Video: Boeing 787 Crosswind Testing

Of the 1,800-plus hours Boeing 787 test pilots have flown so far, few are as dramatic as the recent trip to Iceland for crosswind testing. The 787 team flew to Keflavik airport after weather forecasts indicated conditions most pilots try to avoid — wind across the runway. (www.wired.com) More...

Amazing Plane Landing Caught on Video

A commercial plane with gear problems lands in a shower of sparks. Clear weather helped the pilot to land safely. (www.accuweather.com) More...

Malta refusing to return Libyan fighter jets

VALLETTA, Malta — Malta said Tuesday it was refusing to return two Libyan fighter jets that landed on the island last week after their pilots defected. (seattletimes.nwsource.com) More...

Soldiers' $2,800 in bag fees spark outrage

CNN -- Delta Air Lines says it's sorry "for any miscommunication" after U.S. Army soldiers returning from Afghanistan complained that they were charged almost $3,000 in bag fees by the carrier. (www.cnn.com) More...

World’s Fastest Civil Aircraft Gulfstream G650 Reaches Mach 0.995

August 29, 2010 - Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced that its ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin Gulfstream G650 recently reached Mach 0.995 as part of its 1,800-hour flight-test program. Accomplishment establishes G650 as world’s fastest civil aircraft. (www.avstop.com) More...

This Video Filmed By an Aircraft Carrier Crew Looks Better Than Top Gun

Beautiful timelapses and awesome angles filmed with GoPros inside F-18 cockpits. That's what you will find in this video filmed by the men and women of the US Navy. (gizmodo.com) More...

Mystery Missile Launch Seen off Calif. Coast

A mysterious missile launch off the southern California coast was caught by CBS affiliate KCBS's cameras Monday night, and officials are staying tight-lipped over the nature of the projectile. (www.cbsnews.com) More...

Controller faulted in Hudson midair collision

WASHINGTON — Errors by an air traffic controller distracted by a personal phone call set the stage for a midair collision last year over the Hudson River between a tour helicopter and a small plane that claimed nine lives, a federal safety panel said Tuesday. (www.msnbc.msn.com) More...

NASA scientist finds evidence of alien life

Aliens exist, and we have proof. That astonishingly awesome claim comes from Dr. Richard B. Hoover, an astrobiologist at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center, who says he has found conclusive evidence of alien life — fossils of bacteria found in an extremely rare class of meteorite called CI1 carbonaceous chondrites. (There are only nine such meteorites on planet Earth.) Hoover’s findings were published late Friday night the Journal of Cosmology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal. (www.digitaltrends.com) More...

Boy, 14, charged with pointing lasers at aircraft

A 14-year-old boy has been charged with pointing a green laser at a jetliner headed to Los Angeles International Airport and at a police helicopter. (www.sfgate.com) More...