Just kidding. April Fools!
Still, according to a story appearing this morning via the Associated Press, the seventy-year-old mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart’s disappearance may soon be put to rest thanks to “new perspectives” provided by a recently discovered diary. The article reports that The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR), which for years has [...]

Last week the “Interstate Aviation Committee” (IAC) released its final report on the 3 July incident in Irkutsk in which an Airbus A310 operated by S7 (formerly, Siberian Airlines) slid off a wet runway while landing, clipped several building, and burst into flames, killing more than 120 people.
According to the IAC the crash of [...]

Constructed for the U.S. Navy in the mid-1930s for the purpose of undertaking reconnaissance over the open seas, the USS Macon was the largest dirigible in American history. Requiring 6.5 million cubic feet of helium to inflate and weighing 400,000 pound, 785-foot long airship was a flying behemoth. Its interior was sufficiently large to [...]

A Tu-154 operated by Iran Airtour crashed on Friday while landing in the northern Iranian city of Mashad. Initial reports indicate that the Russian-built aircraft blew a tire shortly after touching down. A fire, sparked by a wing raking the ground, then engulfed the plane. Twenty-nine of the 148 people on board were killed.
Given the [...]

During the height of the Cold War the USSR’s military air arm earned the country international renown and the respect of US military officials. The same can hardly be said of the USSR’s domestic aviation service. The state-run airline monopoly, Aeroflot, was widely derided, rather, for its awful service, poorly maintained planes, and dicey safety [...]