Princess Leonor Makes History and Becomes the First Woman in Spanish Royal Family to Fly Solo

The Royal House shared images of the Princess of Asturias at the helm of the Pilatus PC-21 after completing its first flight ...
Military.com

How These US Military Aviators Became the First to Fly Around the World

If it wasn't the broken engine parts, it was a crocodile-infested lagoon. If it wasn’t the bone-chillingly cold rain, treacherous winds or dense fog, it was the oppressive heat that burned their ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Groundbreaking Pilots Made History 30 Years Ago as the First American Women to Fly Combat Missions

Launching from the deck of the USS Eisenhower, these women showed that being a good aviator has nothing to do with gender Mike Hankins Three of the first American women to fly combat ...
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Southwest Airlines First to Fly Boeing 737 MAX 8 with FAA-Mandated Secondary Cockpit Barrier

Southwest Airlines has begun flying its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 equipped with a secondary cockpit barrier, a new security feature mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aircraft ...
New Atlas

World's first aerospike aircraft to fly this month after crash setback

The world's first flight test for an aerospike rocket engine ended in disaster, but Polaris Aerospace is back on track, preparing to fly two new prototypes for its MIRA supersonic/hypersonic aerospike ...
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First to Fly: Red Bulls raise new Minnesota flag in Middle East

In a symbolic gesture of state pride and military service, service members, assigned to the Minnesota National Guard's 34th Red Bull Infantry Division, currently deployed to the Middle East gathered ...