Assistant Editor - Airliner World. Contributor and former deputy editor at Airways.
PGA Portugalia Airlines operated its inaugural flight from Lisbon to Porto today in 1990.
On this day in 1998, the world-famous Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong closed its gates.
The British-built Avro York airliner was a civilian version of the Avro Lancaster bomber.
The late 1990s saw a demand for aircraft with fewer than 40 passengers for lower-density routes.
Jetstar Japan's inaugural flight departed Tokyo Narita bound for Sapporo, New Chitose Airport.
The single Boeing 737-500 prototype flew 375 hours for certification, which was awarded in 1990.
The prototype G-ARTA took 19 minutes to fly to nearby Wisley, where further testing was to be done.
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