Posts Tagged ‘TWA’
 

 
Sequence of China Airlines Flight 006 during its two and a half minute, 30,000-foot dive.

February 19th in Aviation History: First Flight of the Boeing 757, Japanese Warplanes Attack Australia

The Boeing 757 makes its maiden test flight, Lufthansa lines up to be the first 737 customer, a TWA plane crashes in New Mexico, and more...
by NYCAviation Staff

 
 

On This Day in Aviation History: October 25th

The Airbus A380 makes its first passenger flight, Japan Airlines and Emirates take off for the first time, TWA launches New York-Los Angeles service, and more...
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September 10th in Aviation History: 1,000th Boeing 747 rolls off the assembly line

Hijacking at LGA and an aircraft collision over Europe in 1976; Flights from Hungary to West Germany began in 1989. In 1993, the 1,000th 747 was completed.
by Phil Derner Jr.

 

 

Today in Aviation History: February 20th

A British Airways 747 loses an engine after taking off from LAX but continues to London anyway, TWA retires its last 747, Piedmont dumps their last DC-3 in 1962, and more...
by NYCAviation Staff
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On This Day in Aviation History: December 27th

Apollo 8 splashes down after orbiting the Moon, US planes bomb a volcano to divert a lava flow, a Scandinavian Airlines flight crashes in Stockholm, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.