Boeing Submits 747-8 Bid for New South Korean Presidential Jet
The Boeing Company has proposed an executive version of its 747-8 jetliner to serve as South Korea's new presidential aircraft and will likely win the contract as bidding rival EADS dropped out, the Yonhap news agency reported ...
Hawaiian Airlines Reports 14.3% Jump in August Traffic
Hawaiian Airlines on Tuesday said its August traffic rose 14.3% to 840.09 million revenue passenger miles from 734.76 million RPMs in August 2009.
On This Day In Aviation History: August 25th
Today in 1784, first balloon flight in England; 1912, first recovery from an uncontrolled spin; 1919, inaugural commercial flights between Paris and London; 1932, Amelia Earhart completes first transcontinental flight by a woman.
Today in Aviation History: March 5th
Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 overruns at Burbank, launches of Landsat 3 and Explorer 2, crashes of BOAC 911, Palair Macedonian 301, Lake Central, first flight of the Spitfire and lots more.
October 17th in Aviation History
British Airways and Air France win their suit to allow Concorde to serve New York and the first US Navy aircraft carrier takeoff.