1946: a United States Navy Lockheed P2V Neptune sets a new distance record of 11,235 miles (18,082 km).

1948: First flight of the Vought F7U Cutlass.

1954: First flight of the McDonnell F-101A Voodoo, flown by test pilot Robert C. Little.

1955: An English Electric Canberra sets a new altitude record of 65,876 ft (20,079 m).

1964: The 1st take-off and landing of the XC-142A vertical take-off transport is made in Dallas, Texas. The aircraft has four 2,850-hp General Electric turboprops mounted on the wings that can pivot 90 degrees to allow for a vertical take-off.

1990: First flight of the YF-22 Raptor.

2006: Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737, collides with an Embraer Legacy business jet and crashes in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The Embraer Legacy, with seven on board, lands safely with no reported injuries. All 154 people on board the Boeing 737 perished.

2009: Olympic Air is founded ; formed from the privatization of the former national carrier Olympic Airlines.

2009: British Airways operates the first transatlantic flight from London City Airport: BA001 (a flight number unused since Concorde retired), an all-business class Airbus A318.