Aviation History

From Letter of intent to the first 90 days of ownership

Many first-time buyers believe that closing the deal on a private jet is the hard part. They assume that signing...

What I’ve Learned Building Flight Departments From The Ground Up

I have spent years in the cockpit, and if there is one thing I can tell you with absolute certainty,...

First Airline Stewardess

Church was a licensed pilot, so she originally applied to Boeing Air Transport hoping to become a pilot, but women...

Amelia Earhart’s Non-Stop Flight from Mexico City to Newark in New Jersey in 14 hours and 19 min

The aircraft was the same model Earhart had used for several of her record-setting flights. The Lockheed Vega was a...

Private Aviation Isn’t About Luxury. It’s About Creating Time.

When most people think about private aviation, they picture luxury. They think about the cabin, the service, and the exclusivity....

Captain Tammie Jo Shults Performed a Safe Emergency Landing At Philadelphia International Airport

The damage to the Boeing 737 caused rapid, violent depressurization. Passengers described a chaotic scene but Captain Shults’ “nerves of...

Charles Lindbergh Became the Chief Pilot for Robertson Aircraft Corporation

Lindbergh and his team completed survey flights around this date before officially inaugurating the mail service on April 15, 1926. In...

Flight of the First Commercially Certified Helicopter Bell Model 47 NC1H

The NC1H fell to the ground from a height Demming estimated at 30–50 feet (9–15 meters). Photos from the helicopter...

Reduced Vertical Separation Minima (RVSM) Phase 1

RVSM is an aviation standard that reduces the required vertical separation between aircraft from 2,000 feet to 1,000 feet between...

Amelia Earhart’s Second Leg of Her Around-the-World Flight

On March 20, 1937, at 5:30 a.m. Earhart restarted the engines. At 5:40 a.m., she began to taxi to the...