Category: Anniversaries

Short notes, personal memories connected to anniversaries

BluSky Services is 9 Years Old

BluSky Services, the company also behind Roger-Wilco, was born on 1 April 2003. The aviation world was in turmoil following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and IATA member airlines were pushing the organization to reduce its costs. One result was that they cut lose some of their personnel, in particular those who were dealing with longer… Continue reading BluSky Services is 9 Years Old

Old engine starts for Malev anniversary

Last week marked the 66th anniversary of the establishment of MALEV Hungarian Airlines. Although the national icon has not survived the hurdles of to-days airline world (it went bankrupt two months ago), her people gathered for what may be the last birthday party for the airline to lament the past and express hope for the… Continue reading Old engine starts for Malev anniversary

Decennium of HungaroControl – Anniversary in the spirit of development

HungaroControl celebrated the tenth anniversary of its establishment by handing over professional awards and holding a large-scale reception. The Hungarian Air Navigation Services appreciated the work of Anne Kathrine Jensen the CEO of Entry Point North, Qatar Airways and Thales Air Systems. Hungarian Air Navigation Services became an independent company 10 years ago. During the… Continue reading Decennium of HungaroControl – Anniversary in the spirit of development

Thanksgiving

As the Sun approaches the shores of the United States to-day, a very special holiday breaks. It is Thanksgiving, something that has been celebrated official in the US since 1863. It was President Abraham Lincoln who proclaimed a national holiday that year but the concept dates from much earlier. The first thanksgiving was observed to… Continue reading Thanksgiving

9/11 Remembered – The Heroes of United Flight 93

On 11 September this year the US and in fact much of the world marked the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington DC. As we all know, there was also a fourth hijacked aircraft, United Flight 93, most probably assigned to crash… Continue reading 9/11 Remembered – The Heroes of United Flight 93

1 August 2011 – 100 year anniversary of first US woman with a pilot’s license

Harriet Quimby was born in Michigan in 1875 and lived on the family farm until it went bankrupt. Around age 25 she moved to San Francisco, California where she got the stage bug and dreamed about becoming an actress. This was not to be however but her superb writing skills made her into a journalist… Continue reading 1 August 2011 – 100 year anniversary of first US woman with a pilot’s license

6 July 2011 – 75 years of ATC in the US

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration  marked the 75th anniversary of federal air traffic control ON 6 July as American aviation experiences its safest period ever. Since its inception with 15 workers operating in just three control centers in 1936, the agency has become a world leader, pioneering safety improvements and developing new technology to… Continue reading 6 July 2011 – 75 years of ATC in the US

In praise of encyclopedias – Wikipedia is 10 years old

I will not deny it, I love encyclopedias. Whether it is the general kind or focused on a given subject like aviation or information technology, I am fascinated by these works, the way they bring knowledge like a thick syrup just waiting for your mind to add the fluid of understanding to reveal their secrets.… Continue reading In praise of encyclopedias – Wikipedia is 10 years old