On the morning of July 25, 1909, Louis Blériot departed Calais in his XI model aircraft in an attempt to be first ...
From 21 miles to 10,000: In his latest column for AeroTime, Alec Wignall takes a look at the history of long-haul aviati ...
What started as a single aircraft operation 38 years ago has grown into a global airline, Virgin Atlantic. ...
The mysterious Trans Australia Airlines Flight 538 crash in Australia and lack of clues proved to be a defining moment i...
The disappearance of Air France Flight 447 sent shockwaves around the world. The wreckage took two years to find, and an...
On this day in 1987, teenager Mathias Rust, an aviator from West Germany, breached Soviet air defenses and landed a Cess ...
In celebration of International Flight Attendants Day on May 31, this week’s AeroTime quiz takes a look at famous ...
Charles Lindbergh landed in Paris on this day 95 years ago, having completed the first solo non-stop flight across the A ...
Airline partnerships continue to gather momentum as Africa’s aviation sector navigates its post-pandemic recovery ...
On this day, 25 years ago, the Star Alliance was founded. But what began as five airlines, has today grown to include 26 ...
Did you know Harry Houdini made the first powered flight over Australia? ...
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. ...
Jean Batten was a pioneering woman in aviation. Her flying and navigational skills, along with her bravery, helped her b ...
Delta Air Lines was founded as Huff Daland Dusters with a small fleet of crop dusters. Now, 97 years later, the airline ...
Ben Griffiths looks at the life and legacy of Sir Michael Marshall, founder of Marshall Company. ...
For decades, the United States military has relied on private contractors to transport service members during deployment ...
United Airlines Flight 811 suffered an explosive decompression, claiming the lives of nine passengers. But what led to t ...
