Ghana Airways was founded to take over the services of West African Airways Corporation.
Today in 1971, the unique VFW-Fokker 614 took to the skies for the first time.
Today, in 1999, Air Lanka, the flag carrier of Sri Lanka, was renamed SriLankan Airlines.
Today, in 1929, the German flying boat Dornier Do X took to the skies for the first time.
Asiana Airlines launched Air Seoul in 2016 to compete with LCCs at its Incheon Airport hub.
The Airspeed Ambassador seated 47 passengers and was one of the first British airliners to have a pressurized cabin.
This is the story of the iconic New York Airways, which commenced operations today in 1953.
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