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Today in Aviation: First Flight of the Tupolev Tu-124

This aircraft marks a significant milestone as the inaugural Soviet airliner equipped with turbofan engines.

Today in Aviation: Boeing 737 Becomes the World’s New Best-Selling Jetliner

As of 2013, the worldwide 737 fleet had accumulated over 184 million flights and 264 million block hours since its intro...

Today in Aviation: Barbara Harmer Becomes First Female Pilot of Concorde

Without delay, she aimed to pilot the world’s sole supersonic airliner, Concorde, and submitted her candidacy for the si...

Today in Aviation: Singapore Airlines Flight 117 Hijacked by Pakistani Terrorists

The hijackers, purporting to be members of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), demanded the release of Asif Ali Zardari, t...

Today In Aviation: Aeroflot Flight 593 Crashed by Children of A Pilot

While seated at the controls, the pilot’s son inadvertently manipulated the A310’s autopilot, causing partial disengagem...

Today in Aviation: FedEx Flight 80 Crashed at Japan’s Narita Airport on March 23, 2009

FedEx Express (FX) Flight 80, operated by a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F bearing the registration N526FE, encountered advers...

Leap Year: American Airlines Ordered 167 New McDonnell MD-80s on Feb 29, 1984

American Airlines (AA), on February 29, 1984, ordered 167 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft, marking the largest commerci...

Airbus celebrates 5 years Since First A220 Induction | Exclusive

European plane maker Airbus (EPA: AIR), today, on July 10, 2023, celebrates the five years of the A220 since its inducti...

Father and Son Duo Working Together at the United Airlines Shares Experience

Capt. Luis “Louie” Castillo (Father) had an unforgettable moment last October when he offered his son, Luis Castillo Jr....

Why We Celebrate International Flight Attendant Day on May 31? | Everything You Need to Know is Here

Learn more about the observation, history, and significance of International Flight Attendant Day 2023, celebrated on Ma...

American Airlines Quietly Tightens 24 Hour Refund Policy

United Airlines Lets 777 and 787 Attendants Use Hidden Crew Bunks on Long Haul Flights

American Airlines Canceled the Flight, Then Its Entire System Went Down

PAN-PAN Explained: The Pilot Emergency Call That Isn’t a MAYDAY

IndiGo Airlines to Order New Planes by 2030

London Heathrow’s New Runway Faces Backlash Over Cost, Climate, and Noise Fears