On This Day in Aviation History: September 18th
The Voyager I spacecraft takes the first photo containing both the Moon and Earth in 1977, first flight of a delta-wing jet takes place in 1948, the US Air Force is formed in 1947, and the German Graf Zeppelin makes its maiden ...
A Day in the Life of a News Chopper Camera Operator
The news chopper has become an integral tool for TV reporting, quickly capturing birds-eye views of car chases and house fires that cameramen on the ground cannot. An aerial cinematographer in Detroit talks about his job.
On This Day in Aviation History: February 1st
Today marks the anniversaries of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, UAL's emergence from bankruptcy, Boeing's decision to discontinue the 727 and more...
Ethiopian Airlines to Receive First Boeing 787 August 14
Ethiopian Airlines next Tuesday will become the first non-Japanese airline to fly the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.
Pan Am 103 Bomber Located on Death Bed in Libya
Abdelbaset Mohmed Ali al-Megrahi, the only person convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing which killed 270 people, is reportedly in a coma-like condition and close to death at his home in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.