Aviation History

  On October 6, 1997, the FAA commissioned the first precision runway monitor (PRM) at Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport. The...

Gulfstream Operations Move to Savannah, Georgia

On September 29, 1967, Gulfstream separated its civil and military production operations and in 1967 moved the civilian unit to...

Amelia Earhart Became the First Woman to Fly Solo Coast-to-Coast Across North America

On August 25, 1932, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo coast-to-coast across North America. Earhart flew from...

19 Year Old Zara Rutherford Became the Youngest Woman to Fly Solo Around the World

  On August 18, 2021, Zara Rutherford departed Kortrijk, Belgium in a Shark UL plane. In this two-seat ultralight plane...

Maiden Flight of the Hawker 4000

On August 11, 2001, the first prototype of the Hawker 4000 made its maiden flight. The Hawker 4000, a super-midsize...

More Than 150 of the Phenom 100 Executive Jets Delivered.

  On July 28, 2010, Embraer announced that twenty months after it went into operation, more than 150 of the...

Gulfstream G500 Earned Type and Production Certifications from the FAA

      On July 20, 2018, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the Gulfstream G500 received both its type certification and...

First Flight of the Socata TBM F-WTBM

July 14, 1988, marked the first flight of the SOCATA TBM F-WTBM, the first of its prototypes. TBM was established...

Air Canada Flight Got As Low As 59 FT Above Ground Level Before Go-Around at SFO Taxiway

On July 7, 2017, Air Canada Flight 759 (AC 759) from Toronto to San Francisco got as low as 59...

Gulfstream G600’s FAA Certification

   By the end of June 2019, the Gulfstream G600 earned FAA certification. The aircraft received both its type and...