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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Is Embraer’s Next-Gen Turboprop program canceled? Not exactly. Back in August 2022, we ran an article about Embraer’s ambitious plan to reinvent the turboprop. The Brazilian manufacturer was talking ...

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 ...

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 ...

The opportunity to fly in a real fighter jet is a dream or bucket list item for many aviation enthusiasts. Thanks to MiGFlug, a company based in Zurich, Switzerland, this doesn’t have to be a dream.

The thought of eVTOL aircraft excites millions of travelers. Those who live in or visit Chicago in particular are in for some pleasing news, as a local manufacturer plans to order 50 eVTOL aircraft, ...

Operation Absolute Resolve details the aviation-driven mission that brought over 150 aircraft together to support the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas. In the early hours of Saturday, ...

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 ...

From the Hempstead Plains to the Moon, explore the story of flight at the Cradle of Aviation Museum. The Cradle of Aviation Museum, located on Museum Row in Garden City near the Coliseum, Nassau ...