First Delta 717s to Arrive Next Year in Deal With Southwest
Delta's first batch of ex-AirTran Boeing 717 jets will arrive in 2013.
Airbus Successfully Completes First A350 Flight
In the early morning hours of Friday, Airbus A350 “MSN1” climbed into the skies over Toulouse for the very first time. The first flight, just days before the 50th Paris Air Show, is a huge milestone in the A350 prog...
Aeromexico Commits to 100 New Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 737 MAXs
Aeromexico has inked the largest aircraft deal in Mexican history, committing to 100 new Boeing 737 MAX and 787 Dreamliner aircraft, the companies announced Wednesday. The deal would include up to 90 737 MAX 8 and MAX 9 narrowb...
JetBlue Plane Blows All Six Tires While Landing in Sacramento, 15 Passengers Injured
JetBlue experienced their first emergency slide deployment since the Steven Slater affair when one of their A320s blew a tire while landing at Sacramento International Airport early Thursday afternoon.
The Why, How and Where of Flight Diversions
While diversions do happen frequently, the decision to land a plane perhaps hundreds or thousands of miles from its destination is not taken lightly. A look at why planes divert and how pilots, dispatchers and managers choose w...