As one of the early TWA flight attendants, Nellie Granger was starting out in a new role in a growing industry. One deadly crash tested her skills, and turned her into a hero.
Some 55 years after the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, four airlines still fly passenger versions, including ...
Given the vast distances these flights would cover without a diversion airport and the previously unreliable piston engine, ...
In 1960, the presidential race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon was a tight one, and both sides were looking for an ...
Columbus Business First talked with Lefenfeld about his background, his impressions of Columbus and why formaldehyde maybe ...
The Twin Beech has a lasting legacy, continuing to fly on nearly 90 years after the type made its first flight over the ...
Boeing's -100 mockups were made 1967–1968 and displayed possible diverse but luxurious configurations for the new jet.
This distinctive aircraft was among the first airliners to be pressurized and make the transcontinental flight with ...
Five airplane-model molds were destroyed in a train accident ... Planes followed — my parents had met while working for TWA and I still have a [Boeing] 707 kit with TWA livery in the original ...
Around 10%, or about 1,100 of those plans are the specific model involved in the crash. "It's a kit-built airplane," NTSB investigator Elliott Simpson said. "It's a very popular airplane ...
The old frequent-flyer adage is that sitting at the back of the plane is a safer place to be than at the front — and the wreckage of both Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243 and Jeju Air flight 2216 ...
The pilot was flying a single-engine Van’s RV-10 experimental aircraft, meaning it was built by an individual and not by a large manufacturer, said Botta, a retired airline captain for TWA who ...