FAA To Close 149 Contracted Control Towers April 7th
The FAA announced Friday the first round of contracted air traffic control towers to be closed due to sequestration, starting April 7th. Among the towers being closed is Trenton Mercer, which is just outside of Philadelphia and...
UFO Scare Shuts Down Chinese Airport
A Chinese airport temporarily closed on Tuesday amid fears that one of the passenger planes could collide with an unidentified flying object that was seen in the area.
FAA to Downgrade Mexico’s Aviation Safety Ranking, Banning Mexican Airlines from Codesharing and Service Expansion in US
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that the Federal Aviation Administration is set to put major restrictions on Mexican airlines serving the United States after re-assessing Mexico's aviation safety standards.
Delivery Flight Adventure: Onboard RwandAir’s First New 737 from Seattle to East Africa
Given the horrors of its not-so-distant past, Rwanda seems like an unlikely country to be buying brand new airliners. But the now stable nation is betting big on aviation for its economic development. NYCAviation had the rare o...
ANALYSIS: Could Spirit be looking to merge with Frontier?
Following last week's abrupt departure of Spirit Airlines CEO Ben Baldanza, ZIna Aziz explores whether the airline's future could include a merger with Frontier Airlines.