Today in Aviation History: February 27th
Qatar Airways gives Airbus an ultimatum over A350 design, a Ryanair crew has difficulty evacuating a plane, Lockheed Skunk Works engineer Kelly Johnson is born, and more...
Iran Air to Raise $1.2 Billion Over Coming Weeks Through Privatization
More than half of Iran Air will be sold to private investors by March 19th, the government-owned airline's managing director, Farhad Parvaresh, said on Friday.
February 26th in Aviation History: First Scheduled Service Between England and Africa and United’s Twitter Gets Hacked
Eastern Air Lines Flight 21 crashes with the airline’s President on board, A-4 Skyhawk production ends, Philippine Airlines is founded, Piedmont carries its millionth passenger, and more...
Small Plane Crash in Eastern Pakistan Kills Two
A pilot instructor and a trainee were killed on Thursday afternoon when a small plane crashed in the driveway of a house in eastern Pakistan, local media reported on Friday. There were no casualties on the ground.
Today in Aviation History: February 25th
First flight of the Douglas DC-9, a Turkish Airlines 737 crashes in Amsterdam, all flights in North America become smoke-free, TWA begins domestic 747 service, Chuck Yeager flies his last USAF sortie, and more...