Japan Airlines pushed its Boeing 787 Dreamliner into revenue service for the first time on Sunday, christening it with a groundbreaking new route linking Tokyo to Boston.
The all-solar-powered aircraft that is expected to make the world's first around-the-world flight of its kind next year gave audiences at the Paris Air Show a 20-minute demo on Sunday.
President John F. Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport, the Soviets land a robot on the Moon, the Daily Mail offers a prize for the first London-Manchester flight, and more...