Flight delays happen for many reasons. Airlines can impose delays on themselves, or when weather hits, delays are put into place by air traffic control.
Boeing kicked off Boeing 787 delivery events with several press conferences on Sunday ahead of the actual delivery to launch carrier All Nippon Airlines (ANA) set for Tuesday morning.
Southwest Airlines Flight 1455 overruns at Burbank, launches of Landsat 3 and Explorer 2, crashes of BOAC 911, Palair Macedonian 301, Lake Central, first flight of the Spitfire and lots more.