Braniff International was a big name in US airline transportation from 1930 until its bankruptcy and shutdown in May 1982. Starting out with Lockheed Vegas and ... Read More...
The four-engined 707 was Boeing’s long haul masterpiece and entered service in 1958. With the market for jet transports linking major cities of the world ... Read More...
France has a long history at the cutting edge of aviation (fuselage, pitot, aileron are all loan words from French), and scored a couple of big hits at the star... Read More...
We have covered 10 great airlines of the past to remember them. We've received so much feedback and decided to add a bonus round for our readers.
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The Iranian Air Force's only 747-200B, registered 5-8106 an ex-Iraqi Airways machine (ex YI-AGN) that Iran took over as war reparations at the end of the 1980s,... Read More...
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Of all the aircraft retirements, there was never going to be one as significant as the last Qantas 747. Qantas, celebrating their centenary this year, have been... Read More...
Sydney-born, London-based Charles Kennedy is an author of aviation books including Jetliners Of The Red Star, covering the history of air travel in the Soviet Union, and the Haynes Owners Workshop Manual for the Boeing 707. He has collaborated with Sam Chui on Air 3 and Air 747, and with Guy Van Herbruggen on a three-volume history of the Flying Tiger Line, and a history of the MD-11. He is a regular features writer for Airliner World, Aviation News, FlyPast and Airways, and has appeared on CNN, BBC and other media. Piloting includes fast jet experience on the MiG-15, Jet Provost and L-39 Albatross, as well as the Mustang and Harvard. He is also a musician and tour guide.