Six decades ago today, on 4 October 1958, a BOAC de Havilland Comet 4 became the first jet airliner to fly revenue passenger services across the Atlantic, operating in each direction between London ...

What was it like to travel on the first passenger flight of a trans-Atlantic jetliner? Former British Overseas Airways Corporation air steward Peggy Thorne, 91, says the experience was unforgettable. ...

When the de Havilland Comet flew into the sky in 1949, it changed aviation for good. BBC Future examines the legacy of a flawed but far-reaching design. On 7 April 1954, Peter Duffey co-piloted the ...

British Airways will paint one of its Boeing 747-400s in a retro livery that dates to the 1960s – part of an effort to commemorate its 100th birthday. The company also revealed plans to paint other ...

From Pan Am to Emirates, these carriers flew higher, shaping modern aviation – and changing travel forever John Arlidge is an aviation expert who has flown more miles, on more airlines, on more routes ...

LONDON -- Over the course of Oct. 4, several thousand people will hop aboard an airplane and make the hours-long trip between New York City and London. Few, however, are likely to notice that their ...

Compared to other Airlines British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) had uneconomical over powered, fuel-guzzling aircraft in its fleet, essential to operate into hot, high and humid airports of the ...

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