Flying on September 11, an Air Force C-37 pilot recalls the moment America’s airspace shut down and the extraordinary days that followed at MacDill.

Following its very recent 787 Dreamliner deal, the Delta Airbus widebody order for 31 A330-900 and A350-900 aircraft will support its international growth efforts. Delta Air Lines is continuing to ...

My visit to The Sands Aviation 747. Exclusive video aboard the Boeing 747SP included. Over the years, there’s been curiosity into the operator of the untitled widebody aircraft at Las Vegas’s McCarran ...

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 ...

F-4 Phantom fighter pilot ACE, Randy “Duke” Cunningham, has died at age 83. His decorated Navy career in the Vietnam war became the stuff of legend, after shooting down 5 enemy MiGs – and being shot ...

An Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II had a close-call with cars on an Oklahoma highway this week. The crew – a civilian contractor and Air Force active duty member – pulled off an emergency landing without ...

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 ...

Lockheed Martin’s C-130 is as American as apple pie. As a military airlifter, the C-130 has plied the skies since 1954. Over 2,600 C-130s have been built. The highly modified C-130J is still in ...

Southwest Independence One celebrates America’s 250th with a patriotic 1776 livery, special details, and a first flight from Dallas to Philadelphia. Southwest Airlines has never been shy about putting ...

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 ...

The Air Force requirement for low altitude operations required additional strength in the fuselage and wings. The B-66 wing had a revised layout with increased area yielding greater lift, a thinner ...

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 ...