Aviation History

Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris on this day 95 years ago, having completed the first solo non-stop flight across the A ...

On this day, 25 years ago, the Star Alliance was founded. But what began as five airlines, has today grown to include 26 ...

On this day, 18 years ago, Air France and KLM merged to create one of the world’s largest airline groups. ...

On this day 23 years ago, FedEx employee Auburn Calloway attempted to hijack a FedEx flight using hammers and a speargun ...

On this day, 104 years ago, the Royal Air Force was founded, creating the first independent air force in the world. ...

On this day 45 years ago, two Boeing 747 jets collided on the runway in Tenerife, killing 583 people in the deadliest av ...

Now almost extinct, air mail flights had a profound influence on the shaping of aviation in the United States. ...

On this day in 2008, Ann Baumgartner, World War II pilot and aviator, died. ...

Did you know that the low-cost carrier business model first emerged in North America? We take a look at the history of t ...

Delta Air Lines was founded as Huff Daland Dusters with a small fleet of crop dusters. Now, 97 years later, the airline ...

United Airlines Flight 811 suffered an explosive decompression, claiming the lives of nine passengers. But what led to t ...

Today in history, China Airlines Flight 006 dived 30,000 feet following engine trouble. But what led to the accident? An ...

Gail Halvorsen, the “candy bomber” who dropped sweets to children during the Berlin Airlift, has died at the ...

In 1969, the Boeing 747 took to the skies for a test flight. Marveling spectators and journalists, it became one of the ...

The Munich Air Disaster claimed the lives of eight Manchester United footballers along with staff and journalists. But w ...

On this day in aviation history the Boeing 777X made its first flight. ...

On this day in history, the A330 wide-body aircraft commenced operations. ...

On January 15, 2009, a US Airways A320 landed on the Hudson River in New York City. 13 years later, Captain "Sully& ...

Air Florida Flight 90 crashed just 30 seconds after take-off from Washington D.C. What led to this tragic accident? And ...

On this day, British Midland Flight 92 crashed onto the M1 motorway. But why did it happen, what went wrong and what did ...

In 1982, British Airways Flight 9 flew through a cloud of volcanic ash, which caused all four engines of the Boeing 747 ...

My wife and I had returned from a trip to upstate New York and on our way home we stopped at the New England Air Museu ...

As Belarus has drawn attention to the most basic principles of international aviation law, let's take a look at some ...

Since the commencement of scheduled commercial flights in the early 1910s, flight attendants have played a significant r ...

The famous An-225 Mriya was designed to be able to launch spacecraft into orbit from its back. Meet MAKS: a space plane ...

As the aviation industry is preparing to celebrate International Pilots' Day, we take a look back at some outstandin ...

Air France operated two celebratory flights AF401 and AF229 to make a nod to a special event in France’s aviation ...

The EKIP is often attributed with incredible properties. How substantiated those claims are, and was the Russi ...

EKIP, the Russian flying saucer, was supposed to revolutionize the world of aviation. What is left of the project today? ...

A breakthrough idea, a case of suppressed technology, or just a baseless legend? This is the beginning of the story of t ...

Eleanor Wadsworth, who was one of the last women to have piloted fighters within the Royal Air Force during the Second W ...

Possibly, there is no other aircraft that has become such an icon of the aviation industry. There is good reason why the ...

Imagine the biggest passenger aircraft you can. Airbus A380, right? Now triple its size, add Aeroflot livery, and there ...

In light of airBaltic's 25th anniversary, we look back at the history of the airline, which is filled with ups and d ...

As we say farewell to one of the most iconic duos, British Airways and Boeing 747, we look back at the history of the ai ...

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The aviation pioneer Charlie "Chuck" Yeager died at the age of 97 on December 7, 2020. Yeager made history as ...

The French oceanographic institute Ifremer discovered the wreckage of an SE.203 Aquilon fighter jet in the Mediterranean ...

The logic behind the design of larger and larger airplanes was solid. Hub-and-spoke model was proven and effective, with ...

There is a reason why wide-body airliners have an aura of prestige around them. Many of them offer comfort and luxury ri ...

On October 26, 1958, Pan Am Boeing 707 took off from Idlewild Airport (now JFK International Airport) to Paris, France. ...

The Trump Shuttle promised to introduce never-seen glitz and glamor on the Northeast corridor between New York, Boston a ...

On September 30, 1968, the doors of the Everett assembly plant opened. A tractor towed out a glistening new jetliner, an ...

Can you imagine flying around the world in less than 12 hours? The remarkable project of the Lockheed Corporation made i ...

A lot has changed in aviation throughout the 20th century, including the jobs of flight attendants. But throughout the y ...

Howard Hughes, an eccentric billionaire with love for films and aviation, left a significant mark on the United States a ...

Wingless and tailless are usually the last words, which describe an aircraft. Even though people are used to seeing and ...

