On This Day in Aviation History: December 14th
The X-29 makes its first flight, JAL adds personal TVs to their 747s, Burt Rutan's Voyager departs for first nonstop flight around the world, and more...
NATO-Chartered Cargo Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Killing 9
A Silk Ways Airlines Ilyushin IL-76 ferrying supplies from Azerbaijan to the main U.S./NATO airbase in Afghanistan crashed Tuesday night, killing all nine people on board.
Air China Signs Order for 20 New Boeing 737-800 Aircraft
Boeing on Thursday announced it has finalized an order with Air China for 20 Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. The deal was already announced by Air China in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange last week
Gate Agents: Pawns of the Airline Industry
Their role in being the ones out front who often end up being sacrificed for those standing behind them is the reason that they are indeed the pawns of the industry.
Turkish Fighter Jets Intercept Iranian Cargo Plane, Nothing Illegal Found On Board
Turkey's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday released a detained Iran cargo plane after a search found nothing illegal.