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Former US President George Bush was an aviator and had its plane shot down in World War II
After Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii, in 1941, which put the United States in World…
20 years ago, Embraer checkmated Bombardier with the E-Jet family
On Sunday, a milestone for commercial aviation completed two decades, the first flight with passengers on an Embraer…
The incredible scissor-wing plane
Flight close to the speed of sound was a huge challenge for aerospace engineering as it soon became…
British Airways Concorde ‘flies’ again in the US
A Concorde returned to ‘floating’ in the air on March 13 in the United States but, to some…
Dassault Mercure, the European ‘Boeing 737’ that failed
In 1967, the DGAC (French aviation authority) suggested that the manufacturer Dassault, famous for its Mirage fighters, develop…
50 years since the unexpected first flight of the F-16 fighter
Saturday, January 20th, marked 50 years since the first flight of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter, a versatile…
Boeing 2707: the supersonic airliner that cost US$1 billion and never took off
A few days ago, NASA and Lockheed Martin presented the X-59, a technology demonstration aircraft that aims to…
Final flight of the supersonic Concorde turns 20
This Tuesday, October 24th, marked 20 years since the final supersonic passenger flight. On that day in 2003,…
Airbus A321 completes 30 years of first flight
Currently Airbus‘ most successful single-aisle jet, the A321 completes 30 years since its first flight on March 11,…
What were Boeing’s other designs for the 747?
Boeing is ending production of the 747 after 53 years with the delivery of the final aircraft to…
Saab 340 regional turboprop completes 40 years since its first flight
Best known for its family of fighter jets, Saab has had a significant career in commercial aviation. After…
Antonov An-124 turns 40
If it does not have the majesty of the late An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft ever built and…
Elvis Presley’s former business jet is up for auction
The “Hound Dog”, a Lockheed Jetstar business jet that belonged to singer Elvis Presley, has been put up…
Ilyushin Il-86, the controversial ‘Russian Airbus’
Imagine the scene: you arrive at the front of a huge jet for up to 350 passengers and…
NTSB releases video of B-17 and P-63 wreckage that collided in mid-air in US
The NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board), the federal transportation safety agency, released a video on Monday that shows…
50 years since the first flight of the A300, the jet that started the ‘Airbus revolution’
In the mid-1960s, US aircraft manufacturers so dominated commercial aviation that 9 out of 10 planes belonged to…
20 years since the first flight of the Embraer E-Jet
On Saturday, February 19th, 20 years have passed since the inaugural flight of the E170, registration PP-XJE. The…
DHC-5 Buffalo withdrawn from service in Canada after nearly 55 years
Developed nearly 60 years ago, the DHC-5 Buffalo performed its last mission with the Royal Canadian Air Force…
ATR turns 40 as a survivor among passenger turboprops
It was on November 4, 1981 that a joint venture between Aerospatiale and Aeritalia gave rise to a…
Sukhoi T-4, the Russian ‘Valkyrie’
On August 22, 1972, one of the most advanced aircraft ever developed in the Soviet Union flew for…