Month: October 2025

Airline Deregulation Act of 1978

Post World War II, the then federal Civil Aviation Board (CAB) regulated all interstate flight routes, schedules, and fares. The...

The First Omnirange Airways

Before Global Positioning System (GPS), airplanes in the United States relied on VORs to fly and in poor weather pilots...

Pilatus’ Announcement of the PC-24

  The PC-24’s interior was enhanced with the goal of improving the overall passenger flight experience. The aircraft’s new integrated...

Airspeed Record of Mach 6.72 (4,543 mph, 7,297 km/h) in a North American X-15

On October 3, 1967, a North American X-15 was dropped at 45,000 feet (13,716 meters) over Mud Lake, Nevada. Pilot...