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Today in Aviation History: January 5th
The Space Shuttle program is launched, Amelia Earhart is declared legally dead, Independence Air ceases operations, and more...
Former British Airways Employee Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison for Ticket Fraud Scheme
A former employee of British Airways was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday for re-selling reduced price tickets he had purchased at inflated rates.
Alaska Airlines Orders Two More Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s
Alaska Airlines on Thursday announced it will buy two additional Boeing Next-Generation 737-800s in a deal valued at approximately $153 million.
On This Day in Aviation History: June 28th
A Bell 47 helicopter lands on Mont Blanc, B-26 Invaders make first bombing runs over Korea, a Fairey Gyrodyne sets a new helicopter speed record, Fokker C-2 makes the first nonstop flight from mainland US to Hawaii, and more...
August 6th in Aviation History: B-29 Superfortress Drops Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima
The US drops first atomic bomb on Japan, Ted Williams returns to the Red Sox from Korea, Braniff Flight 250 crashes in Nebraska, and more.