Aviation History

Doing the Sully before it was cool – Aeroflot river ditch in 1963

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

Retrospective: The beginning of the end of Airbus A340

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

Irreplaceable narrow-body – Boeing 757 retrospective

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

Heroines of skies: Interview with Radmila Tonković

Who were the first female astronomers? The first woman to teach her son to fly? What are Night Witches and why are they...

Defining urban travel in 1950s: the story of New York Airways

New York Airways provided a dream service – avoiding traffic and traveling through New York much faster while...

Explaining The Tupolev Tu-144 Accident At The Paris Air Show In 1973

On June 3rd, 1973 at the world-famous Paris Air Show, a Tupolev Tu-144 crashed mysteriously. The official reason is stil...

Spitfire replica celebrates 75th anniversary of D-day landings

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

The Most Influential Manufacturer - Celebrating 50 Years Of Airbus

As Airbus celebrates its 50th anniversary, we argue that Airbus is the most influential manufacturer ever in the aviatio...

From Cargo Door Failures To One Of The Most Reliable Aircraft – The DC-10

The DC-10 carries one of the most interesting stories in the aviation industry. From passengers viewing the DC-10 as uns...

History Hour: Sikorsky, the man behind the name

A hundred and thirty years ago, on May 25, a man whose name would become one of the most recognizables in the aircraft i...

Automation in the Aviation Industry - The Future Is Automated

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

The Right Wright To Know About: Mother Of Aviation

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

The Red Baron – Manfred von Richthofen was born on May 2nd

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 this day: First Flight Of The Airbus A380

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

The Most Successful Aircraft – The Story Of The Boeing 737

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 unveils final historic design

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

The First Licensed Woman Pilot – Raymonde de Laroche

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

The Underestimated Contributions of Women in Aviation History

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

British Airways resurrects more historic aircraft liveries

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

The Supermarine Spitfire Took Flight 83 years ago

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

Boeing Revealed The Queen Of The Skies - The Boeing 747 50 Years Ago

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

Top 10 Airline Advertisement Posters Of All Time

New theory suggests what happened to Amelia Earhart’s plane

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

History Hour: 1st flight of German aviation pioneer

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

If It Ain’t Boeing – I Ain’t Going. The Iconic Boeing 707 Story

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

When Soviets Almost Beat The West: The Tupolev Tu-104

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

Top 5 Facts About the Wright Brothers

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

Barnstorming: Aviation’s Mark During The Roaring Twenties

If you ever saw an aerobatic performance, we can bet you lost your mind at the tricks performed. Now imagine these trick...

The Lost Brother of Concorde: The story of Tupolev Tu-144

When we hear about supersonic transport, immediately in front of our eyes there is a Concorde soaring through the skies....

Lockheed L-1011. The plane that was too good to be true

The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar is one of the biggest what if’s in aviation. The unique design features and technologi...

The Arrival And Departure Of Concorde. Part 3

The future looked bright. Successful tests proved that supersonic travel is a possibility in today‘s world and tha...

Aviation History

Doing the Sully before it was cool – Aeroflot river ditch in 1963

Retrospective: The beginning of the end of Airbus A340

Irreplaceable narrow-body – Boeing 757 retrospective

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New Chair takes the reins at UK CAA at height of pandemic

Flight attendant’s story: lost job while stuck in exotic island

UK Aviation Minister: “I want nothing more than to see planes back in the sky”

Heroines of skies: Interview with Radmila Tonković

Defining urban travel in 1950s: the story of New York Airways

Explaining The Tupolev Tu-144 Accident At The Paris Air Show In 1973

Spitfire replica celebrates 75th anniversary of D-day landings

The Most Influential Manufacturer - Celebrating 50 Years Of Airbus

Chinese Skunk Works: what is COMAC Dream Studio?

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From MiG-19 with lift fans to J-18: China’s VTOL fighter jet problem

Could China’s aircraft carriers dethrone the US Navy?

Does COMAC C919 need to compete with Airbus A320neo or Boeing 737 MAX?