Written by: Mary Shull Ever flown in a commercial airplane? If you’re one of the 637 million (U.S. statistics for 2011) who fly each year, your answer would be “yes.” People do love to fly. I mean, come on, what other choice do we have? It’s the fastest mode of transportation available to us. It’s [...]

Many airlines with flights bound in and out of European cities were faced with the threat of delays and even cancellations over the weekend due to a volcanic eruption in Iceland and the potential hazard posed to air traffic by the volcanic ash cloud, according to a post from CNN.com.  As much havoc as volcanic ash [...]

On March 28, the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a twin-engine mid-sized commercial jet which is currently scheduled to enter service in the final quarter of this year, underwent and passed a full load wing stress test at Boeing’s plant in Everett, Washington, the Associated Press Reports.  The full-load wing stress test marks a major step [...]

According to a report from the Associated Press, it has been recently speculated that talks of a merger between major commercial airline companies US Airways and United Airlines could very likely become a reality in the near future.  Should the merger go through, it would lead US Airways and United Airlines in combination to surpass [...]