On this day: Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes and kills 346
On March 3, 1974, a Turkish Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10, which operated Flight 981 between Istanbul and London,…
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Welcome to the family, A330: Airbus most successful wide-body
With the introduction of the A300 in the early 1970s, Airbus had one goal in mind – to…
Catching the first commercial Tupolev Tu-144 flight
The 1970s were an exciting time for aviation. Technological advancements introduced many new aircraft into service, including such…
90 years of Hawaiian Airlines: two bankruptcies, no fatal crashes
After saying Aloha for the first time in 1929, Hawaiian Airlines is proudly counting 90 years of operations…
OTD in 1988: Antonov An-225 Mriya lifts off for the first time
The article first appeared on AeroTime on December 21, 2019.At one point in time, it was the largest…
New Zealand government apologizes for Antarctica deadliest crash
Forty years ago, Air New Zealand chartered flight 901 to Antarctica that was supposed to show its passengers…
The oddball: Boeing 720 first flight in 1959
With the introduction of the jet engine on the 707 in its commercial aircraft lineup in the 1950s,…
On this day: the first manned flight in history
Since Icarus, humanity has always jaloused birds for their ability to fly. On this day, 236 years ago,…
Remembering the first commercial Boeing 787 flight
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was like no other aircraft at the time – built from composites, the wide-body…
On this day: Concorde first landing in New York
Concorde, for some, was a pinnacle of human engineering – the sleek fuselage, slender delta wings, and the…
Sacrificial lamb: Boeing 717 first flight in 1998
The last decade of the 20th century was full of excitement and new adventures – aircraft manufacturers were…
Doing the Sully before it was cool – Aeroflot river ditch in 1963
Exactly 56 years ago, on August 21, 1963, an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-124 was scheduled to fly from Tallinn…
Retrospective: The beginning of the end of Airbus A340
Airbus was competing with Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed’s TriStar only in short and mid-hauls until 1993. But…
Irreplaceable narrow-body – Boeing 757 retrospective
The Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320 have become number one workhorses for airlines on their short and…
Heroines of skies: Interview with Radmila Tonković
Who were the first female astronomers? The first woman to teach her son to fly? What are Night…
Defining urban travel in 1950s: the story of New York Airways
We all hate traffic. Nobody likes sitting in their cars or public transport for hours every week just…
Explaining The Tupolev Tu-144 Accident At The Paris Air Show In 1973
What Happened In The Tupolev Tu-144 Accident At The Paris Air Show In 1973?The second half of the…