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European regulators said British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offered to give up their slots at airports in London and New York in order t...

Boeing 747-8 was scheduled for its maiden voyage on Monday 10:00 am PST. That time is past by 1 ½ hours. But it is still to take off. Recent news i...

Up and at 'em again. This time it's early, real early. So early it's still 2AM at home and I'm trying to keep it all together as we blast off empt...

Sources familiar with United Airline’s plans have told the Chicago Tribune the airline will order new airplanes by the end of the year. United has ...

The Russians have come up with some interesting (if not always practical) "aircraft"! This is an aircraft that actually operates as a ship, flying...

Position: Runway 34 Right, KSLC (Salt Lake City)Altitude: Six feet above the asphalt; first bounceGroundspeeed: 150 mph (130 kts)Equipment: A319Pax...

A few months ago I wrote about start-up Baltia Air Lines, which seeks to initially connect New York with St. Petersburg, Russia. It seems like they...

Usually the inner sections of airports are closed to non-travellers. I often think that modern airports with their great offers miss out on opport...

[address redacted]5 March 2010The Honorable Al Franken320 Hart Senate Office BuildingUnited States SenateWashington, DC 20510Dear Senator Franken:I...

Im on a wait (again) in Lake Evella (again!). Its good though we get internet in the top end communities so the waits with my laptop, movies, food ...

Very seldom does a cockpit crewmember have to get involved directly with a passenger in order to settle a particular issue. In all these years at t...

Almost two years after leaving the Azores, I can finally say: “I’m a Pilot!“. Last Friday, January 29th, 2010, I made my final e...

Sunny and 42 degrees, the saturated blue sky is the first crack in the Wisconsin winter. Planted in the driveway like a human heliotrope I turned a...

Unfortunately Northrop Grumman today announced that they decided to drop out of the U.S. Air Force tanker bid because of the clearly unfair nature ...