On This Day In 1944, Helicopters Became Lifesaving Tools

On January 3, 1944, Coast Guard pilot Frank Erickson flew straight into the teeth of a raging storm to deliver blood plasma ...

Lowcountry nonprofit gives area students hands-on flight experiences

A Moncks Corner-based flight school helps students explore becoming a pilot with hands-on experience, mentorship and building ...
Opinion
The Financial ExpressOpinion

IndiGo’s ‘Bhasmasura’ moment: A year-end lesson on financial fragility

IndiGo’s December fiasco mirrors the myth of Bhasmasura: power without restraint turns inward. As the year ends, it’s worth asking how much margin our finances leave for when plans break.
WAVY-TV

Event marks Wright Brothers’ first flight anniversary with airplane unveiling

MANTEO, N.C. (WAVY) — The Wright Brothers National Memorial will host an event on Dec. 17 at 8:30 a.m. to celebrate the 122nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight. The event will feature ...
The Aviationist

Finland’s First F-35 Conducts Maiden Flight

The Finnish Air Force’s first F-35 conducted its first flight on Dec. 8, ahead of the official rollout ceremony next week. The Finnish Air Force has announced the maiden flight of its first F-35A ...
Aviation Week

MQ-25 First Flight Slips Into 2026

Credit: U.S. Navy SIMI VALLEY, California—The much-anticipated first flight of the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray for the U.S. Navy has been pushed to early 2026, a delay after both service and company leaders ...
SpaceNews

Zhuque-3 reaches orbit on test flight, first stage lost during landing attempt

HELSINKI — China’s Landspace carried out the first launch of its reusable Zhuque-3 rocket late Tuesday, successfully achieving orbit, but failing with a first stage landing attempt. The first Zhuque-3 ...
Ars Technica

This Chinese company could become the country’s first to land a reusable rocket

There’s a race in China among several companies vying to become the next to launch and land an orbital-class rocket, and the starting gun could go off as soon as tonight. LandSpace, one of several ...
Flightglobal

Airbus prepares early for A350F certification after drawing lessons from A321XLR

Airbus has embarked on early preparation for A350F certification, intending to implement lessons drawn from the approval process for the A321XLR. The airframer is aiming to secure European Union ...
The Nation Newspaper

Lessons from Delta’s century of flight (2)

Delta began operations on the Lagos-Atlanta route in 2007 just as it was coming out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, after completing the reorganization of the company. Delta has serviced the route ...
The Nation Newspaper

Lessons from Delta’s century of flight (1)

I recently took an early morning flight from Calgary, Canada, to Philadelphia, USA, with a stopover in Salt Lake City. The layover was so short that I could only have a cup of coffee at the Delta ...
Fox 23

Union High School students receive hands-on Light Flight lesson

TULSA, Okla. — Students from Union High School's Aviation and Medical Careers programs received a hands-on lesson on patient care in the air. Union High School said the lessons were given by Tulsa ...