Assistant Editor - Airliner World. Contributor and former deputy editor at Airways.
New York Air took to the skies today in 1980 to break the Eastern Airlines Shuttle monopoly in NYC.
British World Airlines could trace its history back to 1963 and had built a reputable ACMI business.
In 1977, Airbus offered four jets to Eastern as part of a trial that led to a 23-airframe order.
Thomas Cook Airlines Belgium was founded on this day in 2001 to tap into the leisure market.
In the 90s, Oasis International had a successful charter operation to various European destinations.
Today, in 1958, National Airlines operated the US' first jet-powered domestic flight, beating AA.
Today, in 1964, a French-built jet became the first to make a fully automatic landing in the US.
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