AirAsia QZ8501 flight missing

An AirAsia Airbus A320-200 has gone missing on a flight from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore, shortly after the pilots requested to change the flightplan because of weath, the airline said today. The plane, flight QZ8501, which reportedly had 162 people on board, lost contact at 7:24 a.m. local time near Belitung Island, Indonesia, according to a statement from AirAsia. It was scheduled to land in Singapore at 8:30 a.m. local time. (abcnews.go.com) More...

Exclusive images show skydivers' terrifying collision and chaotic plunge

The cameras strapped to the skydivers' helmets were supposed to memorialize their perfectly timed jumps and exhilarating descent from two small planes to the earth 12,000 feet below. (usnews.nbcnews.com) More...

UK opens corruption probe into Airbus jet sales

Britain's Serious Fraud Office has launched a formal investigation into suspected fraud, bribery and corruption (www.stltoday.com) More...

Why Delta Air Lines Paid Me $11,000 Not To Fly To Florida This Weekend

Over the past week, Delta Air Lines has encountered epic travel delays after unprecedented storms forced the cancellation of thousands of flights. (www.forbes.com) More...

Watching This Squirrelly B-1 Bomber Trying To Refuel Is Nerve Wracking As Hell

We know aerial refueling is no easy task. Sometimes the larger the customer, the bigger struggle it can be, but this B-1 on an ISIS bombing sortie reminds us just how touchy this routine practice is. (foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com) More...

Boeing 737, which ‘took the aviation world by storm,’ marks 50 years of flight

The first flight of Boeing’s original 737 took place 50 years ago on Sunday, and Seattle’s Museum of Flight will mark the anniversary with a celebration that’s open to the public for the price of admission. (www.seattletimes.com) More...

Southwest jet hit runway nose first, investigators say

The Southwest Airlines jet that crash landed at New York's LaGuardia airport on Monday met the runway with its nose gear first, according to federal accident investigators (www.cnn.com) More...

Small plane lands on Bronx expressway

A small plane landed on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx Saturday afternoon, according to the city's Office of Emergency Management. (usnews.nbcnews.com) More...

British Prime Minister David Cameron is getting his own 'Air Force One

Air Force One, the call-sign given to the President Obama's Boeing VC-25A jet draped in patriotic paint, is one of the most enduring symbols of American power. (www.businessinsider.com) More...

Amelia Earhart's plane? New sonar imagery analysis raises hopes

A sonar anomaly that researchers suspect might possibly be the wreckage of Amelia Earhart's aircraft is a straight, unbroken feature uncannily consistent with the fuselage of a Lockheed Electra, new analysis of the sonar imagery captured off a remote Pacific island has revealed. (science.nbcnews.com) More...