Atlas Air Takes Delivery of Final Boeing 747, Ending Over Half a Century of Production
At a ceremony attended by thousands in Everett, Washington on Tuesday, Atlas Air took delivery of the final production Boeing 747, a 747-8..
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- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
The End of an Era: Boeing’s Final 747 Leaves Everett, Washington Factory
Boeing’s final 747 rolled out from their Everett, Washington widebody factory on Tuesday evening December 6, 2022. The aircraft will be...
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Qantas and Australia Post Celebrate Centenary With Special Flight to Mark the Occasion
On Wednesday, Qantas celebrated one hundred years since the first customer and bag of letters crossed the Queensland outback, with Qantas...
- Oct 29, 2022
- 4 min
Airbus Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First A300 Flight
Airbus celebrated the 50th anniversary of the flight of the Airbus A300 on Friday, which took off from Toulouse on October 28, 1972. The...
- Sep 13, 2022
- 2 min
American Airlines Celebrates 80 Years of Service to Mexico
This month American Airlines is celebrating 80 years of service to Mexico. The carrier’s inaugural DC-3 flight from Dallas to Mexico...
- Sep 7, 2022
- 4 min
Air Canada Marks 85th Anniversary With Donation of Historic Lockheed L-10A to Royal Aviation Museum
Celebrating their 85th anniversary, Air Canada today donated an original Lockheed L-10A Electra from their original fleet to Winnipeg’s...
- Sep 1, 2022
- 2 min
Happy Birthday Norwegian! Carrier Celebrates 20 Years and Over 300 Million Passengers
Today, Norwegian Air Shuttle celebrated their 20th anniversary, carrying over 300 million customers over the last two decades. On...
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Binter Celebrates 20th Anniversary as a 100 Percent Canarian Company
While Binter was originally founded in 1989, the company was acquired by a group of Canarian investors from the Iberia Group in 2002...
- Jun 28, 2022
- 1 min
Iberia Celebrates 95th Anniversary by Auctioning Replicas of Iconic Uniforms
Iberia is celebrating their 95th anniversary today, as the carrier was established on June 28, 1927. To mark the milestone, the carrier...
- Jun 3, 2022
- 1 min
Own a Piece of Aviation History: Airbus to Auction A380 Parts for Charity in October 2022
In Toulouse, from October 13-15, 2022, Airbus will auction off over 500 A380 parts for the benefit of the Airbus Foundation and the...
- Apr 19, 2022
- 2 min
Korean Air Lines Celebrates 50 Years of U.S. Service
Korean Air today celebrated a half century of service to the U.S. On April 19, 1972 one of the carrier’s Boeing 707s took off from Seoul...
- Apr 2, 2022
- 2 min
Luxair Celebrates 60 Years of Service From the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxair celebrated the 60th anniversary of their inaugural flight on Thursday, which took place on March 31, 1962, with service between...
- Apr 1, 2022
- 3 min
SWISS Celebrates 20th Anniversary and Evolution Into One of the World’s Leading Carriers
Swiss International Air Lines celebrated their 20th anniversary on Thursday, marking their first flight from Basel to Zurich which took...
- Feb 14, 2022
- 2 min
Turkish Airlines Celebrates 75 Years of International Service in Athens
Last Saturday, Turkish Airlines celebrated their 75th anniversary of service to Athens, with their first international flight taking place..
- Dec 10, 2021
- 3 min
American Airlines Celebrates 75 Years of Service at Los Angeles International Airport
This week, American Airlines celebrates the 75th anniversary of their first commercial departure from Los Angeles International Airport...
- Oct 19, 2021
- 2 min
Lufthansa’s First Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to be Named ‘Berlin’, Continuing Storied Tradition
Lufthansa will name their first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ‘Berlin’, with the official naming ceremony and first flight to take place next...
- Oct 17, 2021
- 2 min
Lufthansa Cargo’s Last MD-11F Leaves Fleet After Over 23 Years of Service
Today, Lufthansa Cargo’s last MD-11F landed at Frankfurt Airport for the final time. Flight LH8161 from New York-JFK touched down at...
- Sep 20, 2021
- 4 min
Iberia Celebrates 75 Years of Service Between Europe and Latin America
On September 22, 1946, an Iberia DC-4 departed Madrid’s Barajas Airport bound for Buenos Aires, establishing regular service between...
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
Cathay Pacific Celebrates 75 Years of Service
Today, Cathay Pacific celebrates 75 years of bringing people together, growing from a small regional airline to connecting customers...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 3 min
Fiji Airways Celebrates 70 Years of Flight
Today, Fiji Airways celebrated their 70th anniversary with a virtual meeting of team members from around Fiji and global offices. The...
- Aug 6, 2021
- 2 min
Gulf Air Releases 70th Anniversary Documentary Featuring Airline and Government VIPs
Gulf Air has released a 20 minute documentary highlighting the airline’s 70 years of history in the region. The video features figures...
- Jun 26, 2021
- 2 min
Air France Celebrates 75 Years of Service to New York
An Air France Douglas DC-4 called ‘Ciel d’île de France’ departed Paris-Orly at 7:00 p.m. on June 24, 1946. At an average speed of 305 km..
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
Delta Flight Museum to Reopen to Visitors Starting July 1st, 2021
The Delta Flight Museum will reopen to visitors on a temporarily modified basis starting July 1st, 2021. The museum will be open...
- Jun 18, 2021
- 3 min
Southwest Airlines Unveils ‘Freedom One’ Livery to Mark 50th Anniversary
To mark their 50th anniversary, Southwest Airlines has revealed a bespoke new livery called ‘Freedom One’ in tribute to the nation...
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