The first airspeed indicator receives a patent and the first takeoff from a ship! Flash Airlines, Baikal Air and the Iranian Army suffer crashes, and more.
Boeing handed FedEx the keys to a shiny new 777 Freighter today, the box hauler's first of 15 on order. In 2006, FedEx placed what is still the largest 777F buy to date, soon after canceling their A380F order due to the Airbus ...
Asiana Airlines is established in 1988, Aloha comes out of bankruptcy protection in 2006, the Turkish prime minister survives a plane crash in London in 1959, and more...