A mechanic checks a main gear bogie of a 747 inside the hangar. The facility has the ability to complete wheel and break checks/repairs along with full landing gear replacements.
Today marks a number of aeronautical milestones: The first balloon flight, the first French airmail flight, the first nonstop flight across the South Atlantic, the first transatlantic flight by an airship, birthdays celebrated ...
A mayoral tantrum, the drudgery of prohibition and the Great Depression teamed up to build New York City’s first major airport, which opened on October 15, 1939.