The Why, How and Where of Flight Diversions
While diversions do happen frequently, the decision to land a plane perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles from its destination is not taken lightly. A look at why planes divert and how pilots, dispatchers and managers choose w...
The White House Enters the Jet Age: August 26th in Aviation History
The White House enters the jet age, Mehran Karimi Nasseri begins what would be the 18 year layover in Charles De Gaulle Airport in that inspired the film The Terminal; 2003, the final report on the Shuttle Columbia disaster is ...
Corsair Takes Delivery Of First Airbus A330-300
French tour carrier Corsair on Tuesday took delivery of its first Airbus A330-300 jet.
Delta Air Lines Buys a Refinery, Becoming its Own Oilman
Delta Air Lines on Monday announced it had reached an agreement to buy a disused oil refinery near Philadelphia, a move which many industry pundits promise to puzzle over for years to come. Monroe Energy, a wholly-owned subsidi...
IATA Says More Passengers and Freight Flying in 2010
The IATA on Tuesday reported that international passenger traffic rose 10.5 percent year on year, while freight was up 14.8 percent.