The worst bird strike in aviation history occurred in 1960 when an Eastern Airlines propeller driven Lockheed L-188 Electra crashed into the sea while attempting to take off from Logan Airport.

Building upon the launch of the Joint Venture, the two airlines have also signed a new agreement between their respective loyalty programmes at the Arabian Travel Market on 29 April. Starting 1 June ...

The creation of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in 1926 was Allan Loughead’s second foray into airplane construction. His first company, Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing, built a few products between ...

In 1936, the airline would introduce the 14-sear Lockheed 10 Electra to its fleet ... on its journey of acquisition with the purchase of a 3.5% minority stake in China Eastern, expanding the airline’s ...

He spent $139,400 on the Electra, a ten-passenger, all-metal plane for small airlines. The gamble paid off. Gross sold 40 of them the next year and put Lockheed into the black. Lockheed then tried ...

An Eastern Airlines Crash in Boston Harbor One of ... 62 died after the plane crashed into Boston Harbor. The aircraft, a Lockheed L-188 Electra, struck a large flock of starlings immediately ...

The L-188 entered service with Eastern Airlines (EA) on January 12 ... It entered service with KLM (KL) in 1959. Lockheed would build 170 Electra's before production ended in 1961. Featured image: ...

Middle Eastern airlines typically enjoy a lower cost base compared with European airlines. Labour costs are lower, and the European Union has stricter environmental laws, for example requiring ...

A particularly deadly incident occurred in October 1960 when Eastern Airlines Flight 375, a Lockheed Electra plane, was hit by birds. Just 20 seconds after takeoff from Boston Logan International ...