6/9/1958: Gatwick Airport Reopens after Two-years Reconstruction
This is the story of how London’s Gatwick Airport (LGW) reopened after two years of reconstruction in 1958.
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6/08/1988: ANA Paints Eyeballs on Jets to Cut Bird Strikes
- by Helwing Villamizar
- June 8, 2022
- 2 minutes read
Did you know that painting eyeballs on aircraft can cut bird collisions by 20%?
History
6/7/1938: Maiden Flight of the Boeing Model 314 Clipper
- by Lee Cross
- June 7, 2022
- 1 minute read
Find out why Boeing created the “Clippers” and where the first colossal airliner was constructed and flown.
History
6/06/1932: First Flight of the AW.15 Atalanta
- by Helwing Villamizar
- June 6, 2022
- 3 minutes read
Discover the origins of the British four-engine airliner, the Armstrong Whitworth AW.15 Atalanta.
History
5/06/2012: Solar Impulse 1 Maiden Intercontinental Flight
- by Lee Cross
- June 5, 2022
- 1 minute read
This is how the world’s first solar-powered aircraft capable of flying both day and night flew intercontinental in 2012.
History
6/04/1948: Philippine Airlines’ First Transpacific Sleeper Service
- by Helwing Villamizar
- June 4, 2022
- 2 minutes read
Transpacific flights have been available since the mid-1930s. The first occurred years after the first transatlantic flight.
History
6/03/1925: First Flight of the Goodyear Blimp
- by Lee Cross
- June 3, 2022
- 1 minute read
This is the first flight of the groundbreaking airship, the world’s first blimp to fly with helium.
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Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Inaugural Flight
- by Chris Sloan
- June 1, 2022
- 22 minutes read
Experience what it was like to be on board Lufthansa’s (LH) inaugural Boeing 747-8i flight exactly 10 years ago today.
History
6/01/1981: First Flight of the Short 360
- by Helwing Villamizar
- June 1, 2022
- 3 minutes read
This is the short story of the Short 360 36-seater airliner, from its maiden flight to its recent operations.
History
5/31/1946: London Heathrow Begins Commercial Operations
- by Helwing Villamizar
- May 31, 2022
- 4 minutes read
This is the story of how London Heathrow Airport (LHR) officially opened for commercial air travel.