The urgent radio calls by the air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration office in Puerto Rico started to go out on Thursday evening as a SpaceX test flight exploded and debris began to rain toward the Caribbean. Flights near Puerto Rico needed to avoid passing through the area — or risk being hit…
The cause of the fatal plane crash in South Korea last month is still to be determined, but it thrust into the spotlight a subject little understood by the general public: how airplanes are maintained. Jeju Air, the airline that operated the flight in which 179 people died, said that checks before the flight had…
With the recent news of ‘drone’ sightings around New Jersey and in other parts of the US, the question of just “shooting them down” keeps coming up. If you see one, it’s best to document your sightings in photos and other relevant information. But bear in mind that the drone may, in fact, be flying…
Boeing delivered 13 commercial jets in November, less than a quarter of the 56 jetliners it handed over to customers 12 months earlier, the U.S. planemaker reported on Tuesday. Deliveries were down from 14 in October, when most of the company’s aircraft production was still shut down during a seven-week-long strike that ended Nov. 5….
NEW YORK (AP) — When Seuk Kim took off from Maryland last weekend with three small dogs aboard his plane, it was the latest of many volunteer flights he had made to rescue animals in need. After realizing a childhood dream of becoming a pilot, Kim transported cats and dogs from disaster areas, overcrowded shelters…
I first started taking the plane in the early 1990s. Compared to the crowded trains with hard seats that I usually took, flying was not only faster but also more pleasant. Stewardesses served tasty meals and drinks, free of charge. There wasn’t much in-flight entertainment, but a variety of newspapers were offered, and they were…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Getty Images On Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration levied proposed fines of hundreds of thousands of dollars against SpaceX for violations related to rocket launches last year. Soon after, Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of the commercial rocket and satellite company, threatened legal action to fight the citations. “SpaceX will be…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Alaska Airlines flight that had been cleared for takeoff in Nashville, Tennessee, was forced to abort Thursday to avoid colliding with a taxiing Southwest Airlines plane, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Alaska said in a statement that the pilots of Flight 369 to Seattle had to quickly apply the…