Freddie Laker founds Laker Airways, the FAA retires Amelia Earhart's aircraft registration, the first Boeing 247 takes flight, the crashes of Independent Air 1851 in 1989 and Eastern Air Lines 663 in 1965 and more...
A fire breaks out on a Boeing 787, the launches of Apollo 4 and Venus Express, first flight of the Lockheed Constitution, the X-15 reaches new heights, and more...