The Evolution of Commercial Airliners - National Air and Space Museum
Commercial airlines initially struggled to get off the ground, but with help from the government, who awarded airlines contracts to deliver the mail, they soon began to flourish. As technology …
Former airlines: 17 that no longer exist - CNN
2020年3月5日 · In the little more than 100 years of commercial air travel, thousands of airlines have come and gone as casualties of oil prices, politics, mismanagement or financial loss.
List of commercial jet airliners - Wikipedia
The following is the list of purpose-built passenger jet airliners. It excludes turboprop and reciprocating engine powered airliners. It also excludes business jets and aircraft designed …
9 Oldest Commercial Passenger Planes in Service - Aero Corner
Some airlines have commercial planes that have been around for a very long time. While they don’t necessarily present safety concerns, the ages of some airframes are surprising. Here’s a …
9 Oldest Planes That are Still Flying and Operational
From the sturdiest operational airliners to the old-school aviation artifacts, here is a brief guide to the oldest planes that you can still fly today. 9. Air Inuit. photo source: Wikimedia Commons. …
20 incredible vintage planes you can still fly in - CNN
2016年8月17日 · Air Koryo still has a 62-M jet in its fleet. The Fokker 50, a propeller airliner designed for regional flights, was one of the most popular products of the historical Dutch …
Early Commercial Aviation - National Air and Space Museum
Despite the Great Depression, air transportation experienced phenomenal growth and change from the late 1920s through the 1930s, before U.S. entry into World War II intervened. As …
What Are The Oldest Operating Commercial Jet Aircraft?
2020年10月19日 · Here are, however, some of the oldest operating commercial jet aircraft. Focusing on regular commercial aircraft, there are several Boeing 737-200s that are in …
Prop Airliners of the Past - Airplanes Online
A series of improvements over the years led the industry from the DC-3 to the DC-7, Electra, Constellation and other propeller-based airliners. Seen on this page are images of those early …
Jet Airliners of the Past - Airplanes Online
It developed the U.S.S.R.’s first commercial jetliner and the world’s first supersonic passenger jet. A number of commercial aircraft have been included in the Tupolev product line, such as the …