© Boeing In the early 1990s, Boeing adopted what was then an unusual approach to the development of its new...
[FROM HISTORY] The Boeing 727 that vanished without a trace
In modern aviation, where every flight is tracked in real time, it is almost unimaginable that a large commercial aircraft...
[FROM HISTORY] London Thames Hub: a never-built airport on the Thames
The London Thames Hub Airport project represented the culmination of more than seven decades of debate over the need to...
[FROM HISTORY] The failed Let L-610 Turbolet – an ambition that never took off
Everyone knows the Let L-410 Turbolet — one of the most widespread small turboprops in the post-Soviet region, but also,...
ATR marks 40 years since its first aircraft delivery
Exactly forty years ago, on December 3rd, 1985, a small turboprop rolled out of the assembly line in Toulouse and...
The story of the orange bench in Sydney
Beneath the control tower at Sydney Airport stands a bench unlike any other. Made from an old airplane wing and...
[FROM HISTORY] How the 1997 merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas changed the face of the aviation industry
When Boeing announced its acquisition of McDonnell Douglas in 1997, it appeared to be a logical, almost natural union of...
Boeing 747 nicknamed “Airbus”
The Boeing 747 became a symbol of air travel in the second half of the 20th century, but there is...
Seven years since the “Sky King” tragedy: The flight that sparked a rethink of safety and mental health
“Think of me once in a while… take care.” Those words, spoken in the final moments of Richard Russell’s flight,...
Lufthansa restores the legendary Super Star: historic Lockheed in original livery for the 100th anniversary
Lufthansa has completed the restoration of the legendary Lockheed L-1649A Super Star and presented it in its original 1950s design,...
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