All-black Female Flight Crew Honors Bessie Coleman
For the first time in the history of American Airlines (AA), all of the crew involved on flight AA372 were Black women.
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The History of the Flight Data Recorder
- by Helwing Villamizar
- June 11, 2022
- 14 minutes read
The history of the Flight Data Recorder is intriguing, and it’s come a long way since its introduction in the 1950s.
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Roger Béteille: from Pilot to Airbus Founding Father
- by Airways
- April 26, 2022
- 3 minutes read
Roger Béteille is considered the mastermind behind the major developments that made Airbus the world’s largest commercial airframer.
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A Tribute to Aviation Pioneer Edward R. Beauvais
- by Lee Cross
- April 5, 2022
- 3 minutes read
From Frontier Airlines, Western Pacific, and, of course, America West Airlines, Edward Raymond Beauvais’ tenure in civil aviation in the United States is the stuff of legends. Airways pays tribute to this bonafide aviation pioneer who passed away in 2021.
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A Brief History of Latino Aviation Pioneers
- by Helwing Villamizar
- October 15, 2021
- 10 minutes read
Hispanic men and women have changed aviation since the dawn of flight, setting records and exploring the farthest limits of the globe.
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Aviation Pioneer Marcel Bloch-Dassault
- by Mario Bertoletti
- October 1, 2021
- 3 minutes read
Born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch on January 22, 1892, the future French engineer decided very early on to embrace a career in aviation after seeing a Wright aircraft fly around the Eiffel Tower.
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Lateral Control: The Saga of the Curtiss Goupil Duck
- by Helwing Villamizar
- September 5, 2021
- 7 minutes read
The story of the Curtiss Goupil Duck is a fascinating chronicle of four aviation pioneers battling it out in the early days of the industry.
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Aviation Pioneers: Marcel Bloch-Dassault
- by Mario Bertoletti
- May 28, 2021
- 3 minutes read
MIAMI – Born as Marcel Ferdinand Bloch in Paris on January 22, 1892, the future French engineer decides very early to embrace a career in aviation after seeing a Wright aircraft fly around the Eiffel Tower. In 1913 he obtains a degree in aeronautical engineering and one year later joins the “Laboratoire de Recherche Aeronautiques” […]
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Airbus Fly-By-Wire Visionary Bernard Ziegler, 1933-2021
- by Helwing Villamizar
- May 5, 2021
- 3 minutes read
MIAMI – Via a press release, Airbus informed today that Bernard Ziegler, former VP of engineering and fly-by-wire evangelist, passed away yesterday at the age of 88. With the launch of the A320 in 1988, Ziegler, one of Airbus’ engineering pioneers, was instrumental in the world’s first digital Fly-By-Wire (FBW) and side-stick controls in a […]
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Airbus Fly-by-wire Visionary Bernard Ziegler
- by Helwing Villamizar
- May 4, 2021
- 3 minutes read
Via a press release, Airbus informed today that Bernard Ziegler, former VP of engineering and fly-by-wire evangelist, passed away at the age of 88.