Air New Zealand Completes First Nonstop AKL-JFK Flight
Air New Zealand’s (NZ) first nonstop flight to the Big Apple landed yesterday at New York’s JFK Airport.
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When Pepsi Flew Supersonic
- by Siddharth Ganesh
- September 7, 2022
- 4 minutes read
How about if Pepsi flew supersonic across the globe? Well, the comercial stunt at Mach 1.7 happened in 1996.
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First Palestinians to Fly from Israel Arrive in Cyprus
- by Helwing Villamizar
- August 23, 2022
- 1 minute read
For the first time ever, a group of West Bank-based Palestinians took an Arkia (IZ) flight from Israel to Cyprus.
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All-black Female Flight Crew Honors Bessie Coleman
- by Helwing Villamizar
- August 18, 2022
- 2 minutes read
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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Umit Sabanci Breaks Circumnavigation World Record
- by Helwing Villamizar
- August 12, 2022
- 4 minutes read
Umit Sabanci has broken the world record for the fastest circumnavigation by scheduled flights in less than 48 hours.
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PILOTS N PAWS: Saving Animals One Flight at a Time
- by Airways
- August 8, 2022
- 4 minutes read
Pilots N Paws is an organization dedicated to saving animals by flying them across the US to no-kill shelters or new homes. This is their story.
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The Super-Transporter BelugaST Debuts in Latin America
- by Helwing Villamizar
- July 25, 2022
- 1 minute read
The Airbus Super-Transporter BelugaST cargo aircraft has made its first landing in Fortaleza, Brazil.
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Airborne! The First Airbus A321XLR Takes Off
- by Siddharth Ganesh
- June 15, 2022
- 2 minutes read
As the skies of Hamburg cleared, Airbus’ latest next-generation narrowbody aircraft, the A321XLR (Extra Long Range) took off on its first test flight, a significant milestone for the highly anticipated aircraft.
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NICEAIR Inaugural Flight: A Scenic Icelandic Approach
- by Siddharth Ganesh
- June 3, 2022
- 2 minutes read
As HFM 124 starts the descent into Akureyri (AEY), it is perhaps the most scenic approach I’ve experienced.
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Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Inaugural Flight
- by Chris Sloan
- June 1, 2022
- 22 minutes read
Experience what it was like to be on board Lufthansa’s (LH) inaugural Boeing 747-8i flight exactly 10 years ago today.