Assistant Editor - Airliner World. Contributor and former deputy editor at Airways.
TAP Portugal rebranded as TAP Air Portugal in 2017, returning to the name used in 1979-2005.
Today, in 2001, Ansett Australia ceased operations. The airline traced its history back to 1935.
The Britten-Norman Trislander, a development of the Islander, made its maiden flight in 1975.
Today, in 1952, TWA introduced the Lockheed L-1049 'Super Constellation' into its fleet.
The final flight of low-cost carrier Bmibaby touched down today at East Midlands Airport in 2012.
KD Avia was a Russian scheduled airline based in Kaliningrad that operated until 2009.
Today, in 2008, Palma de Mallorca-based Futura International Airways ceased operations.
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