Airline History

Iberia is celebrating their 95th anniversary today, as the carrier was established on June 28, 1927. To mark the milestone, the carrier...

In Toulouse, from October 13-15, 2022, Airbus will auction off over 500 A380 parts for the benefit of the Airbus Foundation and the...

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...

Luxair celebrated the 60th anniversary of their inaugural flight on Thursday, which took place on March 31, 1962, with service between...

Swiss International Air Lines celebrated their 20th anniversary on Thursday, marking their first flight from Basel to Zurich which took...

Last Saturday, Turkish Airlines celebrated their 75th anniversary of service to Athens, with their first international flight taking place..

This week, American Airlines celebrates the 75th anniversary of their first commercial departure from Los Angeles International Airport...

Lufthansa will name their first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner ‘Berlin’, with the official naming ceremony and first flight to take place next...

Today, Lufthansa Cargo’s last MD-11F landed at Frankfurt Airport for the final time. Flight LH8161 from New York-JFK touched down at...

On September 22, 1946, an Iberia DC-4 departed Madrid’s Barajas Airport bound for Buenos Aires, establishing regular service between...

Today, Cathay Pacific celebrates 75 years of bringing people together, growing from a small regional airline to connecting customers...

Today, Fiji Airways celebrated their 70th anniversary with a virtual meeting of team members from around Fiji and global offices. The...

Gulf Air has released a 20 minute documentary highlighting the airline’s 70 years of history in the region. The video features figures...

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..

The Delta Flight Museum will reopen to visitors on a temporarily modified basis starting July 1st, 2021. The museum will be open...

To mark their 50th anniversary, Southwest Airlines has revealed a bespoke new livery called ‘Freedom One’ in tribute to the nation...

On Saturday, June 12, 2021, Korean Air performed the longest nonstop flight since the company’s 1969 founding. The 13,405 km 777-300ER...

On June 18, 2021 Southwest Airlines will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first flight. The carrier has declared the date ‘Wanna...

After more than 40 years of combined service with Tyrolean Airways and Austrian Airlines, the carrier operated their last Dash aircraft...

Airbus has sadly reported the passing of the company’s Fly-By-Wire (FBW) visionary, Bernard Ziegler at age 88. Mr. Ziegler was one of the..

A replica of Qantas’ iconic 1970s Boeing 747-200 First Class inflight Lounge has opened as a new exhibit at the Qantas Founders Museum in...

Ethiopian Airlines made their inaugural flight on April 8, 1946 with service between Addis Ababa and Cairo. This week, the carrier kicked..

China Airlines will begin retiring their Boeing 747-400 fleet, and to send the ‘Queen of the Skies’ off in style, the carrier has...

Today, Oman Air celebrates their 28th anniversary of their very first flight between Muscat and Salalah in March 1993. The carrier’s...