The An-124 made its first flight today in 1982 and was unveiled to the West in 1985 in Paris.
VietJet Air, the country's first privately-owned airline, took to the skies today in 2011.
Howard Hughes was an iconic aviator from record-breaking flights to his pivotal development of TWA.
Dutch aviation pioneer Anton Herman Gerard "Anthony" Fokker passed away today in 1939.
The Ilyushin Il-86, the USSR's first wide-bodied jet, performed its maiden flight today in 1976.
Ethiopian Airlines grew to become the largest airline in Africa from its humble beginnings in 1945.
On this day in 1957, the prototype Boeing 707 took to the skies, helping usher in the jet age.
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