Founded in 1962 to serve regional Indonesia, Merpati stopped flying in 2014 and was formally dissolved in 2023.
Today, in 2000, Halifax-based CanJet began low-cost scheduled service across central and eastern Canada.
On September 4, 1971, Concorde 001 crossed the Atlantic on the opening leg of its South American demonstration tour.
Today, in 1981, the prototype British Aerospace BAe 146 took to the skies for the first time.
Today, in 1998, the Boeing 717 made its first flight from Long Beach, the last commercial airliner Southern California built.
Today, in 1999, Aviaco's personnel joined Iberia, while the companies' legal merger followed in 2000.
Today, in 1962, Japan's NAMC YS-11 twin-turboprop airliner made its maiden flight.
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