On This Day in Aviation History: May 6th
The Hindenburg Disaster in Lakehurst, New Jersey ends the era of the airship. Several firsts, such as PSA's inaugural flight, United's flights between NY and San Francisco, first flight of the P-47 Thunderbolt, and TWA's delive...
Boeing Wins FAA Certification for 787 Dreamliner Powered by General Electric GEnx Engines
The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday granted Boeing an amended type certificate for 787-8 Dreamliner powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines.
777 Delivered to Cathay Pacific Wearing OneWorld Paint Scheme
Cathay Pacific Airways today took delivery of their 12th Boeing 777-300ER, which sports a special OneWorld alliance livery.
March 9th in Aviation History: Space Shuttle Discovery Completes Final Mission
Space Shuttle Discovery completes its 39th and final mission, TWA Flight 553 crashes in Ohio, the US bombs Tokyo, and more...
Boeing 707 Prototype Makes First Test Flight, First USSR-US Service Takes Off: July 15 in Aviation History
1916: A timber merchant named William E. Boeing and a US Navy engineer named George Conrad Westervelt form a new aircraft company called the Pacific Aero Products Company. A year later it would be renamed Boeing Airplane Compan...