On This Day in Aviation History: April 3rd
ATA files for bankruptcy, US Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown is killed in a US Air Force plane crash, Pan Am founder Juan Trippe dies, and more...
US and EU Reach Aviation Safety Agreement
The European Union on Tuesday announced that it had reached a cooperation agreement with the United States regarding civil aviation safety.
On This Day in Aviation History: November 10th
British Airways Concorde G-BOAD makes its last flight to JFK in 2003, Southern Airways Flight 49 is hijacked, Russian Lunokhod 1 is launched, the first European flight over one minute and more...
President’s Arrival Prevents Fire Helicopters From Fighting Los Angeles Canyon Blaze
Los Angeles Fire Department firefighting helicopters were reportedly ordered not to take off to fight a brush fire late Wednesday afternoon due to a no-fly zone imposed for the arrival of President Barack Obama aboard Air Force...
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 ...