Today in Aviation: Maiden Flight of the Ilyushin ll-96
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, The Russian built long-haul, wide-body, quad-jet the Ilyushin ll-96 took its first flight in 1988..
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Today in Aviation: US Airways-America West Merger Completed
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the merger of US Airways (US) and America West Airlines (HP) is completed in 2005..
- by Lee Cross
- September 27, 2021
- 1 minute read
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Today in Aviation: First Boeing 787 Handed over to ANA
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Boeing hands over the first 787 Dreamliner to launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) in.
- by Lee Cross
- September 26, 2021
- 2 minutes read
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Today in Aviation: Maiden Flight of the Jetstream 41
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the prototype British Aerospace (BAe) Jetstream 41 (G-GCJL) took to the skies for the first.
- by Lee Cross
- September 25, 2021
- 1 minute read
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Today in Aviation: US Airways Announces Closure of MetroJet Subsidiary
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, US Airways (US) announced the closure of its low-cost subsidiary MetroJet in 2001. Based at.
- by Lee Cross
- September 24, 2021
- 1 minute read
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Today in Aviation: Thomas Cook Airlines Ceases Operations
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, British-based Thomas Cook Airlines (MT) ceased operations in 2019. Its 178-year-old travel company parent had.
- by Lee Cross
- September 23, 2021
- 1 minute read
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Today in Aviation: CR Airways Rebrands as Hong Kong Airlines
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, CR Airways (N8) was rebranded as Hong Kong Airlines (HX) in 2006. A new livery.
- by Lee Cross
- September 22, 2021
- 1 minute read
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Today in Aviation: French Carrier Air Lib Is Created
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Air Liberté (IJ) and AOM (IW) are renamed Air Lib in 2001. IJ and IW.
- by Lee Cross
- September 20, 2021
- 1 minute read
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Today in Aviation: DC-8 Enters Service With Delta Air Lines, United Airlines
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, the narrow-body airliner Douglas DC-8 enters service with Delta Air Lines (DL) and United Airlines.
- by Lee Cross
- September 18, 2021
- 1 minute read
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Today in Aviation: Virgin Nigeria Becomes Nigerian Eagle Airlines
MIAMI – Today in Aviation, Virgin Nigeria Airways (VK) announced that it would rebrand itself as Nigerian Eagle Airlines in.
- by Lee Cross
- September 17, 2021
- 1 minute read