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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

President Trump arrived earlier today in Abu Dhabi as part of his first overseas diplomatic trip of his second term. His visit previously included stops in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. After arriving in ...

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 ...

Chicago Midway Airport is a one mile square piece of land in the middle of a neighborhood. What’s the Biggest Plane to land at Chicago Midway Airport? Nestled in a neighborhood on the south west side ...

MH434 first appeared on screen in 1962 (from long distance) in the movie The Longest Day while still registered in Belgium and in use as a target towing aircraft. MH434 Played a reconnaissance Spit ...

The US Navy Flight Demonstration Team, AKA the Blue Angels, traded in their high-mileage legacy F/A-18A, F/A-18C, and F/A-18D Hornets at the end of 2020. One went to Naval Air Station (NAS) North ...

For most people, his name brings to mind the roundhouse kick, the squint, the beard, his legendary toughness, and the lasting image of Walker, Texas Ranger. In the coming days, you’ll see and hear a ...

Shot down over Iran, an F-15E airman survived for days until a critical signal helped US forces locate and rescue him. When an American aircraft goes down in hostile territory, everything that follows ...

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 ...

On January 1, 1950, Continental Airlines was little more than a glorified local airline. The backbone of the fleet was made up of 12 dependable Douglas DC-3s, while five twin-engine, pressurized ...