Author: Hisae Tanaka
January 23, 2026
Gulfstream G280 Set Overwater Record
The G280, which entered service in November 2012, can fly eight passengers 3,600 nm/6,667 km at Mach 0.80. Source...
January 16, 2026
“Operation Power Flite”: The First Nonstop Around-the-World Flight Completed by Three U.S. Air Force B-52 Bombers
The 52Bs launched from Castle AFB, California at 1:00 PM, and landed at March AFB, California. The flights were...
November 21, 2025
Gulfstream G550 Set Three Transcontinental Speed Records between Cities in Asia and the United States of America
On November 21, 2005, Gulfstream Aerospace announced that a Gulfstream G550 had set three speed records. The first of the two...
November 14, 2025
First Anniversary of the Gulfstream G280’S Entry into Service
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp first announced the G280 on Oct. 5, 2008, and its first flight took place on Dec. 11,...
November 7, 2025
The First Maiden Flight of the First Prototype of the B4
The company Firma Rheintalwerke G. Basten, from which the “B” in the original designation is derived, manufactured the first two...
October 24, 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...
October 17, 2025
The First Omnirange Airways
Before Global Positioning System (GPS), airplanes in the United States relied on VORs to fly and in poor weather pilots...
October 10, 2025
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...
October 3, 2025
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...
September 5, 2025