Frank Whittle was born on 1 June 1907 in Coventry, the son of a mechanic. From an early age, Whittle demonstrated an aptitude for...

The British military contribution to the Allied Coalition to remove the Iraqis from Kuwait was codenamed, Operation Granby. The 17th...

Ozires Silva, engineer and a pioneer in the Brazilian aviation industry as well as the leader of the group of visionaries who created...

In January 1921, on his third try, Jean Mermoz got his pilot’s license. Three years later, he signed up as a pilot with Lignes Aeriennes...

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager stepped inside the Bell X-1, 73years ago on the 14th October 1947, when he stepped out he carried the title...

Sir Geoffrey de Havilland, the founder of the de Havilland World Enterprise, one of the first global manufacturing companies, was one of...

South African Airways was formed on 1 February 1934 following the acquisition of Union Airways by the South African government. Forty...

Charlie Taylor was born in a log cabin on May 24, 1868, in Cerro Gordo, Illinois to William Stephen Taylor and Mary Jane Germain. Taylor...

Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager stepped inside the Bell X-1, 73years ago on the 14th October 1947, when he stepped out he carried the title...

It is common knowledge that the field of aviation was pioneered in the US when Orville Wright achieved the first powered flight on 17...