The An-225 sets new world records while carrying Space Shuttle Buran, a USAir jet crashes at LaGuardia Airport in New York, a British Airways 747 is hijacked, and more…
The Tenerife disaster takes place, the Eurofighter Typhoon makes its first flight, Concorde flights to Miami begin, and more…
Concorde makes its final commercial flight, first flight of the Lockheed Martin F-35 prototype, and more…
The earliest forerunner of one of today’s greatest airlines introduced service 90 years ago today, using a World War I surplus bomber to move a single passenger, a delivery of leather and a brace of geese across the English Channel.
British Airways will inaugurate their much anticipated—and somewhat controversial—”Business Plus” service between London City Airport and JFK Airport in New York on September 29th.
Awesome cockpit action from a British Airways Concorde flying from London Heathrow to JFK. Takeoff, supersonic acceleration and climb, descent and landing are shown in these three clips. Unbelievable how complex the cockpit was compared to modern aircraft.
Disturbing images of Concorde G-BOAD emerged on NYCAviation last week, having had her majestic nose broken off by a truck and a family of pigeons taking up residence in her tail. Here’s what we can do to make sure she’s taken care of.
The OpenSkies are beginning to look dark: British Airways will postpone expansion of their OpenSkies subsidiary, citing a drop in premium demand.
British Airways Concorde G-BOAD makes its last flight to JFK in 2003, Southern Airways Flight 49 is hijacked, Russian Lunokhod 1 is launched, the first European flight over one minute and more…
Tupolev Tu-204 makes its maiden flight, Boeing receives government help for SST program, UK forms its air ministry, and more!
