On this day in 1988, United Airlines’ 'Friendship One’ Boeing 747 set a new round-the-world record.
Today, in 2002, United Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, one of the largest in US history.
Today, in 1964, a French-built jet became the first to make a fully automatic landing in the US.
The ATR-42 turboprop entered service with its launch customer, Air Littoral, today in 1985.
The much-criticized LaGuardia Airport first opened for business today in 1939.
On this day in 2001, TWA operated its final flight after 76 years of groundbreaking aviation.
The Fokker 100 was a development of the F28. By 1997, the Dutch manufacturer had built 283.
A global review of commercial flight
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