The DC-7 made American Airlines the first to offer nonstop transcontinental service.
Dan-Air (Dan Air Services Limited) was created in 1953 and sold to BA 39 years later.
This is the story of the first Fokker F27 (PH-NIV), which took to the skies today in 1955.
G-BOAF was the final Concorde built in 1978 and became the final Concorde to fly in 2003.
Here's the story of Hungarian flag carrier Malév, which made its maiden flight in 1954.
Air France Régional became the first European operator of the Embraer E190 today in 2006.
This is the story of the twin-piston-engined Martin 2-0-2, which first took to the skies in 1946.
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