Today, in 1985, Sir Freddie Laker accepts a US$8m out-of-court settlement from British Airways.
The prototype GE36 engine embarked on its first flight test today in 1986 on a Boeing 727.
United Airlines played a crucial role in developing the Boeing 767, which it received today in 1982.
British Aerospace developed the Handley Page HP137 as a family of airliners in the late 60s.
Read the story of how one man built America’s first black-owned airline in the 1970s.
Before 'Project Sunrise,' Qantas had flown nonstop on the famous 'Kangaroo Route.'
Today, in 1964, charter carrier Britannia Airways was born after the rebranding of Euravia.
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