Atlantic on June 1st, 2009.
Sudan Military Plane Crash Kills 15: Country’s Third Major Accident in Three Months
A Sudanese military transport plane crashed near the country's capital on Sunday morning, killing 15 people and injuring the seven survivors.
United Captain Accidentally Deploys Emergency Slide
The captain of a United Airlines Boeing 757-200 accidentally deployed one of the plane's emergency escape slides in Seattle.
The Evolution of Engine Starting: From Hand-Propping to Button Pushing
For many of us, our first understanding on how to start an airplane was when Bugs Bunny started the engines of the “World’s Largest Airplane” in Hare Lift (FF to 2:04). With a simple push of a button, all of the radial en...