Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
Deutsche Aircraft will showcase its D328MR multi-role aircraft and expanding uncrewed aviation portfolio at ILA Berlin 2026, highlighting integrated mission capabilities for public-sector and governmental
Textron Aviation has completed an expansion of its flight test hangar at the company’s East Wichita Campus, increasing capacity to support growing demand for the
GA-ASI and the U.S. Air Force have demonstrated advanced manned-unmanned teaming between an MQ-20 Avenger and an F-35, validating autonomy, communications and collaborative combat technologies for future air operations. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), in collaboration with the U.S. Air Force, the F-35 Joint Program Office,
Airbus has partnered with Mistral AI to expand the use of trusted artificial intelligence across commercial aviation, defence, helicopters and space activities, supporting engineering, operations and future aerospace applications. Airbus has entered into a partnership agreement with European artificial intelligence company Mistral AI to expand the
GE Aerospace has paid tribute to Chris Hunter, longtime GE archivist and president of the Museum of Innovation and Science, recognising his role in preserving the company’s innovation heritage and inspiring future generations. GE Aerospace has paid tribute to Chris Hunter, former director of GE’s archives
China has launched a new test satellite aboard a Long March-2D rocket to support research into direct mobile phone-to-satellite broadband connectivity and integrated space-ground network technologies. China has successfully launched a new test satellite designed to support research into internet technologies and satellite-enabled communications. The spacecraft
ATEQ GROUP has launched its new South African website, www.ateqsa.co.za, providing local access to aviation testing and maintenance support information. Local platform launched to support
Commercial UAV Expo 2026 and Pilot Institute have announced an expanded Pilot Hub education programme focused on drone operations, safety, and business development. Pilot Hub
The Aerolite Spitfire Type 433 has made its public debut in Cornwall, combining modern composite technology with the design heritage of the iconic WWII fighter
2011 – Introduction: 747-8 (747-8I) with Lufthansa
2009 – Swedish airline Air Express Sweden is taken over by MCA Airlines
2009 – Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-200 flying from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France, crashes in the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 228 occupants, including 12 crew; bodies and aircraft debris are not recovered until several days later; the aircraft itself is not found until 2011. The crash is the first fatal accident of the A330 and the worst-ever disaster involving the A330.
2004 – America West Airlines starts service between Phoenix and Anchorage.
1998 – MetroJet, operated by US Airways, began operations.
1992 – The United States Air Force‘s Strategic Air Command is disestablished.
1983 – Singapore Airlines announces it has bought six Boeing 747s and four Boeing 757s, making it the first Asian airline to buy the 757.
1981 – First flight of the Short 360
1975 – A Kenyan Air Force Hawker Hunter crashes at Nairobi, Kenya, during celebrations marking the anniversary of self-rule in the former British colony, the airframe impacting only a few hundred yards from where President Jomo Kenyatta is addressing a public rally.
1964 – The Kenyan Air Force is established
1961 – United Air Lines absorbs Capital Airlines to become the largest airline in the West, with a fleet of 267 aircraft.
1960 – Trans-Canada Air Lines begins transatlantic services, flying between Montreal and London
1951 – British European Airways commences helicopter services between London and Birmingham
1950 – British European Airways commences the first regular passenger service to be flown by helicopter, between Liverpool and Cardiff.
1949 – A survey conducted by a firm of New York aviation consultants shows that for the first time in history air travel volume are greater than first class rail travel. Revenue passengers-miles for domestic airlines totals 603 million compared to 582 million for Pullman trains.
1948 – British European Airways commences the first helicopter airmail service in the UK
1948 – Entered Service: Convair CV-240 Convairliner with American Airlines
1948 – British European Airways (British European Airways) commences the first helicopter air mail service in the United Kingdom.
1948 – First flight of Cessna 170. The Cessna 170 is a general aviation aircraft produced by the Cessna Aircraft Company between 1948 and 1956. Over 5,000 were built, and over 2,000 are still accounted for today. The Cessna 170 landing gear is a taildragger configuration. It was replaced by the Cessna 172 which became the most popular light plane in history.
1940 – U. S. Army Air Corps announces plans for the construction of the world’s most powerful wind tunnel at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
1939 – First flight of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190
1939 – The Douglas DC-4 makes its first passenger flight from Chicago to New York.
1927 – Western Canada Airways inaugurated weekly air service from Winnipeg to Long Lake, Manitoba via Lac du Bonnet.
1925 – A car dealer covers himself in stamps worth $718 in a bid to be sent airmail from San Francisco to New York; the U. S. Post Office refuses to accept him.
1919 – A permanent flight of aircraft is stationed in San Diego to serve as a forest fire patrol. The machines are war-surplus Curtiss JN-4s.
1915 – The United States Department of the Navy awards its first contract for an airship – The DN-1-Class Blimp – To the Connecticut Aircraft Company.
