On This Day in Aviation History: March 25th
The first female Concorde pilot flies for British Airways, Qantas drops the 707 and becomes all-747, Piedmont takes on the biggest 737 fleet, seven crashes on this day, and more...
The Numbers Are In: U.S. Sets Records in 2016 for Most Airline Passengers and Safety
Last year's record of 900+ million passengers in the U.S. shows not only higher traffic, but an equally impressive safety record.
Is Flying in Africa Unsafe?
Aviation in Africa has a poor reputation for safety, but many African nations are stepping up efforts to improve flight safety in the continent.
On This Day in Aviation History: February 12th
Continental/Colgan Flight 3407 crashes in upstate New York, an Iran Air Tu-154 crashes into a mountain, United's Ted low cost subsidiary begins operations, an Air Rhodesia flight is shot down in South Africa and more...
Happy Birthday Captain Sully! January 23 in Aviation History
Chesley Sullenberger is born, Charles Lindbergh tells Congress to make peace with Hitler, a World Airways DC-10 crashes in Boston, more...