Turns Out Hawker Beechcraft Won’t Be Sold to China
Bankrupt business jet builder Hawker Beechcraft said Thursday that negotiations to sell its operations to a Chinese firm have collapsed.
United Nations Plane Crashes in Congo, Killing At Least 16
At least 16 people were killed Monday when a United Nations aircraft crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, CNN reported.
Boeing Begins 787 Dreamliner Flight Testing
The 787 Dreamliner will take to the sky today for the first time in weeks, as Boeing begins flight testing their modifications to the battery system. The flight, Boeing 272, is scheduled to take off from Paine Field in Everett,...
NASA Tests Chicken Fat-Based Jet Fuel Using DC-8 Airborne Laboratory
NASA has announced that a group of scientists from its Langley Research Center traveled cross-country this month for an experiment with eco-friendly jet fuel made out of chicken fat.
El Al Wants to End Cairo Flights From Israel
Israel's national airline seeks an immediate halt to its once-weekly Tel Aviv-Cairo flights, citing empty planes and high security costs.