August 7th in Aviation History: Operation Desert Shield Begins, First Flight of SpaceShipOne
First flight of SpaceShipOne, Apollo 15 returns to Earth from the Moon, Operation Desert Shield begins, and more...
British Airways Turns 90
The earliest forerunner of one of today's greatest airlines introduced service 90 years ago today, using a World War I surplus bomber to move a single passenger, a delivery of leather and a brace of geese across the English Cha...
Tiny Airports Take Off With Stimulus
The Federal Aviation Administration has now allocated all of its $1.1 billion in stimulus money for airport improvements. But the complex set of rules laid out in the recovery act has led to some counterintuitive results: The b...
Police Car Chase Ends on Runway at Dallas Love Field
In what may be a car chase unlike any before, a car crashed through the fence of a Texas airport on Thursday and drove onto the runway.
Delta Breaks Ground on LaGuardia Airport Terminal Improvements
Delta Air Lines execs and New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg this week put their shovels to the pavement as they began their redevelopment of LGA's Terminal C and D.