Amazon Helps Grow Rockford Airport, Cargo Carriers

The growth of Amazon.com and e-commerce in general is bolstering the fortunes of Rockford, Ill.' s Chicago Rockford International Airport and two air cargo carriers that use the airport, elevating the profile of a facility that must compete for air traffic with the Windy City's dominant O'Hare International Airport.

China Airlines B744 at Chicago on Jun 21st 2018, touched down off the runway and went around

A China Airlines Boeing 747-400 freighter, registration B-18711 performing freight flight CI-5148 from Anchorage,AK to Chicago O'Hare,IL with 4 people on board, was on an ILS approach to runway 10L at 09:57L when the crew advised they were going around having had a last minute deviation on the runway. The crew of another aircraft on the ground advised the aircraft had gone off the runway, a third crew advised tower the runway needed to be inspected.

2 dead, 1 critical in small plane crash near Lake Tahoe

A small airplane crashed near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, killing the pilot and a passenger and critically injuring the only other person on board the single-engine aircraft. The 60-year-old pilot from suburban Sacramento, who was declared dead at the scene, reported engine trouble shortly after takeoff and was trying to make it back to the airport in Truckee, California, when the plane went down about 7:40 a.m. Two male passengers were flown by a medical helicopter to a Reno, Nevada, hospital with critical injuries.

FAA directs $25 million to Alabama airport improvements

The first Mobile-made Airbus A321 is shown taking off on from Downtown Mobile Airport on its first flight in March 2016. A fresh round of Airport Improvement Program funding from the FAA means millions of dollars in grants for Alabama facilities, including $7 million for the Downtown Mobile Airport.

The Latest: California pilot killed in crash near Tahoe

Authorities have identified the 60-year-old pilot from suburban Sacramento who died in a small airplane crash near Lake Tahoe. The Placer County sheriff says Kenneth Whittall-Scherfee of Carmichael was killed in Tuesday morning's crash south of Truckee that also claimed the life of one passenger and critically injured another.

UPDATED: Four Killed in Everglades Midair

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Airlander Cabin Designed For Adventure

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Picture of the Week, July 12, 2018

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Electric Amphib Flies

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Airborne 07.06.18: SureFly @OSH18, D.B. Cooper ID’ed?, USAF Cancels Eval

Workhorse Group's SureFly Multi-Copter is scheduled to fly on Tuesday, July 24 during the Innovations Day session at the EAA AirVenture fly-in at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The manned flight will take place with an all-electric SureFly test vehicle from 3:03 to 3:08 p.m. Central Time, during the event's daily airshow.

Picture of the Week, July 5, 2018

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