Can you imagine wondering if the next minute of your life is your last? Well, 73 passengers and the 5-person flight crew of American Airlines Flight 1572 got to ask themselves that very question the ...

DARPA’s X-76 experimental aircraft could transform military aviation with high-speed, runway-independent flight and tiltrotor technology. The X-76 is the latest in a long series of experimental ...

Although the short-range, low-capacity segment of the market was saturated with twin-jet designs, inclusive of the Sud-Aviation SE.210 Caravelle, the British Aircraft Corporation BAC-111, the ...

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 ...

A look back at MetroJet, the US Airways low-cost brand that launched in 1998 and became one of the era’s most memorable airline experiments. On 1 June 1998, a bright red Boeing 737-200 pushed back ...

Ozark Air Lines almost didn’t make it off the drawing board. Back in the 1940s, the company – formed by four Missouri businessmen who were operating a small intrastate air service within the confines ...

Chicago Midway Airport is a one mile square piece of land in the middle of a neighborhood. What’s the Biggest Plane to land at Chicago Midway Airport? Nestled in a neighborhood on the south west side ...

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 ...

Airlines has come up with clever promotions and special occasions over the years to help attract attention and draw interest towards the airline. The year 2024 was no exception, with many airlines ...

UPDATE | 10PM EDT | 14 MAR 2026: The Department of War has released the names of the six United States Air Force Airmen who were killed in Thursday’s midair collision over western Iraq while ...

On the afternoon of 6 October 1973, the Yom Kippur War began with a massive Egyptian air attack on Israeli military installations. Among the targets was Israeli Air Force (IAF) Base Ofira, near Sharm ...

Spirit Airlines planes repo’d after its collapse became more than an aircraft recovery operation. It became a final goodbye to the yellow jets and the people who loved them. When an airline shuts down ...