On this day in aviation history-July 16, 1948-the Vickers Viscount took to the skies for the first time, marking a major milestone in commercial aviation. Designed by Vickers-Armstrong in response to ...

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After years of flying in the prop wash of its competitors, Capital Airlines last week got a chance to zoom ahead of the pack. At Washington’s National Airport, President James H. (“Slim”) Carmichael, ...

A Turkish air force Vickers Viscount which was previously operated by flag-carrier THY has been repainted in one of the airline's former liveries for a television documentary about one-time prime ...

A child’s tricycle lay among the debris. It was a poignant image of the aftermath of Manchester’s “forgotten” air disaster. Sixty years ago today a Vickers Viscount aircraft - the star of the British ...