March 25, 2016 3:57 pm ET
March 21, 2016 8:18 pm ET -
First US Manufactured Airbus Aircraft Takes Flight
As of March 21, 2016, the first airplane manufactured at Airbus' manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama took its maiden flight. The Airbus A321 took off at 9:36 AM, flying for 3 hours 26 minutes before landing back in Mobile at 1:02…
March 18, 2016 10:35 pm ET -
FlyDubai 981 Crashes in Rostov-on-Don
Media outlets in Southern Russia are reporting the crash of FlyDubai 981. The Boeing 737-800, A6-FDN, was flying from FlyDubai's hub at Dubai International Airport to Rostov-on-Don in the south of Russia. The aircraft is reported to have crashed on…
March 17, 2016 9:39 pm ET -
Delta’s First Airbus A321 Arrives in the United States
After months of anxiously waiting, Delta can proudly say it owns its first Airbus A321 aircraft. The newest addition to the fleet joins from none other than Airbus' factory in Hamburg, Germany before a long journey to its eventual home…
March 17, 2016 9:27 pm ET -
TAM Brings Airbus A350 to Miami
On March 17, 2016, Brazilian carrier TAM Airlines brought their new Airbus A350 to Miami International Airport, marking their first international service with the airplane. Operated as TAM 9601, the airplane arrived at Miami following a flight from Sao Paulo…
March 17, 2016 12:52 am ET -
TBT (Throwback Thursday) in Aviation History: Viva Macau
For most people in the United States, the country of Macau is not very well known. Macau is a very small country, attached to China, and governed similarly to Hong Kong. In the last decade it has become the largest…