NYCAviation:
On This Day in Aviation History: February 6th

Laker Airways goes out of service in 1982, British European Airlines 609 crashes in 1958, FedEx closes first hub last year, Birgenair 301 crashes in 1996, the Airline Deregulation Act is introduced in 1978, Jim Mollison becomes first to solo both North and South Atlantic.
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