Final launch of the Mercury program, the world's first flight attendant is hired, Britain makes its first bombing runs over Germany, Mickey Mouse debuts in Plane Crazy, and more...
With American Airlines Flight Attendants' contract negotiations ongoing and the chance for a strike looming, former TWA flight attendants who lost their jobs after the American Airlines merger have little pity.
World air cargo traffic will expand at a 5.9 percent annual rate over the next two decades, with worldwide air freight traffic expected to triple through 2029, Boeing projected on Tuesday.