DEVELOPING: Air Algerie Flight 5017 Crashes In The Desert of Mali
Contact has been lost with an Air Algerie flight between Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (OUA) and Algiers, Algeria (ALG). Flight 5017 was an MD-83 that was being flown by Spanish carrier Swiftair on behalf of the Algerian airline. T...
Video: Stephen Colbert Talks Chinese Aviation With James Fallows
China's burgeoning aerospace industry is something to pay attention to. But their airlines do not yet have honey roasted peanuts.
Oman Air Orders Six Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Oman Air and Boeing announced Monday at the Dubai Airshow that the airline had purchased order rights for six 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft from the leasing company ALAFCO.
The Logbook: TSA Luggage Powder Planting…Just Kidding!
A TSA agent plays a joke on an unsuspecting passenger that sends him to another government service...the unemployment line. An errant US Airways CRJ is caught by an EMAS, Emirates to bring A380 back to JFK, Sully's water-logged...
Flying Through Clouds on the Ground: The Science of Fog
Meteorology Columnist Adam Daum gives us a clear understanding of fog: what the different types are, what causes it, and how it affects aviation.