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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…
2022-08-12
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…
2022-07-25
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,…
2022-07-05
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,…
2022-06-21
The last Concorde: Alpha Foxtrot
The last Concorde to be built and the last to fly On June 13, 1980, British Airways took…
2022-06-10
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…
2022-06-09
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…
2022-06-01
When flight attendants become heroes | Quiz
In honor of International Flight Attendant Day, celebrated on May 31 each year, AeroTime is celebrating the dedicated…
2022-05-28
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…
2022-05-27
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…
2022-05-18
25 Years of Star Alliance
A quarter of a century ago, on May 14, 1997, United Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, Thai Airways, Air Canada…
2022-05-13
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…
2022-05-06
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…
2022-05-04
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…
2022-04-06
History hour: How air mail shaped US aviation as we know it
Boeing, Pratt & Whitney, Sikorsky, United Airlines…These names are iconic within the American aeronautical industry. And for good…
2022-03-23
On this day: Remembering Ann Baumgartner
On this day in 2008, Ann Baumgartner, passed away aged 89. She was known as an American aviator,…
2022-03-18
Jean Batten – The incredible, overlooked story of an aviatrix
On May 23, 1934, a small crowd accompanied by a single news crew gathered at Darwin airport awaiting…
2022-03-04
Today in history: Delta Air Lines founded
Ninety-seven years ago today, Delta Air Lines was founded in the city of Macon, Georgia. What began as…
2022-03-02