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 ...

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 ...

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’.

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 ...

There are many reasons why I feel fortunate to have grown up in the 80s and 90s. We were the last generation to experience life without the Internet and social media. Today’s kids will never know what ...

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 ...

Airliner technology continues to evolve year-after-year, in the pursuit of better fuel economy which leads to better financial yields for operators. There’s been a number of initiatives over the years ...

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 ...

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 ...

Once a staple of long-haul travel and a symbol of Airbus’ ambition to rival Boeing’s widebodies, the four-engine Airbus A340 is now a rarity in commercial service. But it hasn’t vanished. As of May ...

Turboprop airliners are not an uncommon sight at America’s airports. But the first turboprop transport to operate in the United States was a modern marvel, the Vickers Viscount. It bridged the gap ...

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 ...