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 ...

Despite months of political pressure, dramatic headlines, and legislative maneuvering, it appears that Space Shuttle Discovery is not leaving the Smithsonian. For now. As of early 2026, the most flown ...

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 ...

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’.

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 ...

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 ...

Throughout aviation history, many aircraft have featured a push-pull engine configuration. Propeller-driven planes often rely on forward-mounted engines to pull them through the air. Some have engines ...

Ozark Air Lines almost didn’t make it off the drawing board. Back in the 1940s, the company – formed by four Missouri businessmen who were operating a small intrastate air service within the confines ...

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 ...

It has been nearly two years since the 737 MAX was grounded in the aftermath of several crashes. After the redesign of a flight control system, the aircraft has been re-certified by the US FAA and EU ...

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, ...

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 ...