United Flight 1093 was cruising high above Utah’s Colorado Plateau region, near Moab, when the morning calm was shattered by a surprise and violent impact. At 0643 MDT on 16 October 2025, the Boeing ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Cessna 172 holds the record for the longest endurance flight in history: 64 days, 22 hours, and 19 minutes from 4 December 1958 to 23 January 1959. Flying over Nevada and California, pilots Robert ...

On 5 August 2025, Ravn Alaska shut down operations for the second—and final—time. The Anchorage-based regional carrier, long considered a cornerstone of Alaska’s intra-state connectivity, quietly ...

The Spirit Airlines shutdown leaves behind more than empty gates. It’s a story of people, purpose, and a lasting impact on aviation. Today is a sad day in aviation. After years of uncertainty, close ...

A new aviation safety report from Embry-Riddle shows why fear of flying often outpaces the data, especially in the age of social media. If recent aviation headlines have made you more anxious about ...

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 ...

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 ...

We remember Western Airlines, one of America’s iconic air carriers that offered innovative in-flight service. It is Tuesday, 7 May 1957, and you are a passenger aboard Western Airlines Flight 70, a ...

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 ...

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 ...