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 ...

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 ...

A new aviation safety report from Embry-Riddle shows why fear of flying often outpaces the data, especially in the age of social media. If recent aviation headlines have made you more anxious about ...

When the subject of the Northrop F-5 comes up in conversation, the words ‘aggressor’ or ‘adversary’ inevitably come to mind. And, yeah, many a wing-nut will also feel the need to mention the ‘MiG-28’.

Was the proposed MD-12 Jumbo way ahead of its time or just a ‘Hail Mary’ attempt to keep airlines interested in an ailing company? Avgeekery explores the ‘why’ behind the failed MD-12 program.

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 ...

Can you imagine wondering if the next minute of your life is your last? Well, 73 passengers and the 5-person flight crew of American Airlines Flight 1572 got to ask themselves that very question the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was flown by two cockpit crew members and attended to by two cabin attendants. Of the former, Captain James E. Reeves, 49, held type ratings on the Convair 240, 340, and ...

As dedicated avgeeks, we’ve searched high and low across the United States and beyond to identify 14 awesome places to watch planes land that should be on your bucket list. Whether you’re trying to ...