Pan American Airways was founded, marking the beginning of a legacy that would shape the future of global air travel.

The last Martin Mars flying boat made its final flight last week, marking the end for a World War II-era seaplane so hulking it had rockets to assist with take-off. Initially developed as maritime ...

The restoration of the world's oldest flying Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina, BuNo 2459, continues at American Aero Services in ...

The Philippine Mars will be displayed at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Arizona. The last Martin Mars flying boat made its final flight last week, marking the end for a World War II-era seaplane so ...

creating what would be the largest Allied flying boat of World War II. The large four-engine flying boat, however, encountered development issues that delayed its introduction, with the design ...

At the same time, airships—particularly German zeppelins—were already making transatlantic crossings with passengers. The Graf Zeppelin, one of the most famous airships in history, completed its first ...

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They were designed to engage in a deadly game of cat and mouse, luring in surfaced U-boats as British crews pretended to escape in “panic parties” before a German submarine commander blew up ...

The German DAX was stumbling, down 1.6%, the worst-performing of the major European markets -- though it's still up on the week, and up 16% on the new year. Much of the decline is traced to ...

The Philippine Mars, a massive flying boat from World War II, landed on Lake Pleasant last week. But instead of taking off again for another lake, the Mars is headed for a dry dock... in the desert.

A German flying taxi start-up said on Friday it would halt operations after a deal to rescue it fell through, the latest turbulence to hit the sector. Lilium is among firms that have been ...

Get all the latest aviation news from Simple Flying! The Supermarine Southampton was a flying boat that would become one of the most successful of its time, with 83 different units built by the ...