Today in history: China Airlines Flight 006
On February 19, 1985, China Airlines Flight 006 departed from Taipei destined for Los Angeles, California. The Boeing…
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Berlin Airlift’s “Candy Bomber” pilot Halvorsen dies at 101
Gail Halvorsen, the US Air Force pilot who became known as the “candy bomber” for dropping sweets to…
Today in history: The first Boeing 747 test flight
On February 9, 1969, Boeing’s new flagship, the 747 ‘Jumbo Jet’, took off for the first time from…
Today in history: Munich air disaster
64 years ago, on February 6, 1958, British European Airways flight 609, a charter flight bound for Manchester…
Today in history: The Boeing 777X first flight
Two years ago, on January 25, 2020, we saw the first flight of the highly anticipated Boeing 777-9,…
Today in history: A330 Introduction into service
On January 17, 1994, the Airbus A330-300 made its introduction with Air Inter, flying from Paris to Marseille.…
Today in history: Sully and the Miracle on the Hudson
Today marks the 13th anniversary of what is known as the ‘Miracle on the Hudson’, when on January…
Today in history: Air Florida Flight 90
On this day, 40 years ago, Air Florida Flight 90 was preparing to depart Washington D.C. en route…
Today in history: British Midland Flight 92
23 years ago today, on the eve of January 8, 1989, British Midland Airways Flight 92 departed London…
January 1, 1929: LOT Polish Airlines began operations
Today marks the 93rd anniversary of one of the world’s oldest airlines, a founding member of International Air…
An anticlimactic start to the jet age: remembering Comet’s maiden flight
It was a warm, calm day on July 27, 1949, in Hatfield, United Kingdom. The doors to a…
Explainer: the history of MRO
For every pilot, there are numerous hard-working ground crew plying their trade behind the scenes. For every smooth…
History hour: British Airways Flight 9 ‒ how a Boeing 747 lost all four engines
A failure of all engines is perhaps one of the scariest things that can happen up in the…
New England Air Musem (NEAM)
My wife and I had returned from a trip to upstate New York and on our way home…
Myasishchev M-25: Soviet plane that would kill with sound
Most combat aircraft fall into one of several conventional categories: fighter, bomber, ground attack airplane. The M-25, or…
Sully, Jerrie & the incredible crew of United Flight 232: from pilots to heroes
As the aviation industry is preparing to celebrate International Pilots’ Day, let’s take a look back at some…
The story of a Soviet gun that kept destroying its own aircraft
Everybody knows the GAU-8 Avenger, the famous 30-millimeter rotary cannon mounted on the American A-10 attack aircraft. A…
The time when India had dancing elephant helicopters
The exact date is difficult to pinpoint. Some claim that the legend of India’s ‘dancing elephant helicopters’ started…