The day had been peaceful, with sunshine and a breeze over Pearl Harbor. That would all change at 7:48 am in Hawaii on Sunday, December 7th, 1941. That morning sailors were just waking up and casually eating breakfast, running drill, and so many other different things. Unfortunately, that was not something that they would continue […]

What is International Aviation Day? It is a day in which we celebrate the impact that civil aviation has had on a global schedule. The day that we recognize for this is December 21st every year. Every four years a new theme is given. Currently the theme is “75 Years of Connecting the World.” The […]

As Thanksgiving is just around the corner, let’s look at one of the most famous unsolved cases, in not just American history, but in the world. The entirely interesting case of the only FBI unsolved Air Piracy crime. The subject, Dan Cooper or D.B. Cooper as the media portrayed him to be. So, what are […]

Five years ago, Global Leasing Day had their very first recognized event. The event is to recognize those within the aviation and finance community of 6.2 billion that engage in the leasing business across the globe every year. Before the event occurred the first time, over twenty-three thousand individuals supported this day in aviation.  This […]

When I was growing up ghost stories were always fascinating to me. Here is one that has left me slightly spooked after hearing it. A flight attendant of a national airline talked about an incident where the pilots heard children playing behind the cockpit door in the front galley. When they asked the flight attendant […]

The NBAA, National Business Aviation Association, is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their business more efficient, productive, and successful. The organization was founded in 1947 in Washington, D.C, as a non-profit organization. The association currently holds over ten thousand members and offers more than one hundred […]