General Interest

Turkey celebrates its biggest public holiday in commemoration of the day in 1923 when the State became a Republic - the 35 hour-long celebrations begin on October 28th at 1:00 p.m and end at midnight on October 29th. Aviation has played a…

The sad news of the passing of legendary test pilot and aerobatics pioneer Bob Hoover brought grief to the aviation community this week. Hoover, renowned among his many fans as the “pilot’s pilot”, passed away peacefully on 25 April…

In August 2016, ICAO partnered with the International Aviation Women’s Association (IAWA) to launch a photography contest that would promote Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in Aviation. Submissions were received from around the…

The culture among air traffic controllers is that the job has to be done no matter what the circumstances and working conditions are. While equipment and systems have been introduced over the years that have helped improve efficiency and…

Whether a love of airplanes began when a little kid looked to the sky, or as a first time traveler looked out the window in a plane that was speeding down a runway – there’s an excitement, a drive, a need to travel and experience more that…

4 October 1958 - The first regularly scheduled transatlantic passenger service with jet powered aircraft began when two British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) de Havilland DH.106 Comet 4 airliners, civil registrations G-APDB and…