October 6th in Aviation History
Crashes of Cubana Flight 455 in Barbados and United airlines Flight 409 in Wyoming, as well as an aircraft endurance record set in 1992 and the first passenger flight over an hour.
A Night at the Museum With a Bombardier Learjet 85
50 years in the making, Bombardier previews the Learjet 85 at an event as luxurious as the guest of honor itself.
Continental’s Last Day: 16 Photos Looking Back at Their Fantastic 76 Year Run
A photographic look back at the 76 years of Continental, which will cease to exist on Friday, October 1st.
Russian Jet Loses All Controls, Makes Miraculous Emergency Landing in Forest
Russian pilots successfully made an emergency landing in Taiga forest, saving the lives of 81 people, and causing minimum damage to the aircraft.
OPINION: What Makes a Great-Looking Jetliner?
“Aesthetically it’s no 747, but it’s a handsome plane,” I wrote of the 787 previously in a column. “Confident in a way not unlike its older and smaller sibling, the 757.”