Boeing and McDonnell Douglas agreed to a merger in December, 1996. At the time, Phil Condit, then CEO of Boeing, called the acquisition a “historic moment in aviation and aerospace”. The past 28 years ...

Thirty-one years have passed since the harrowing crash of USAir Flight 427 on the evening of 8 September 1994. I remember that evening with piercing clarity. It was a Thursday, one of those golden ...

The opportunity to fly in a real fighter jet is a dream or bucket list item for many aviation enthusiasts. Thanks to MiGFlug, a company based in Zurich, Switzerland, this doesn’t have to be a dream.

Turboprop airliners are not an uncommon sight at America’s airports. But the first turboprop transport to operate in the United States was a modern marvel, the Vickers Viscount. It bridged the gap ...

President Trump arrived earlier today in Abu Dhabi as part of his first overseas diplomatic trip of his second term. His visit previously included stops in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. After arriving in ...

An Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II had a close-call with cars on an Oklahoma highway this week. The crew – a civilian contractor and Air Force active duty member – pulled off an emergency landing without ...

When the subject of the Northrop F-5 comes up in conversation, the words ‘aggressor’ or ‘adversary’ inevitably come to mind. And, yeah, many a wing-nut will also feel the need to mention the ‘MiG-28’.

Operation Absolute Resolve details the aviation-driven mission that brought over 150 aircraft together to support the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas. In the early hours of Saturday, ...

Although ‘the miracle on the levee’ doesn’t stick the same as ‘Sully’s Miracle on the Hudson’, TACA flight 110 was truly a miracle. On May 24, 1988, a brand new TACA Boeing 737-300 departed from ...

There are many reasons why I feel fortunate to have grown up in the 80s and 90s. We were the last generation to experience life without the Internet and social media. Today’s kids will never know what ...

A few months back, we broke the news that Southwest was retiring their last Boeing 737-700 in the original ‘classic’ livery. At the time, Southwest shared the news that they also had plans to paint a ...

The creation of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in 1926 was Allan Loughead’s second foray into airplane construction. His first company, Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing, built a few products between ...