Assistant Editor - Airliner World. Contributor and former deputy editor at Airways.
Today, in 2012, US low-cost carrier PEOPLExpress MK. II was launched in Virginia.
Today, in 1958, Ruth Carol Taylor, the first U.S. African American FA, starts to perform her duties.
Today, in 1996, Swiss leisure airline Edelweiss Air operated its maiden flight.
Today, in 1969, the prototype Boeing 747 took to the skies for the first time from Seattle, WA.
Today, in 1919, Deutsche Luft-Reederei operated its inaugural flight between Berlin and Weimar.
Today, in 1998, Colorado-based low-cost carrier Western Pacific Airlines ceased operations.
Today, in 2012, Malév Hungarian Airlines ceased operations after 66 years of service.
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