January 13th in Aviation History: Air Florida 90 Crashes and First Single Rotor Helicopter Flight
The Air Florida Flight 90 disaster takes 78 lives in Washington DC, and an Uzbekistan Yak-42 crashes in Tashkent. In happier news, Igor Sikorsky makes the first successful single-rotor helicopter flight, Shuttle Endeavour launc...
Mount Everest Tour Plane Crashes in Nepal, Killing All 19 On Board
A Buddha Air Beechcraft 1900D carrying 19 people crashed on approach to Kathmandu Sunday morning.
Man Gets 25 Years For Shooting LAPD Helicopter
Don't try to shoot down helicopters and you won't go to jail.
American Airlines Traffic Up 4.3% While American Eagle Soars 18.1% in November
AMR Corp. on Friday reported that American Airlines' November traffic rose 4.3% to 9.90 billion revenue passenger miles or RPMs from 9.49 billion RPMs in the previous year.
At Least 5 Killed as Plane Ditches on River in Siberia
At least five people were killed and 20 others were injured when an Angara Airlines passenger plane crashed into a river in Siberia Monday morning, the regional airline confirmed. It is feared the death toll could rise.