5,500 miles: the first non-stop trans-pacific flight
Today, flying across the Pacific takes around nine hours, with multiple airlines to choose from and has become…
Aviation history
109 articles
Get the latest news and updates related to aviation history, including significant events, milestones, historical aircraft, and aviation pioneers.
The Montgolfier Brothers: Pioneers of Ballooning
On September 19, 1783, the Montgolfier brothers launched their Aérostat Réveillon hot air balloon. The flight was the…
How aviation changed during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II
The 70 years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II have seen groundbreaking advances in aviation technology. As…
Breaking barriers: how women shaped aviation history in the US
Women in the United States were an integral part of aviation and its evolution from the very beginning.…
Qantas, 1989: The first non-stop flight from Britain to Australia
Thirty-three years ago today, in August 1989, Qantas’s new flagship Boeing 747-400 achieved a new milestone in aviation…
History Hour: Flying the Channel: Louis Blériot
On the morning of July 25, 1909, Louis Blériot landed at Northfall Meadow near Dover Castle, England. A…
A brief history of long-haul flights
Flying has come a long way since the first scheduled passenger flight. On New Year’s Day in 1914,…
38 years of Virgin Atlantic
Thirty-eight years ago, on June 22, 1984, Virgin Atlantic’s maiden flight, VS1, departed from London Gatwick for Newark,…
The last Concorde: Alpha Foxtrot
The last Concorde to be built and the last to flyOn June 13, 1980, British Airways took delivery…
Defining moments in aviation: the story of Trans Australia Flight 538
In 1960, one of Australia’s deadliest air crash accidents occurred in Queensland, killing 29 people. The mysterious crash…
The story of Air France Flight 447
On this day, 13 years ago, during the early morning of June 1, 2009, Air France Flight 447…
When flight attendants become heroes | Quiz
In honor of International Flight Attendant Day, celebrated on May 31 each year, AeroTime is celebrating the dedicated…
Landing in Red Square: the daring flight of Mathias Rust
On this day 35 years ago, a teenage West German aviator called Mathias Rust flew a rented Cessna…
Lindbergh and the first non-stop solo transatlantic flight
It was on this day, 95 years ago, that Charles Lindberg landed at Paris Le Bourget Aerodrome at…
25 Years of Star Alliance
A quarter of a century ago, on May 14, 1997, United Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways, Air Canada…
Harry Houdini’s little-known role in Australian aviation history
Harry Houdini is known as a famous escapologist but did you know he was also fascinated with aviation…
18 years on from the merger of Air France and KLM
On May 5, 2004, Air France and KLM airlines merged to create the AirFrance-KLM Group in an €800m…
Today in history: FedEx Flight 705 attempted hijacking
On this day 28 years ago, Federal Express Flight 705 departed Memphis, Tennessee for San Jose, California. The…