Once the world's largest cargo carrier, Flying Tigers' FedEx takeover helped expand its network.
Today, in 1986, the prototype British Aerospace ATP operated its maiden flight from Woodford, UK.
Today, in 1971, American Airlines operated the first passenger flight of the DC-10.
Aeroflot's Moscow-based low-cost subsidiary Dobrolet ceased operations in 2014.
King Hussein's aircraft flew across Israeli airspace in 1994, the first time a Jordanian jet did so.
In a surprise move, BA put the A380 'Superjumbo' to work on its LHR-FRA route in 2013.
This is the story of how Boeing completed its merger with McDonnell Douglas on this day in 1997.
A global review of commercial flight
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