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Concerned pilots confronted Boeing over safety issues with the 737 Max 8 jet after the Lion Air disaster – four months before the second deadly crash in Ethiopia, a new audio recording reveals. In the weeks following the deadly crash … Continue reading →

PARRSBORO, N.S. — It’s a noise that woke many in Parrsboro in the early morning hours of July 5, 1919. Some feared an air raid, even though the First World War had been over for nearly a year, while others … Continue reading →

Four days later, at the other end of the same journey, the Cirrus parked at its West Coast destination, the Luxivair terminal at San Bernardino airport in southern California. (James Fallows / The Atlantic) The guiding principle of this reporting … Continue reading →

Crack open any airplane trader magazine and you’re likely to find small and midsized jets—including Learjets, Sabreliners, Falcons, Hawkers, and Westwinds—listed for less than $1 million, some with relatively new paint and interiors. A few may even be advertised for … Continue reading →

Days after FedEx CEO Frederick Smith dismissed the Amazon threat to its business during the company’s earnings call, Amazon announced an expansion of its two-year-old Amazon Air operation, which will now add to its fleet 10 767-300 dedicated Amazon cargo aircraft. … Continue reading →

Geoff and Roy Wikner never set out to build racing cars. Their passion was planes and they desperately wanted to build their own to take to the skies over Sydney. To reach this goal, they repaired and peddled Indian motorcycles … Continue reading →

MISSOULA – For what is likely the last time, veterans who faced one of the bloodiest battles in human history will gather on the French shoreline next month for the 75th anniversary of the “D-Day” Invasion. They’ll be saluted from … Continue reading →