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This is a timeline of aviation history, and a list of more detailed aviation timelines. The texts in the diagram are clickable links to articles. The texts in the diagram are clickable links to articles.
American Airlines: April 15, 1926: Still in operation United States: Eastern Air Lines: April 19, 1926: January 17, 1991 United States: Started Operations in 1926 as Pitcairn Aviation. Until 1930 changed to "Eastern Air Transport" then Eastern Air Lines until 1991. Re-established in 2015 until 2017. Brand relaunched again in 2018. Northwest ...
The song "American Pie" refers to the incident. February 3, 1959 65 8 8 American Airlines Flight 320: New York City: New York: Lockheed L-188A Electra: The aircraft descended below glideslope during approach in poor weather and crashed short of the runway. January 8, 1959 10 0 0 Southeast Airlines Flight 308: Holston Mountain: Tennessee ...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2009 found that commercial aviation accounts for approximately 5% of U.S. gross domestic product and also contributes to $1.3 trillion in annual economic activity as well as helps generate and support 10 million jobs annually. The aircraft industry contributes to the economy through many different ...
American Airlines Flight 191 lost control and crashed immediately after take-off at O'Hare International Airport, Chicago on May 25, 1979. killing all 271 occupants and two people on the ground. Its number-one engine had been severed on the runway. It was the deadliest plane crash in U.S. history until the September 11 attacks in 2001.
The history of aviation spans over two millennia, from the earliest innovations like kites and attempts at tower jumping to supersonic and hypersonic flight in powered, heavier-than-air jet aircraft. Kite flying in China, dating back several hundred years BC, is considered the earliest example of man-made flight. [1]
10 June – E. Lilian Todd, American aircraft designer (died 1937) 1866. 16 January – Percy Pilcher, English glider pilot (died 1899 in aviation accident) 1867. 6 March – Samuel Franklin Cody, American-born showman and aviator (died 1913 in aviation accident) 16 April – Wilbur Wright, American aviator (died 1912 of typhoid fever) 1871
February 1 – Aer Lingus Commuter, a subsidiary of Aer Lingus founded in 1984, merges into Aer Lingus.; February 14 – Air Somalia is founded. February 16 – American and British aircraft launch attacks against six targets in southern Iraq, including command centers, radars, and communications centers, hitting only about 40% of the targets. [2]