Boeing 747 Flies for First Time

January 12, 1970

The Boeing 747, the original “Jumbo Jet”, makes its maiden flight. The 747 was the first wide-body airliner, first to use the twin-aisle concept, and the first airliner to use high bypass turbofan engines.

First Solo Flight From Hawaii to California

January 11, 1935

Amelia Earhart becomes the first person, man or woman, to fly solo from Hawaii to California.

Maiden Flight of First Flying Boat

January 10, 1912

Glenn Curtiss flies the first flying boat, a pusher with a canard surface.

Last Flight of the Concorde

Last Flight of the ConcordeOctober 24, 2003

The Concorde supersonic jet makes its last commercial flight. While being able to cross the Atlantic in about 3.5 hours, low passenger numbers and rising maintenance costs made operating the Concorde unprofitable for British Airways and Air France.

Jet Mail

First Jet Air Mail FlightJune 22, 1946

In a demonstration of the capabilities of jet aircraft, Army Air Corps pilots Kenneth Chilstrom and Robert Baird transport mail in a Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, thus making the first delivery of mail by jet aircraft.