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“Jetpack Man” Spotted Again By Pilots On Approach To LAX Nearly A Year After First Sighting
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jul 29, 2021
Watch Pilots Get Rescued After Their Ditched 737 Sank Off Oahu (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 2, 2021
A Squadron’s Worth Of Paul Allen-Owned Warbirds Is Up For Sale
By Thomas Newdick / Updated May 27, 2021
Belarus Now Wants You To Believe Hamas Sent Bomb Scare That Led To Journalist’s Capture
By Thomas Newdick / Updated May 24, 2021
A Boeing 707 That Survived The ‘Black September’ Hijacking Spree Is Getting Scrapped
By Thomas Newdick / Updated May 11, 2021
American Airlines Confirms Encounter With Unidentified Cylindrical Object Over New Mexico
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Feb 24, 2021
FAA Releases Statement On Airliner’s Encounter With Unidentified Object Over New Mexico
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Feb 24, 2021
Airliner Encountered Unidentified Fast-Moving Cylindrical Object Over New Mexico
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Feb 23, 2021
Listen To Mayday Call From United 777 With Catastrophic Engine Failure Over Colorado
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Feb 20, 2021
Airbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided Bombs
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 19, 2021
The Iconic Learjet Will Come To An End After Six Decades Of Defining Private Air Travel
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 11, 2021
Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Strike Airliner In New Drone Attack On Saudi Airport
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Feb 10, 2021
Airliner Pilot Says Jet Pack Guy Over Los Angeles Looked Just Like This Crazy Drone
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 20, 2021
26 Killed In Barrage At Yemeni Airport Just As Newly-Minted Officials Were Deplaning
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 30, 2020
India To Modify Used Airliners Into Early-Warning Radar Jets To Keep Pace With Its Rivals
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Dec 18, 2020
You Can Buy The World’s Only Flyable P-82 Twin Mustang For $12,000,000
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 27, 2020
What It’s Really Like Piloting Private Jets For The Rich And Famous
By Stephen Walker / Updated Nov 27, 2020
MIT Lincoln Lab’s Storied 707 Military Testbed Jet Is Now At The Boneyard
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Nov 27, 2020
Here’s Who Bought Paul Allen’s Pristine MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 23, 2020
Donald Trump’s Famous S-76 Helicopter Is For Sale
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 23, 2020
Tanked Russian Soldiers Plow ‘Tank’ Through Airport Wall
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 22, 2020
Patriot Missile Battery Suddenly Appears At Small Regional Airport In Texas
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Oct 21, 2020
Boom Rolls Out Its XB-1 “Baby Boom” Supersonic Demonstrator Jet
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Oct 12, 2020
Iran Air Is Selling Off Part Of Its Fleet Of Vintage Western Airliners
By Thomas Newdick / Updated Sep 9, 2020
Airline Pilots Landing At LAX Report A Guy In Jetpack Flying Alongside Them
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Sep 1, 2020
This Bonkers Video Of A Learjet Doing A Roll At Very Low Altitude Is Terrifying
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Aug 17, 2020
New Details Emerge About F-15 Intercept Of Iranian Airbus Over Syria
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 24, 2020
U.S. Says Its F-15s Intercepted Iranian Airliner That Made Erratic Maneuvers (Updated)
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 24, 2020
Boeing To End 747 Jumbo Jet Production After More Than 50 Years: Report
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jul 2, 2020
Private Pilot Flew Over America’s Premier Spy Plane Base And Snapped These Images
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jun 23, 2020
Watch This Crazy Cockpit Video Of A Cessna Landing In A Hole In The Jungle
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jun 9, 2020
These Aerial And Satellite Photos Of An Airport Absolutely Stuffed With Airliners Are Nuts
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Apr 30, 2020
Here’s What It Really Costs To Own Or Charter A Private Jet
By Stephen Walker / Updated Apr 16, 2020
This Man Owns The World’s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Apr 11, 2020
F/A-18 Hornets Blast By “Tiny Little Grumman” Private Plane With Wing-Rocking Salute
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Mar 23, 2020
America’s Air Traffic Control System Is Suffering Crippling Shutdowns Due To COVID-19
By Stephen Walker / Updated Mar 21, 2020
The Rich Are Scrambling To Escape COVID-19 On Private Jets
By Stephen Walker / Updated Mar 21, 2020
Chicago’s Midway Airport Halts Flights Due To COVID-19 In Air Traffic Control Tower
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Mar 17, 2020
Captured Narco Jet Loaded With 69 Bales Of Cocaine Is Biggest Bust In Belize History
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Mar 6, 2020
Let’s Talk About How Iran Could Have Shot Down A 737 Full Of Innocent People
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Jan 10, 2020
Unwrap These Ten Insanely Awesome Viral Aviation Videos This Christmas
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Dec 24, 2019
New Owner Of Stratolaunch And World’s Largest Plane To Refocus On Hypersonic Testing
By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 18, 2019
The First Boom-Equipped Tanker For A Private Aerial Refueling Company Has Arrived
By Tyler Rogoway / Updated Nov 25, 2019