The first African American flight attendant is hired, JetBlue begins operations, United completes Pan Am purchase, Pacific Western Airlines Flight 314 crashes and much more.
Alaska Airlines on Tuesday announced it has placed an order with Boeing for 13 new 737-900ER aircraft and two 737-800s, valued at $1.3 billion based on list prices.
AirTran Airways has unveiled a Boeing 737-700 adorned with large dolphins painted on the fuselage and engines in honor of the airline's longtime support of the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.
An Air India-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner rolled off of the airframer's controversial South Carolina, assembly line on Friday to a celebration of the first aircraft completed at the new facility.