Qantas retired its last Boeing 767 in 2014, after 29 years serving markets unsuitable for the 747.
The An-124 made its first flight today in 1982 and was unveiled to the West in 1985 in Paris.
VietJet Air, the country's first privately-owned airline, took to the skies today in 2011.
Howard Hughes was an iconic aviator from record-breaking flights to his pivotal development of TWA.
Dutch aviation pioneer Anton Herman Gerard "Anthony" Fokker passed away today in 1939.
The Ilyushin Il-86, the USSR's first wide-bodied jet, performed its maiden flight today in 1976.
Ethiopian Airlines grew to become the largest airline in Africa from its humble beginnings in 1945.
A global review of commercial flight
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