The First Pressurized Commercial Aircraft: 83 Years Of The Boeing 307 Stratoliner
Today marks 83 years since the Boeing 307 Stratoliner flew for the very first time. The aircraft performed…
Supersonic Beginnings: Russia’s Tupolev Tu-144 First Flew 53 Years Ago
It has been over five decades since the Tupolev Tu-144 first took to the skies. The Soviet production…
What Happened To US-German Carrier Aeroamerica?
The history of US aviation has seen numerous airlines come and go over the years. One fairly short-lived…
The McDonnell Douglas Blended Wing Concept
Blended wing aircraft are often discussed when it comes to considering the future of commercial aviation. These radical…
What Was The Boeing 367-80?
Boeing delivered a game-changing airplane with the 707. Often credited with ushering in the jet era, it was…
Why An Undamaged United Boeing 747 Was Written Off 24 Years Ago
On December 28, 1997, United Airlines operated Flight 826 between Tokyo and Honolulu onboard a Boeing 747-100 aircraft,…
What Happened To Air China’s Boeing 757s?
Air China once operated 13 Boeing 757-200s. The aircraft were already 12 years old when arriving with the…
17 Years Later: A Look Back At American Airlines’ Fokker 100s
American Airlines had a fleet of 75 Fokker 100s. Delivered between 1991 and 1994, they were used when…
What Happened To Former Slovakian Flag Carrier Slovak Airlines?
While most countries have a flag carrier airline of some kind, Slovakia cannot be categorized in this way.…
Which Aircraft Did Alitalia Fly?
Alitalia most recently operated an Airbus-dominated fleet, with an Airbus narrowbody fleet and a mixed Airbus and Boeing…
Why The North American Aerospace Defense Command Tracks Santa
Santa Claus (Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, Père Noël, or Papa Noel) is busy delivering presents to children worldwide.…
75 Years In The Making: American Airlines’ Expansion At LAX
This month, American Airlines celebrated 75 years of operations at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The Texan outfit…
Why Was The Concorde Cockpit So Complex?
Concorde was different from other aircraft in many ways. Supersonic ability was, of course, the key, but there…
The Mad-Dog: 22 Years Since The MD-80’s Final Delivery
Originally designed as a stretched version of the Douglas DC-9 and nicknamed Mad-Dog due to the noise it…
Why Was Airbus Formed To Build The A300?
Airbus was formed on 18th December 1970 by a pair of European aerospace firms backed by France, Germany,…
What Caused A 2007 Fire Destroying A Qatar Airways A300 In Abu Dhabi?
Fire can be a sudden and dangerous consequence of plane crashes if certain factors align. However, such accidents…
Russia’s First Widebody: 45 Years Of The Ilyushin Il-86
Passenger airplanes made during the Soviet era saw various phases of development. While the initial ones looked more…
33 Years Of Service: Inside Air Canada’s Boeing 747 Operations
Did you know that Air Canada was a Boeing 747 operator for more than three decades? As it…
Tragedy On Pan Am Flight 103: Lockerbie 33 Years On
Today marks 33 years since the bombing of Pan Am flight 103. The disaster involving a New York-bound…
What Happened To British Airtours?
Anyone flying out of or into London Gatwick or Manchester during the 1970s and 1980s may remember British…
The Rise And Fall Of Air Canada Tango
Air Canada operates several subsidiaries and different brands today – including Air Canada Rouge, Air Canada Express, and…
64 Years Of Flight: The Boeing 707
On December 20th, 1957, the Boeing 707 took its first flight. It entered into service ten months later,…
What Happened To Air India’s L-1011 Trijets?
Several aircraft types have become synonymous with Air India’s international fleet over the years. Back in the 1960s,…
China Airlines Turns 62: A Look At Taiwan’s Airline
With a fleet of over 80 aircraft and a network of approximately 150 destinations, China Airlines has become…