ATC Reform: The President’s Push for the Privatization of Air Traffic Control
On Monday, President Trump threw his support behind a renewed plan to privatize air traffic control services in the United States.
On This Day in Aviation History: February 19th
A China Airlines flight survives a 30,000ft dive in 1985, though an Iberia flight suffers an all-fatal crash the same day. The Boeing 757 makes its maiden flight, Lufthansa lines up to be the first 737 customer, and more...
Horizon Air to Add Three New University Paint Schemes
The University of Idaho, the University of Montana and Montana State University will each be represented on three unique Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft starting in November.
The Evolution of Engine Starting: From Hand-Propping to Button Pushing
For many of us, our first understanding on how to start an airplane was when Bugs Bunny started the engines of the “World’s Largest Airplane” in Hare Lift (FF to 2:04). With a simple push of a button, all of the radial en...
Paris Air Show Order Wrap-up: Airbus Outsells Boeing for Second Straight Year
The 2011 Paris Air Show was the best ever for Airbus, earning firm orders for 418 aircraft worth about $44 billion at list prices, compared to only 47 planes valued at $7.5 billion for Boeing.