Today in Aviation: Hola Airlines Ceases Operations
Today in Aviation, Spanish airline Hola Airlines (H5) ceased operations in 2010. H5 was based in Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain.
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Today in Aviation: Rockhopper is Rebranded as Blue Islands
- by Lee Cross
- February 14, 2022
- 1 minute read
Today in Aviation, Channel Island-based Rockhopper was rebranded as Blue Islands (SI) in 2006, continuing to fly to the UK from its bases in Guernsey and Jersey.
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Today in Aviation: PEOPLExpress MK. II is Founded
- by Lee Cross
- February 13, 2022
- 1 minute read
Today in Aviation, US low-cost carrier PEOPLExpress (V2) MK. II was launched at a press conference at PHF, Virginia, US, in 2012.
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Today in Aviation: Jet2 Operates Maiden Flight
- by Lee Cross
- February 12, 2022
- 1 minute read
Today in Aviation, British low-cost carrier Jet2 (LS) operated its maiden flight in 2003 from Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) to Amsterdam (AMS).
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Today in Aviation: First US African-American FA Takes Flight
- by Lee Cross
- February 11, 2022
- 1 minute read
Today in Aviation, Ruth Carol Taylor, the first African American Flight Attendant in the US, performs her duties for the first time in 1958.
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Today in Aviation: Edelweiss Air Commences Operations
- by Lee Cross
- February 10, 2022
- 1 minute read
Today in Aviation, Swiss leisure airline Edelweiss Air (WK) operated its maiden flight in 1996 from Zurich (ZRH) to Paphos (PFO).
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Today in Aviation: The “Queen of the Skies” Takes Flight
- by Lee Cross
- February 9, 2022
- 1 minute read
Today in Aviation, At 11:34 PST, the prototype Boeing 747 took to the skies for the first time in 1969 from Seattle, Washington.
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Today in Aviation: First Flight of the Boeing 747-8F
- by Helwing Villamizar
- February 8, 2022
- 5 minutes read
Today in Aviation, the Boeing 747-8F performed its maiden flight, successfully completing its high-speed and taxiing tests, in 2010.
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Today in Aviation: First Official New Zealand-Australia Airmail Flight
- by Lee Cross
- February 7, 2022
- 1 minute read
Today in Aviation, the first official airmail flight took place between New Zealand and Australia in 1934. Pilot Charles Ulm was in charge of the flight.
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Today in Aviation: Lufthansa Forerunner Deutsche Luft Reederei Maiden Flight
- by Lee Cross
- February 6, 2022
- 1 minute read
Today in Aviation, German airline Deutsche Luft-Reederei (DLR) operated its inaugural flight, a 250 km route between Berlin and Weimar, in 1919.