Assistant Editor - Airliner World. Contributor and former deputy editor at Airways.
Today, in 1989, Eastern Airlines, a major US airline since 1926, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
Today, in 1991, Air Europe, one of the United Kingdom's biggest independent airlines, ceased operations.
Today, in 1934, the first official airmail flight took place between New Zealand and Australia, operated by an Avro 618 Ten.
Today, in 1919, German airline Deutsche Luft-Reederei operated its inaugural Berlin-Weimar flight, a 250 km route.
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