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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 ...

While Spirit Airlines has been making headlines with its recent bankruptcy filing, Allegiant is flying high with the largest expansion in its history. The Las Vegas-based ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) ...

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 ...

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 ...

Southern Airways Flight 49 became one of aviation history’s most extraordinary hijackings, sending a DC-9 across multiple countries during a tense 30-hour saga. Demonstrating its ruggedness, endurance ...

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 ...

In the 1940s, American and German helicopter manufacturers began experimenting with mounting tip jets on the ends of helicopter rotor blades. These systems helped designers eliminate weight and reduce ...

UPS will soon begin phasing out their aging Airbus A300-600F freighters. The planes have been workhorses for the company since the early 2000s. The company plans to retire the fleet by 2035, as part ...

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 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 ...

Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg used his appearance at the Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference in New York on 27 May 2026 to lay out what may be one of the clearest snapshots yet of Boeing’s near-term ...