Connecting Skies • Bridging Continents
The airline marked four decades of flying to Cairo with a gala dinner at the Grand Egyptian Museum, having carried 13.2 million passengers on nearly
The Memorandum of Understanding expands cooperation in Earth observation, geospatial analytics and advanced data technologies to support USDA’s data modernisation plan. NASA and the U.S.
Bell is exhibiting the air medical configuration of its Bell 429 helicopter at the Air Medical Transport Conference in its home city of Fort Worth,
A regulatory excellence workshop in Cabo Verde this week brings together 24 aviation professionals from across West Africa to strengthen safety collaboration and knowledge-sharing. Boeing,
The ECS Group subsidiary has begun promoting cargo capacity on TAP Air Portugal’s first-ever nonstop Orlando-Lisbon service, due to launch on 29 October 2026. ECS
The Budapest-based charter specialist outlines how it matches aircraft, routing and ground handling to aerospace shipments ranging from small components to engines, though the release
The airline’s South Africa country lead points to digital convenience, personalisation and sustainability as the forces reshaping how people choose to fly. As South Africa observes Transport Month in October, Cathay Pacific said evolving traveller expectations around convenience, personalisation and
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
2016 – American Airlines Flight 383 suffered an engine failure then caught fire during takeoff in Chicago. All 170 people survived, but 21 people were injured.
2006 – Continental Airlines Flight 1883, a Boeing 757-224 with 154 people on board, mistakenly lands on a taxiway instead of a runway at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. It rolls to a stop without incident.
1982 – The last Air France Boeing 707 service, from Tunis to Paris.
1977 – 28-30 – A Pan Am Boeing 747SP circumnavigates the world over the two poles
1974 – First flight of the Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard
1972 – First flight of the Airbus A300
1962 – First flight of the Westland Wasp
1958 – Canadair C-5 of the RCAF, piloted by W/C WK Carr and crew, flew Prime Minister Diefenbaker on a round-the-world tour.
1958 – The first Sabre fives are handed over to RCAF Auxiliary squadrons, with 401 the first unit to convert.
1957 – The first production Boeing Model 707-120 jet rolls out.
1954 – First flight of the North American FJ-4 Fury
1952 – The Douglas XA3D-1 (A-3) Skywarrior makes its first flight.
1945 – First flight of the LWD Szpak
1936 – First flight of the Dornier Do 19
1936 – Tupolev TB-3-4AM-34FRN with A. B. Yumashev of the Soviet Union at the controls sets a payload-to-altitude record of 5,000 kg (11,023 lb) to 8,980 m (29,462 feet).
1927 – The Meacham Field in Key West, Florida was the location of the first air passenger international arrivals building.
1914 – Aviators in Melbourne form an Australian Aero Club.
1891 – Ormer Locklear, American movie stunt pilot is born (d. 1920).
