The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an apparent close call at Boston's Logan Airport Thursday involving a Delta Air Lines flight that was landing and a Cape Air plane that was taking off.

Winnifred "Winnie" Spooner was one of England's most daring pilots, flying around the world and winning accolades in the 1920s and 30s. One of the first women to receive her pilot's licence in 1927, she was the first woman in the King's Cup Air Race and won the Harman Trophy for being the world's outstanding aviatrix in 1929, aged 29.

US Air Force officials and experts have long been concerned the fleet is shrinking and aging as China's grows and advances.