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...
On this day in 1964, the Vietnam War's first U.S. air operations take place. Terrorists attack Athens Airport in 1973. In 1981, Ronald Reagan fires 11,500 air traffic controllers.
WestJet has published a photo of their new Boeing 757, an aircraft wet-leased from North American Airlines which the carrier will use for service to Honolulu and Maui out of Calgary and Edmonton.