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Global air cargo traffic to double by 2043 – Boeing forecast says

20 November 2024 Jacek Domański

In the Boeing´s 2024 World Air Cargo Forecast published recently, the company indicated that air cargo traffic is to double by 2043, due to emerging markets drive growth, boosted by e-commerce and geographically shifted supply […]

AVIATION HISTORY

4 October 1909 – over a million people watch Wilbur Wright flying along the Hudson River

3 October 2024 Jacek Domański

On 4th October 1909, Wilbur Wright performed a demonstration flight in New York, flying along the Hudson River, being witnessed by a crowd of more than one million people. The flight was performed within a […]

AVIATION HISTORY

6 September 1893 – Claire Lee Chennault is born

5 September 2024 Jacek Domański

On 6th September 1893, Claire Lee Chennault, an American military aviator and famous fighter pilot, was born in Commerce, Texas. Nevertheless, both date and place Chennault was born are just current (and official) version because […]

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FOD walk at MacDill AFB

24 August 2024 Jacek Domański

On 6th August 2024, the USAF personnel assigned to the 6th Air Refuelling Wing and the 6th Civil Engineer Squadron, performed a foreign object debris walk at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. The service […]

AVIATION HISTORY

2 August 1909 – the world´s first military aircraft

1 August 2024 Jacek Domański

On 2nd August 1909, the first example of Wright Military Flyer was delivered to the US Army Signal Corps. Officially designated ´Signal Corps No. 1´, and commonly known as ´Aeroplane No. 1´, the Wrights´ aircraft […]

MILITARY AVIATION

910th Airlift Wing receives its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules with aerial spraying capability

29 July 2024 Jacek Domański

On 16th July 2024, the 910th Airlift Wing, an United States Air Force reserve unit being stationed at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, received its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter. The event marked beginning of […]

AVIATION HISTORY

26 July 1954 – two Chinese La-7s are shot down by the US Navy A-1 Skyraiders, in the aftermath of the first Hainan incident

25 July 2024 Jacek Domański

On 26th July 1954, two Douglas A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft of the US Navy shot down two Lavochkin La-7 fighters of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) in the aftermath of the first Hainan […]

MILITARY AVIATION

First CH-47F Block II delivered to the US Army

10 July 2024 Jacek Domański

On 1st July 2024, the Boeing company officially informed about the delivery of the first CH-47F Chinook helicopter, modernized to the new Block II configuration. The rotorcraft is the first of up to 456 of […]

SPACE

NASA choses SpaceX to deorbit the ISS

5 July 2024 Kacper Kolibowski

Continuous scientific, educational and technological research in low Earth orbit, as well as deep space exploration, have been one of the main goals of NASA for decades. Currently, one of the key outposts of such […]

AVIATION HISTORY

5 July 1929 – Curtiss-Wright Corporation is established

4 July 2024 Jacek Domański

On 5th July 1929, Curtiss-Wright Corporation was formed by consolidation of Wright Aeronautical Corporation, Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Co and ten other companies. The merge created the biggest aviation company in the United States, with […]

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