March 22nd in Aviation History: Antonov An-225 Mriya Sets Takeoff Weight Record Carrying Russian Space Shuttle
The An-225 sets new world records while carrying Space Shuttle Buran, a USAir jet crashes at LaGuardia Airport in New York, a British Airways 747 is hijacked, and more...
Drowsy Air Canada Pilot Dives Plane to Avoid Hitting Venus: Yup, the Planet
It's not often that the pilots of earth-based vehicles are forced to make risky, evasive maneuvers to avoid colliding with other worlds, but that's exactly what an Air Canada pilot did last year, a government investigation has ...
Today in Aviation History: February 23rd
A B-2 stealth bomber crashes in Guam, a fire breaks out aboard the Mir space station, the first experimental coast-to-coast airmail flight, and more...
Final Call: Barefoot Bandit Gets 7 Years, Alaska Airlines Rescues Escaped Cat
The country's most infamous plane thief will soon be doing hard time, Alaska Airlines finds an escaped cat, a Hawaiian island hopper wants to fly to London via Illinois, and more...
Video: How to Start a Boeing 737 Classic
Watching two men walk through the 20 minute process of starting an airliner might be yawn-inducing to many, but to us it may be the height of plane geekery.