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Amber Straughn - Drawn to the Skies
Jul 29, 2014 (SPX)
Initially drawn to the sky through the stars, astrophysicist Amber Straughn now flies through it as a private pilot. For as long as she can remember, Amber Stra...
Emirates airline says will not fly over Iraq after MH17
Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)
Emirates will stop flying over Iraq due to concerns over jihadist missile attacks following the MH17 air disaster in Ukraine, the airline's president Tim Clark ...
Ukraine army wrests control of part of MH17 crash site: rebels
Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)
The Ukrainian army has seized control of part of the vast crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in the east of the country, pro-Russia rebels said on Mond...
Stronger rules needed on flight paths: Malaysia Airlines official
Jul 27, 2014 (AFP)
The commercial director of Malaysia Airlines on Sunday called for a complete overhaul of the way flight paths are deemed safe following the downing of flight MH...
Russian fighter jet crashes, killing pilot
Jul 27, 2014 (AFP)
A fighter jet crashed in southern Russia on Sunday, killing the pilot, the head of the air force told Russian news agencies, blaming a technical fault. "An acci...
Law of physics governs airplane evolution
Jul 24, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers believe they now know why the supersonic trans-Atlantic Concorde aircraft went the way of the dodo -- it hit an evolutionary cul-de-sac. In a new st...
At least 42 killed in Taiwan plane crash: officials
Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)
At least 42 people were killed in a plane crash in Taiwan on Wednesday, officials said, with witnesses and local media reporting the flight came down in a storm...
Boeing boosts 2014 profit forecast after strong Q2
Jul 23, 2014 (AFP)
US aerospace giant Boeing on Wednesday raised its full-year profit forecast after earnings soared 52 percent in the second quarter, lifted by increased jetliner...
Evidence mounts of MH17 missile strike, but proof elusive
Jul 22, 2014 (AFP)
With evidence mounting that a surface-to-air missile brought down flight MH17 in Ukraine, experts warned Tuesday that proof remains a long way off and only sate...
In air tragedy, lightning strikes twice for Malaysia
Jul 18, 2014 (AFP)
The downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with 298 people aboard heaped new distress on a nation still stung by the trauma and global stigma of flight MH...
Brazil's Embraer sells 60 commercial planes to China
Jul 17, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese companies signed agreements Thursday to buy 60 commercial airplanes worth $3.2 billion from Brazilian aviation firm Embraer during a state visit to Bras...
NASA Turns Over New Air Traffic Management Tool To FAA
Jul 16, 2014 (SPX)
A new NASA-developed computer software tool designed to aid air traffic controllers was presented to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during a ceremony...
China's BOC orders Airbus planes in $4.1bn deal: firm
Jul 15, 2014 (AFP)
China's BOC Aviation has ordered 43 Airbus single-aisle A320 passenger jets worth more than $4.1 billion (3.0 billion euros), the European planemaker said on Tu...
US F-35 fighter will not fly at UK air show
Jul 15, 2014 (AFP)
The US military said Tuesday it will not send F-35 fighter jets to Britain's Farnborough air show because of safety precautions, in another embarrassing setback...
China's Okay Airways buys Boeing jets worth $980mn
Jul 14, 2014 (AFP)
Okay Airways, the first privately-owned Chinese carrier, has agreed to buy 10 single-aisle Boeing planes worth $980 million at current list prices, the US plane...
US F-35 fighter jet to miss date at Britain's Farnborough
Jul 13, 2014 (AFP)
The new US-built F-35 stealth fighter jet will not appear as planned at Britain's Farnborough air show on Monday but may still take part at the end of the week,...
F-35 jet fire may be isolated problem
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
An engine fire last month on a US F-35 fighter jet was likely an isolated incident and not part of a wider problem for the new aircraft, a top Pentagon official...
Britain quizzes Airbus staff in Saudi fraud probe
Jul 09, 2014 (AFP)
Britain's Serious Fraud Office has questioned staff at Airbus and the Ministry of Defence in an ongoing probe into alleged corruption in Saudi Arabia, the Europ...
China's own dreamliner prepares for takeoff
Jul 09, 2014 (AFP)
The cavernous building that will house the final assembly line of China's own passenger plane is virtually empty, except for an enormous Chinese flag and slogan...
Hague pushes Eurofighter on India visit
Jul 08, 2014 (AFP)
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday he had raised a $12-billion fighter jet deal being negotiated by French company Dassault with India's gover...
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