BA Shelving OpenSkies Expansion, Cutting Fleet to Four 757s
The OpenSkies are beginning to look dark: British Airways will postpone expansion of their OpenSkies subsidiary, citing a drop in premium demand.
Southwest Airlines Reports 23% Profit Jump, Announces Order for 25 New Boeings
The Dallas-based airline scored a big profit boost in the second quarter and announced a new order of 737-700 aircraft on Thursday.
US Bans Smoking on Short Flights, First Launch of Soyuz: April 23rd in Aviation History
Flight of Daedalus recreated with a pedal-powered aircraft, US bans smoking on flights under 2 hours, Soyuz 1 launches from Kazakhstan, North Sea Aerial Navigation Company launches service, and more...
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 ...
EU Commits $232.5 Million in Funding to Transportation Infrastructure
The European Commission on Monday announced the projects selected to receive a total of €170 million ($232.54 million) of trans-European transport network (TEN-T) funds.