Aviation
May 23, 2025
First Trans-Atlantic Flight Using GPS
On May 23, 1983, a Rockwell Collins Sabreliner piloted by Charles Hall and David Selzer, flew from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,...
May 16, 2025
Gulfstream’s Enhanced Vision System (EVS) Installed on Gulfstream IV-SP® Business Jet
EVS was one of the best aviation safety advancements since the enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) since it enabled...
May 9, 2025
First Flight Over the North Pole
Byrd and Chief Aviation Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole on May 9, 1926, in the Josephine Ford,...
May 2, 2025
The First Nonstop Transcontinental Flight
During the flight, Macready and Kelly faced flying over unknown territory at night and through storms and rain for over...
April 25, 2025
Textron Aviation Delivered Its 400th Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen2
According to Textron Aviation, the single-pilot certified CJ4 Gen2 combines superior speed, range and operating economics compared to larger aircraft....
April 4, 2025
Gulfstream Celebrated the G700’s Certification
On April 4, 2024, at the Savannah Convention Center riverwalk, the newly FAA-certified G700 jet flew over the Savannah River....
March 21, 2025
“Blinded” Pilot Flew and Landed in Newark, NJ by Using Radio
On March 21, 1933, Department of Commerce pilot James L. Kinney, climbed into the cockpit of a plane in College...
March 14, 2025
Pan American Airways Formed to Qualify for Airmail Deliveries Contract with Post Office
The coveted U.S. Post Office contract for the Foreign Airmail Contract to carry the U.S. Mail from Key West Florida...
March 7, 2025
First Non-Stop Flight from America to Asia
The flight from America to Asia across the Bering Strait was made by Noel Wien and Calvin Cripe.
February 28, 2025