Australian Government Seeks Harsher Punishments for Aviation-Related Crimes
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Government on Wednesday introduced legislation in Parliament to create tougher penalties for aviation-related crimes to enhance the safety aboard planes.
Today in Aviation History: October 30th
On this day in 1985, Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on what would be its final successful mission; in 1976 a Pan Am 747SP sets a speed record for a trans-polar round-the-world flight; in 1908, Henry Farman completes Europ...
Video: Emirates A380 Struck by Lightning
A quick-thinking photographer captured an Emirates Airbus A380 being struck by lightning on approach to London Heathrow from Dubai on Saturday night.
Smoke In The Cockpit: A True Story of Danger and Hilarity
A routine flight is plunged into weirdness after the crew smells smoke. How to deal with a possible emergency — not to mention a plane full of obsessed Japanese tourists.
An Open Letter From Your Captain
Dear Passenger, I see you. I see you, the family on the vacation you have been planning and saving up for years. I see you, the bright eyed hopeful applicant on your way to THE job interview that will make or break your career....