FlyWinglets Blog

Quite a busy day today. Here are a few examples of what went on! First of all we go way back to 1945 and the first flight of the Bristol 17

After being rather quiet yesterday, its a bumper day today with one airline getting in on the act twice! In 1939 BWIA was founded and then

A near 50 year span for today. Back in 1959 Boeings 720 made its first flight.

Icelands major gateway, Keflavik, is well known as a stopover point for trans atlantic flights or simply as a destination to see the many wo

Todays threesome is this. Way back in 1922 the forerunner of Malev - Malert was founded. I wasnt around in 1922 so here are some Malev image

One airline starts operations, one changes its name and another ceases trading. This day in history! 1974 Royal Brunei started operations...

The Tristar came about from the same requirements specified by American which resulted in the DC10 so the similarities in overall design are

The DC10 was intended as a replacement for Douglas’ successful DC8 on long haul routes. The design was intended to meet an American Airlines

The de Havilland D.H.121 Trident as it was originally known is remembered for many firsts but also for what was probably a missed opportunit

Announced in the spring of 1966 the TU154 was intended to replace the TU104, IL18 and AN10 on Aeroflots medium to long sectors.