On This Day in Aviation History: February 6th
Laker Airways goes out of business, crashes of British European Airlines and Birgenair flights, FedEx closes a hub for the first time, the Airline Deregulation Act is introduced and more...
The Post-Deregulation Skies: Don’t Call it a Comeback
The recent trend of airline consolidation has taken away the large variety of airlines we've grown accustomed to seeing over the years. We take a look back at some airlines that were "second acts" of carriers that failed during...
October 21st in Aviation History
A Cessna vanishes after reporting a UFO, an airline merger is completed to form British Caledonian, the Japanese launch the first Kamikaze attack, and more...
DEVELOPING: Malaysia Airlines 777 Reportedly Shot Down Over Ukraine
A Malaysia Airlines 777-200ER traveling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur crashed in the Ukraine on Thursday after a presumed surface-to-air missile strike.
Today in Aviation History: February 18th
Aircraft industrialist Jack Northrop dies, the Space Shuttle Enterprise takes its first flight, four die in a terror attack on an El Al 707, the DC-1 is flown by TWA, Hawthorne Nevada 708 crashes, and more...