On June 27, 1980, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9 passenger jet routing from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, crashed into the Tyrrhe ...

Ever since the 1960s, Boeing jets were the dedicated aircraft for the United States president, carrying the Air Force On ...

On July 3, 1988, Iran Air flight 655 from Bandar Abbas, Iran, to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, was shot down shortly ...

The risk of dying on a plane is one in 11,000,000, when dying in a car accident are about one in 5,000.While air travel ...

The aviation industry stands out by having an enormous and fascinating history. Aviation has numerous first times beginn ...

Concorde was a world-widely recognized icon capable of crossing the Atlantic at over twice the speed of sound and reachi ...

From the Winged Totem to Stratotype font, Boeing emblem went through different stages until eventually it got its&n ...

The golden age of flying is often associated with the famous Pan Am and the Concorde aircraft flights in the 1950s and 1 ...

On this day in 1955, the French commercial aerospace industry got its start, as the Sud Aviation Caravelle took off for ...

Tu-144 was the first supersonic passenger aircraft developed by Tupolev Design Bureau in the 60s in the Soviet Union. Of ...

Today, on May 24, AeroTime Hub celebrates the genius of people who work behind the scenes of aviation.  ...

In the 1970s the race was on to build the first and the best supersonic transport (SST). Aerospatiale, Boeing and Tupole ...

There is one old-age question of everyone that encounters the fact that all Boeing aircraft start with the number 7. Rea ...

The early 2000s were a very dark place for American aviation. 4 out of its largest 6 legacy carriers went bankrupt. This ...

On April 7, 1922, the first-ever mid-air collision of two airliners occurred between a de Havilland DH.18A and a Farman ...

While the events in Tenerife on March 27, 1977, left the bloodiest mark in aviation's history, it also left a long-s ...

On March 25, 1993, Barbara Hermer "established" a very unique and exclusive club: the club of female Concorde ...

Back in 2007, it seemed like the Airbus A380 was set to take over the world. With the manufacturer estimating very ambit ...

While the early-1990s oil price shock was not on the same scale as some other crises that have impacted aviation, i ...

What began as routine United Airlines flight to Colorado Springs, ended in a saga that explored the safety and the redun ...

On this exact day, 26 years ago, the first-ever commercial Airbus A330 flight departed from Paris to Marseille. We look ...

A story, including pictures, about a 74-year-old aircraft that is about to be rejuvenated by a team of volunteers and en ...

Forty years ago, Air New Zealand chartered flight 901 to Antarctica that was supposed to show its passengers the beautie ...

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was like no other aircraft at the time – built from composites, the wide-body aircraft p ...

The Boeing 717 could be dubbed as one of the most important aircraft in the history of aviation. Yet it has stayed in th ...

On August 21, 1963, the Miracle on the Neva happened - preceding the Miracle on the Hudson by 46 years, an Aeroflot Tupo ...

Airbus was competing with Boeing, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed’s TriStar only in short and mid-hauls until 1993. ...

We look back at one of the most interesting aircraft cases in aviation history, the Boeing 757. ...

To mark the 75th anniversary of the D-day landings, the replica of an iconic British aircraft was put on display on May ...

As technology advances, so does aviation. In the past few years, aviation has made huge strides everywhere, especially a ...

Most of us are familiar with the Brothers Wright – the two men who changed the history of aviation forever and are ...

As we celebrate the birthday of one of the most widely recognized fighter pilots of all time, we look back at the life a ...

On April 27th, 2005, aviation was changed forever. The Airbus A380, which provided unprecedented passenger experience, m ...

On this day, 52 years ago, the most popular and most successful jet took to the skies for the first time. It was the Bo ...

British Airways has revealed the fourth – and the final design – in its “heritage” series. A Boe ...

On the 8th of March, we celebrate International Women's Day. However, to us, aviation enthusiasts its also an important ...

To commemorate the IWD, the International Women's Day, Skycop decided to look into the history of women in aviation. ...

British Airways is celebrating centenary with a series of heritage liveries. Since February 2019, BA is rolling out airc ...

On this day 83 years ago, one of the most iconic fighters ever took off from an airfield in the United Kingdom. The Supe ...

On February 9th, 1969 Boeing revealed the Queen of The Skies to the world. The Boeing 747 became a true icon. And it has ...

As technology changes the daily lives, so does the way of companies reaching us via their adverts. But back in the golde ...

Attempting to fly over the world, Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937. The mystery of her fate lived on and the speculati ...

German Air Shipping Company is often accounted as the first civil air company in the world. Having flown for the first t ...

Legend has it, that the famous slogan If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going was started around the time that the Boe ...

As the de Havilland Comet went through hard times and other manufacturers raced to present their own jet-powered aircraf ...

As we celebrate the Wright Brothers day on December 17th, we want to remember their legacy and present the top 5 most in ...