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Roller Skate to Your JFK Gate - TWA Hotel Opens Roll-A-Rama at the Runway Rink May 13, 2021 Let’s roll! The landmark 512-room TWA Hotel — the only on-airport hotel at JFK Airport — will show roller skaters a wheel-y good time starting May 14, as its tarmac transforms into the Roll-A-Rama at the Runway Rink. Every weekend, skaters can pull up their tube socks, don their terry cloth headbands and glide around the 44-by-56-foot outdoor rink to retro tunes (maybe even some dis...

Chicago soldier was aboard plane that vanished on the way to Vietnam in 1962 RADIO.COM 3 hrs ago © Provided by RADIO.COM prop airliner plane CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) —Fifty-nine years after a plane disappeared on a military mission to Vietnam, a memorial will be unveiled this weekend to honor the 93 American soldiers who were on board, including a Chicago Army private. It was Flying Tiger Line Flight 739. The prop airliner, a Lockheed Constellation, had just refueled in Guam before it di...

The African Battleground: Ethiopian Airlines vs Kenya Airways vs SAA Advertisement: The African aviation market has seen plenty of change in the past years. As South African Airways’ situation has worsened, that of Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways has improved. The two have battled to become the leading hub in East Africa. Ethiopian Airlines has moved ahead now, but this was not always the case. This article looks at this battle through the story of each of the three airlines. Ethiopian A...

The EC-121 served well for many decades in protecting America and its allies from attack. The Lockheed Constellation entered service with the United States Army Air Forces during the Second World War in 1943 as the C-69 Constellation, and most of those were later converted into civilian airplanes under the designation Lockheed L-049 Constellation. However, the United States Navy also began to see how the aircraft could be employed for patrol and airborne early warning duties in 1949. Designated...

Lufthansa Lockheed Starliner Moves to Paderborn Airport in Germany Lufthansa Lockheed Starliner Moves to Paderborn Airport in Germany Photo via KTL Transporte GmbH After our most recent report from Constellation connoisseur Ralph Pettersen concerning the status of President Eisenhower’s executive VC-121 Constellation transport, Columbine II, presently under rebuild with Dynamic Aviation in Bridgewater, Virginia, a number of questions arose regarding what happened to Lockheed L-1649A Starline...

Wheeling Columbine II out of her old hangar in Bridgewater, Virginia. (photo by Michael Sheeler via Dynamic Aviation) Following the profound shock and sadness we all felt in learning of Karl Stoltzfus untimely passing last November, there was an understandable concern over what his death might mean to the continuation of various historical aviation projects he had initiated. Such questions are never easy to articulate without seeming self-serving or callous, but Stoltzfus had been such a drivin...

Airline History Museum Hits Turbulence with Landlord Airline History Museum Hits Turbulence with Landlord Lease Dispute Lands in Court Share this story Published February 17th, 2021 at 11:30 AM Above image credit: A World War II era Navy SNJ trainer is part of the collection at the Airline History Museum. The Airline History Museum, an attraction at the Wheeler Downtown Airport for 35 years, is fighting to prevent its collection of classic...

30 Years Ago Today: Eastern Air Lines Ceases Operations Advertisement: 30 years have passed since Eastern Air Lines ceased operations. The legacy carrier stopped flying in January 1991 after being in business for over six decades since its founding in April 1926. Eastern Air Lines flew several different aircraft types over the years, including the Airbus A300, Boeing 727, Boeing 747, Boeing 757, Douglas DC-8, Douglas DC-9, and Douglas DC-10. Photo: Eduard Marmet via Wikimedia Commons A rich his...

January 19 , 2021 If you have any words you’d like to share, any of your own playlists you’d like us to help distribute, or other content that has helped you navigate this difficult time, please share them with us. Air Cargo News FlyingTypers hopes to be like an online hearth for our cargo family. #AirCargoCoronaContent If you want to learn about August Martin, the great air cargo pilot who flew for Seaboard World Airlines during the 19...

Our Martin Changed Air Cargo If you want to learn about August Martin, the great air cargo pilot who flew for Seaboard World Airlines during the 1950’s, and was also the first black man to captain a U.S. flag air cargo plane, you better plan on either using your old Funk & Wagnall’s Encyclopedia, or visiting the wonderful high school located near JFK International Airport in Queens, New York named in honor of the air pioneer.  ...