Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The Artemis II astronaut succeeds Katherine Van Hooser, who retires after more than 35 years at the agency, and will now move to management astronaut
Ethiopia’s passenger traffic is set to rise almost sixfold over the next two decades, Airbus says, as the continent’s aviation market grows at the second-fastest
The defence technology company is building out airport facilities for unmanned aircraft assembly, maintenance and flight operations at a site with a long history of
The prepaid order is Gogo’s largest single MRO order this year, reflecting anticipated demand for the company’s LEO-powered connectivity system. Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO) said on
The agreement will cover more than 300 components across LATAM’s incoming fleet of 24 firm-ordered E195-E2 aircraft, with Embraer holding inventory in Brazil. Embraer (NYSE:
Regulatory recognition, industrial exhibition and legal scholarship combined to give South Africa’s delegation a strong showing at the 77th International Astronautical Congress in Antalya, Turkey,
As more-electric aircraft add avionics, sensors and power electronics, engineers are rethinking cooling as a design decision rather than an afterthought, Honeywell says. Every electrical system added to an aircraft increases the heat that must be managed, and Honeywell Aerospace
An Air New Zealand DHC-8 Q300 descended to 1,022 feet above ground approaching Timaru at night in June 2023 before the crew recovered and landed safely; the Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s final report also found shortcomings in the regulator’s own
Cargo and aircraft movements also reached record levels last year, but ACI’s 2026 Annual World Airport Traffic Report finds growth cooling sharply this year amid geopolitical and economic headwinds. Airports Council International (ACI) World says global airports carried a record
1997 – First flight of the Boeing 777-300
1992 – Flt Lt Nicky Smith, graduated from 89 Course at Shawbury to become the RAF’s first female helicopter pilot
1963 – A B-58 Hustler bomber of the U.S. Air Force’s 305th Bombardment Wing sets a new speed record by flying from Tokyo, Japan, to London, England, via Alaska and Greenland in 8 hours 35 minutes at an average speed of 938 mph (1,510 km/hr).
1961 – Cork Airport opened in Ireland.
1955 – The Boeing 367-80 (707 prototype) crosses the United States in just 3 hours 58 minutes
1953 – Flying a Douglas XF4D-1, Robert Rahm sets a world airpseed record over a 100 km (62 mi) closed-circuit course of 728.11 mph (1,171.53 km/hr) at Muroc Dry Lake, California.
1952 – First flight of the Sud Aviation Vautour
1937 – First flight of the Fokker T.V
1937 – First flight of the Short Sunderland
1924 – Emergency use of parachute — Following a mid-air collision over Coronado, California, Gunner William M. Coles, USN, of VF-1, made a successful emergency parachute jump from his Curtiss JN.
1917 – Final testing is made for the US Army-designed air-to-air radio communication system with a wireless set.
1910 – The first airship crossing of the English Channel is made by the French-built dirgible Cle´ment-Bayard II. The 244-mile route is completed in 6 hours.
1908 – Pilot S.F.Cody takes off from Farnborough Common, Great Britain, in his British Army Aeroplane No 1, a biplane powered by a 50 hp (37 kW) Antoinette engine. His flight covers 424 metres before ending in a crash-landing, which he survives.
1905 – The Wright brothers complete their 1905 test flight program, making their last flight until May 1908.
