The history of Boeing begins on July 15, 1916, when a company called Pacific Aero Products Co. is established in Seattle (USA). At that time the company was nothing more than a small factory of seaplanes and aeronautical parts located by the Duwamish River.
The origin of ‘mayday’ in aviation
When a plane is suffering a serious emergency, the pilot activates the radio and communicates “mayday” three times, while trying to save the situation.
100 years of the first international commercial flight
On August 25, 100 years of the first international commercial flight were completed. On the same day of 1919, an international commercial flight took off and landed without any incident.