Pan Am 747-121 N739PA Clipper Morning Light later became Clipper Maid of the Seas. It was barbarically destroyed by sabotage over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988, killing 259 innocent passengers and crewmembers.
American Airlines took the next step in its fleet renewal process by taking delivery of their first Airbus A321. Revenue service is expected to begin in January 2014.
Southwest Airlines on early Monday morning announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with AirTran Airways to acquire the airline for nearly $1.4 billion.
American Airlines may announce Wednesday the largest aircraft order in history consisting of as many as 400 narrow-body planes worth $37 billion to be split between Boeing and Airbus.
British Airways Concorde G-BOAD makes its last flight to JFK in 2003, Southern Airways Flight 49 is hijacked, Russian Lunokhod 1 is launched, the first European flight over one minute and more...