On January 10, 1929, the Consolidated XPY-1 maritime flying boat made its first flight, marking an early step in U.S. Navy ...

On January 8, 1948, the Lavochkin La-15 made its first flight, becoming one of the Soviet Union's earliest jet fighters and a ...

The Kansas Aviation Museum, housed in the historic Wichita Municipal Airport terminal building (completed 1935), showcases Wichita's and Kansas' rich aviation history, including artifacts, aircraft, ...

In yet another tragic aviation accident, Flydubai, a government owned low cost UAE based airline, crashed enroute from Dubai to Rostov in Russia, killing all 62 on board. According to a whistleblower, ...

Jettly reports on the evolution of Air Force One, highlighting its role in shaping private aviation standards and ...

When you think of military air power in the United States, your first thought is probably the Air Force. After that, maybe you think of the Navy, no doubt helped by the popularity of the 1986 film Top ...

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Editors’ note: This story originally was published Sept. 25, 2019. Boeing’s Renton plant has seen a lot of aviation history come and go in its nearly 80 years of operation. Long before the recent ...

Air museums, big and small, tend to have tend to have one thing in common: they're museums. I know, I know, this is obvious. Hear me out. They're often static places to admire machines of the past.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. At the Sullenberger Aviation Museum, Terry and Glenda Billings watched their 2-year-old grandson Devin touch miniature planes on an ...