America West Begins Flying, Boeing Merges With McDonnell Douglas: August 1 in Aviation History
Happy birthday NORAD, America West Airlines and ALM-Antillean Airlines. Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merge, Gary Powers dies, and more...
FAA Approves Southwest Airlines Deal to Buy AirTran Airways
The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it had accepted Southwest Airlines' transition plan to acquire AirTran Airways.
Photos: Riding Along KC-10 Refueling Flight as Air Force Week Takes Off
NYCAviation was along for the ride as a KC-10 refueling tanker served fuel to four F-15s off the coast of Long Island.
Video: Libyan Air Force Fighter Pilots Defect to Malta with Dassault Mirage F1 Jets
Two Libyan Air Force colonels flew their Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jets to Malta and defected rather than obeying orders to bomb protesters in Libya.
Pan Am Begins First Mainland Flights to Hawaii, Harriet Quimby First Woman to Fly Across English Channel: April 16th in Aviation History
Pan Am flies from San Francisco to Hawaii with a Sikorsky S-42 flying boat, Harriet Quimby crosses the English Channel, Apollo 16 launches for the Moon, Canada forms its first air force, and more...