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On Sunday, 1 August 1943, 177 USAAF B-24 Liberators departed their bases near Benghazi, Libya and headed out over the Mediterranean Sea toward Romania. Their targets were the oil refineries near ...

United flight cuts begin as jet fuel prices spike. FAA restrictions at Chicago O’Hare are making the busy summer schedule even tighter. United Airlines is the first to take action. This week, United ...

The Washington Post confirmed last week that the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) plans to purchase six Boeing 737s for ICE Air operations. A quick note: We are not here to debate the politics ...

The new Air Force One livery is back after being rejected in 2022. The VC-25B and other executive aircraft will now wear the red, white, and dark blue design. The US Air Force has confirmed that 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One year after its reveal, the F-47 is no longer just a far-flung concept. Here’s how America’s next air superiority fighter is progressing. On 21 March 2025, the US Air Force introduced the F-47 to ...

While the flying car might be within civilization’s grasp today, some crafty California engineers in 1973 attempted to bring the future of personal flying closer. The AVE Mizar was literally a Ford ...

The new Volonaut Airbike promises to be an exciting new option for personal air mobility. Designed by Polish inventor and entrepreneur Tomasz Patan, the Volonaut looks like something from “Star Wars.” ...

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 ...