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2. Timeline of aviation in the 19th century - Wikipedia

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   1870. Balloons are used by the French to transport letters and passengers out of besieged Paris during the Franco-Prussian War.Between September 1870 and January 1871, 66 flights – of which 58 land safely – carry 110 passengers and up to three million letters out of Paris, as well as 500 carrier pigeons to deliver messages back to Paris. [39]

3. 10 oldest airlines in the world

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   In 1983, it became the first European airline to fly non-stop to Tokyo, with DC-10 aircraft. Five years later, Finnair was the only European airline with a direct flight between Europe and China.

4. List of largest airlines in Europe - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of the largest airlines in Europe by total scheduled and chartered passengers, in millions. The list includes companies classified as European by the IATA. The order of the chart and its completion goes only up to the year 2023.

5. History of aviation - Wikipedia

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   The flights were witnessed by three coastal lifesaving crewmen, a local businessman, and a boy from the village, making these the first public flights and the first well-documented ones. [ 98 ] Orville described the final flight of the day: "The first few hundred feet were up and down, as before, but by the time three hundred feet had been ...

6. List of airlines of Europe - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of airlines of Europe. European Union. Austria. Belgium. Bulgaria. Croatia. Cyprus. Czech Republic. Denmark ... Northern Cyprus has 1 airline, Fly ...

7. List of firsts in aviation - Wikipedia

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   First woman to fly for a major U.S. airline: Bonnie Tiburzi became the first female pilot for a major U.S. airline, American Airlines, in March 1973. First manned flight by an electrically powered aeroplane: was made with a Brditschka MB-E1, a modified motor glider with an 8–10 kW (11–13 hp) Bosch KM77 electric motor on October 23, 1973. [244]