#de Havilland Comet
Crashes, Groundings & Cover-Ups: Aviation's Most Controversial Aircraft
Five infamous aircraft scandals reveal how aviation’s greatest leaps sometimes exposed deadly blind spots.
6 Commercial Aircraft That Made Headlines For All The Wrong Reasons
A few aircraft that ran into trouble at some point.
Airplane Windows Used To Be Massive: The 1950s Disaster That Shrunk Them & Boeing's Push To Bring Them Back
Aircraft windows used to be much larger than they are today.
6 Passenger Jets That Had Very Limited Production Runs
Six aircraft that wrongly predicted the future of air transport.
7 Beloved Jets That No Longer Fly
The icons that soar no more.
The Most Important Single Flight In Commercial Aviation History
The De Havilland Comet’s first flight in 1952 marked the dawn of the jet-airliner era and transformed commercial aviatio...
The Airport That Launched The Jet Age Is Now The Largest In Europe
London Airport, as it was known at the time, saw off the first-ever jet-powered commercial flight in 1952.
5 Ways The De Havilland Comet Revolutionized Commercial Aviation
Despite its troubled history, the Comet laid the groundwork for today’s jet aircraft.
Not A New Phenomenon: The 1950s Transatlantic Narrowbody Flight That Changed The Airline Industry Forever
Transatlantic narrowbody flights connected the world in a new way, changing the course of commercial Transatlantic aviat...
Quadjets: From Transatlantic Enablers To Uneconomic Giants
Quadjets once led the way for long-haul travel - they are now on the way out.
How The De Havilland Comet Kickstarted The Jet Age
The famous jet is known for its glamour alongside its longstanding issues.
This Week In 1949: The World's First Commercial Jetliner Takes To The Skies
The de Havilland Comet paved the way for the jet age.
The de Havilland Aircraft Museum: Hertfordshire's Historical Hub For Aviation
This great museum shows a full range of some of the most important developments in British aviation.
On This Day In 1955 The De Havilland Comet 3 Touched Down In Honolulu On Its Promotional World Tour
The aircraft visited Hawaii while circumnavigating the globe to rebuild confidence in the world's first jetliner.
The BOAC Comet Made The 1st Commercial Transatlantic Jet Flight 64 Years Ago
There was plenty to celebrate with this historic service.
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Unfortunate Flight Number: How United Arab Airlines 869 Suffered 2 Crashes Within Just Over A Year Of Each Other
How two planes with the same flight number crashed.
Canadian Comet: The Story Of The First Fatal Jetliner Crash
The first commercial jetliner crash that involved a fatality took place in Karachi, Pakistan in 1953.
41 Years Ago Dan-Air Operated The Last De Havilland Comet Flight
Which Airlines Flew The Most De Havilland Comet Aircraft?
