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 ...

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 ...

The passion for aviation can be enjoyed in many different ways. Some people work on flight crews, ground operations or in other aviation industries. Some people have various aviation hobbies, such as: ...

Starting in the 1950s, the United States began focusing on developing nuclear propulsion as an effective way to power space exploration. Several programs made significant progress in this effort.

There are faster ways to get to Hawaii, but it must have been an incredible adventure in a Cessna. Imagine, if you will, the following scenario. You’re on an 18-hour flight. Your seat doesn’t recline.

The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite was designed in response to a 1956 US Navy requirement for a compact, all-weather flight capable, multipurpose naval helicopter. Kaman’s proposal, internally designated K-20, ...

Early long-range jet airliners included types produced by rivals Boeing and Douglas, which produced the 707 and DC-8, respectively In the United States, Boeing and Douglas quickly became dominant ...

During the 1970s, hijackings became an unsettling global phenomenon. A notable incident involved a Southern Airways flight, where hijackers held passengers and crew captive for over 24 hours, forcing ...

Airliner technology continues to evolve year-after-year, in the pursuit of better fuel economy which leads to better financial yields for operators. There’s been a number of initiatives over the years ...

Air Koryo, North Korea’s state-owned (and only) airline, is a unique relic of Cold War aviation. Shaped by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s state control, isolation, and geopolitical ...

Fokker was a Dutch aircraft manufacturing company in the 20th century. At one point, it was the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer. After 86 years, it ceased operations. How did one of the world’s ...