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IATA forecasts global airline profits will fall to US$23 billion in 2026 as Middle East disruptions and rising fuel prices significantly impact industry profitability despite
Boeing has delivered the first two 787 Dreamliners to Riyadh Air as the Saudi carrier prepares to launch operations and build a network of more
Inselflieger has taken delivery of a second Tecnam P2012 STOL aircraft following the successful introduction of its first aircraft, supporting continued fleet modernisation and regional island connectivity in Germany. German island carrier expands fleet following successful integration of first P2012 STOL aircraft SECOND AIRCRAFT ADDED TO
ACC Aviation has completed two aviation due diligence and credit assessment mandates in emerging markets, supporting financing decisions through independent technical, commercial and financial risk analysis. Recent mandates highlight growing demand for independent aviation financing and risk assessment expertise ACC AVIATION COMPLETES TWO AVIATION FINANCING
FL Technics highlights career development opportunities in aviation through the professional journey of Deputy Head of Unit Aleksandra Mesceriakova, who progressed from assistant to leadership roles over 15 years. Employee success story underscores the value of continuous learning and diverse career pathways within the aviation industry
Embraer marked the opening of the 82nd IATA AGM in Rio de Janeiro with a projection on Christ the Redeemer, highlighting aviation innovation, sustainability and community development initiatives. Brazilian aerospace manufacturer highlights aviation innovation and sustainability ahead of global industry gathering EMBRAER WELCOMES GLOBAL AVIATION LEADERS
Safran Electronics & Defense is investing €120 million in its Montluçon facility to triple production of its hemispherical resonator gyroscope technology and create 500 new
Honeywell has launched enhanced capabilities for Safety Suite 2.0, providing real-time visibility, forecasting tools and improved safety management features for industrial operations. CHARLOTTE, USA –
AFRIDEX 2026 will introduce large-scale outdoor displays and live operational demonstrations, creating a defence exhibition platform focused on capability development, technology and industry collaboration across
2007 – Launch: Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-117 at 23:38:04 UTC. Mission highlights: ISS assembly flight 13A: S3/S4 Truss, Solar Arrays, crew rotation.
1989 – A Soviet Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 suffers a bird strike during a display at the Paris Air Show. Pilot Anatoli Kvochur manages to prevent the plane from injuring anyone, and saves himself by ejecting at only 400 feet.
1988 – Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20%.
1982 – VASP Flight 168, a Boeing 727, crashes into a hillside in Brazil, killing all 137 on board.
1978 – Wardair became the first operator of the de Havilland Dash 7. The aircraft C-GXVF was named Don Braun after a famous Canadian bush pilot.
1966 – Second North American B-70A-2-NA Valkyrie prototype, 62-0207, crashes at Edwards AFB, California, following a mid-air collision with a Lockheed F-104 Starfighter, NASA 813, previously 013, while the aircraft were in close formation for a photo shoot at the behest of General Electric
1963 – The National Museum of Naval Aviation opens at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Pensacola, Florida.
1960 – During a ground test run at Edwards AFB, California, the XLR-99 rocket engine of North American X-15-3, 56-6672, exploded, destroying the aircraft aft of the wing, and throwing the forward fuselage with pilot Scott Crossfield in it 30 feet forward. Fortunately, Crossfield was not injured. Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXpEPZ6ZZIs
1959 – The USS Barbero and United States Postal Service attempt the delivery of mail via Missile Mail.
1959 – First flight of the Wassmer WA-40
1959 – First flight of the North American X-15 (unpowered) from a B-52 at 11,500 m.
1957 – Royal Canadian Air Force Avro Canada CF-100 Mk.5, 18562, of No. 433 Squadron, North Bay, separated both wings during performance at London, Ontario, air show sustaining two fatalities.
1948 – Air India commences a regular Bombay–London service by Lockheed Constellation.
1946 – A celebration of the Allied victory in World War II is held in London. It includes a flypast of 300 British aircraft over the city that stretches for 60 miles (97 km), led by a Hawker Hurricane that had fought in the Battle of Britain in 1940.
1942 – Goodyear prototype G-Class Blimp, G-1, purchased 23 September 1935, in constant use until it is lost in a mid-air collision on this date with another blimp, the L-2. The two blimps were conducting experimental visual and photographic observations during a night flight off Manasquan, New Jersey. Although twelve people were killed in the crash (one survivor),[132] the G-1 had demonstrated her capabilities as a trainer and utility blimp. As the Navy needed additional training airships during the World War II war time build up, a contract was awarded on December 24, 1942 for seven more G-class airships. These were assigned the designation Goodyear ZNN-G. (Z = lighter-than-air; N = non-rigid; N = trainer; G = type/class). The envelope size of these new G-class blimps was increased over that of the G-1 by 13,700 cubic feet (390 m3).
1928 – First US-to-Australia flight lands (Sir Charles Kingford).
1921 – The US Army carries out the first experiments in cabin pressurization, using a de Havilland DH.4.
1920 – Lieutenant John Wilson makes a world record parachute jump from 19,861 feet in San Antonio, Texas.
1919 – Biplane bomber, Cierva BCD3 (Barcala-Cierva-Diaz), designed by Juan de la Cierva, reminiscent of the German Gotha, powered by a trio of 220 hp Hispano-Suiza engines, called El Cangrejo (The Crab), is destroyed on a test flight when it stalls close to the ground. Pilot, Capt. Julio Rios Argiieso (also reported as Angueso), is shaken up but survives. Project is abandoned.
1918 – First prototype Handley Page V/1500 bomber, E4104, powered by tandem pairs of Rolls-Royce Eagle engines, first flown on 22 May 1918, crashes on thirteenth flight while piloted by Capt. Vernon E. G. Busby when all four engines quit at 1,000 feet altitude (300 m), possibly due to fuel starvation. Pilot attempts turn back to airfield but stalls and spins in. Four riding in the forward fuselage are killed on impact, two in rear rescued before airframe is consumed by fire, but one dies later of injuries. As aircraft was destroyed by post-crash fire, no determination could be made of cause of accident. Although two V/1500s of 166 Squadron are ready for a mission on 8 November 1918, bad weather cancels raid, and with the armistice signed on 11 November 1918 the type never flies operationally.
1908 – Alliott Vernon Roe flies his first aircraft at Brooklands, Surrey.
1905 – Gabriel Voisin succeeds in lifting off from the river Seine in his box-kite glider when towed by a motorboat.
