youtube [#168]     Created with Sketch.                                                                            
  • Home
  • categories
    categories
    Airlines
    Airports
    Analysis
    Explained
    Feature
    FIA2026
    Future Flight
    History
    Industry
    Interviews
    Manufacturers
    Missions
    Op-Ed
    Pod-Ed
    Routes
    Special
    Traveler
    Visualized
    company
    ABOUTBOARDCONTACTPOSITIONSEXPEDITIONSLEGACY POSTSTHEAIRCHIVE.NETAirways Shop
  • subscribe

    Subscribe to Print

    Collect every issue with monthly delivery.

    Explore Airways Digital

    Preview the all-new digital reading experience.

    September 2026 — On This Issue

    Browse highlights and see what’s inside the latest edition.
  • youtube
  • podcast

Search for articles

X

History

Documented accounts of aviation’s past—airlines, aircraft, routes, milestones, and personalities—presented with historical accuracy and archival context.
August 16, 2026

From Wicker Chairs to Lie-Flat Beds: How Aircraft Interiors Evolved

August 16, 2024

8/16/1964: Euravia Rebrands as Britannia Airways

August 15, 2024

8/15/1958: Pan Am Receives First Boeing 707

Lastest articles

History

3/12/2004: Maiden Flight of the Embraer E190

Today, in 2004, the Brazilian Embraer E190 aircraft (PP-XMA) took to the skies for the first time.

Helwing Villamizar
March 12, 2024
History

3/11/1993: Maiden Flight of the Airbus A321

Today, in 1993, the A321 prototype took to the skies for the first time from Airbus' Hamburg Finkenwerder plant.

Lee Cross
March 11, 2024
History

3/10/2004: Hong Kong's HK Express is Founded

Today, in 2004, Hong Kong-based low-cost carrier HK Express was founded.

Lee Cross
March 10, 2025
History

3/09/1989: Eastern Airlines Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Today, in 1989, Eastern Airlines, a major US airline since 1926, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Lee Cross
March 9, 2024
History

3/08/1991: Air Europe Ceases Operations

Today, in 1991, Air Europe, one of the United Kingdom's biggest independent airlines, ceased operations.

Lee Cross
March 8, 2024
History

3/07/1957: Maiden Flight of the Antonov An-10

Today, in 1957, the Antonov Design Bureau marked a milestone with the maiden flight of the Antonov An-10 Ukraina.

Helwing Villamizar
March 7, 2025
History

3/06/1970: BEA Airtours Operates Maiden Flight

Today, in 1970, the charter arm of British European Airways, BEA Airtours, took its maiden flight.

Lee Cross
March 6, 2025
Previous
Next

A global review of commercial flight

Airlines
Airports
Analysis
Explained
Feature
FIA2026
Future Flight
History
Industry
Interviews
Manufacturers
Missions
Op-Ed
Pod-Ed
Routes
Special
Traveler
Visualized
History

From Wicker Chairs to Lie-Flat Beds: How Aircraft Interiors Evolved

Popular articles

American Airlines Reshuffles Leadership Amid Profit, Union Pressure

Video: Seattle Approves US$1.1 Billion for SEA S Concourse Renovation

Alaska Leads North American Airline Frequency Growth in OAG Top 20

Archer to Acquire Wisk, Insitu, SkyGrid as Boeing Expands Asset Sales

Mount Etna Ash Halts Arrivals at Catania Airport

September 2026

Company
AboutBoardContactPositions
Magazine
SubscribeAW DigitalCalendarSubstack
Quick Links
ShopTermsPrivacyPodcast

Subscribe to our newsletter

Your Weekly Review of Commercial Flight

youtube [#168] Created with Sketch.

Copyright ©  2026 Airways Publishing LLC. All rights reserved.‍