1951: First flight of the de Havilland Sea Vixen WG326.
1967: The governments of France, West Germany, and Britain sign a memorandum that calls for the development of the Airbus A300 wide-bodied jet airliner.
1977: Laker Airways inaugurates its no-booking "Skytrain" service between London and New York.
1981: First flight of the Boeing 767-200.
1996: Shannon Lucid sets the U.S. record for a continuous stay in space and begins more than a two-year continuous U.S. presence in space.
2008: Yves Rossy, Swiss airline pilot and former fighter pilot, crosses the English Channel with his homemade jet-powered wing strapped on his back.
2011: Boeing delivers its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner to a customer, All Nippon Airways, at Paine Field in Washington.