For once you have tasted flight you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long to return
Leonardo Da vinci
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Airlines
From airlines such as the iconic Pan Am to European low-cost pioneer easyJet, the oldest airline in the world KLM to the ground-breaking Laker Airways Skytrain.
Airports
From the incredible Hong Kong Kai Tak, to London’s Heathrow here we take a look at airports around the world, their past, present and future plans.
Aircraft
Aircraft like the de Havilland Comet, supersonic Concorde and the ‘Queen of the Skies’ the iconic Boeing 747, all are covered here.
Aviation Greats
There have been many people that have helped shape the aviation industry we know today. From Freddie Laker and his ground-breaking ‘Skytrain’ to Ellen Church, the world’s first female flight attendant.
Gallery
British Airways ATP pictured in flight. 
G-BMYM was British Midland’s first ATP. 
Manx Airlines ATP, G-UIET. 
Captain D. Redrup and his crew at London Heathrow before the inaugural BOAC 747 (G-AWNF) flight to New York April 14, 1971. 
Pictured in front of her aircraft is Manx’s longest serving staff member Maud Pownall. (Image from ‘Wings of Mann’ book by Gordon N. Kniveton) 
G-BTPG being pushed back from British Airways Eurohub terminal at Birmingham Airport. 
Manx Airlines boss Terry Liddiard (seventh from left) and various Manx Airlines staff at the hand over ceremony of the carriers first ATP, October 1988. Image from ‘Wings of Mann’ book by Gordon N. Kniveton. 
G-BMYL pictured at Birmingham Airport. 
A pair of Air Southwest Dash 8s following the carriers demise. 
Palma based Air Europa Express became the worlds largest operator of the ATP with a total of 17 being used by the carrier. 
Manx Airlines first ATP G-UIET pictured in front of the aircraft it replaced the Vickers Viscount. (Image from ‘Wings of Mann’ book by Gordon N. Kniveton.) 
Jet Back In Time 