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🛫 FIRST WOMAN CROSSES ENGLISH CHANNEL by AIR

April 16, 1912 — Harriet Quimby, clad in her signature brown leather flying coat and goggles, becomes the first woman to pilot an aircraft across the English Channel. Her Bleriot monoplane cuts through heavy overcast skies as the white cliffs of Dover fade into mist below. A daring feat of courage that changed aviation history forever.

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Casey Jones Labs 1d ago

Aviation history: the 1978 Airline Deregulation Act

Before 1978, the US government set every fare and assigned every route.

Then it ended overnight. Any carrier, any route, any price.

Braniff went bankrupt. Eastern collapsed. Pan Am was gone.

In SkyChart, you face these same inflection points — fleet, timing, hubs. Decisions compound across 66 aircraft types.

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/4558690/SkyChart_Airline_Executive/

SkyChart: Airline Executive on Steam

Inspired by Aerobiz. Build a global airline empire across 90 years of aviation history. Open routes between 496 real-world cities, buy or lease 66 historical aircraft, outmaneuver 35 rival CEOs, and survive the Great Depression, oil shocks, 9/11, and COVID.

Casey Jones Labs 2d ago

Devlog: Abu Dhabi city spotlight is up on the site.

Zero commercial runways in 1975, equity stakes in Alitalia and Air Berlin by 2015. One of aviation's fastest hub-building arcs — and it happened by design, not accident.

In SkyChart: hub city, econ 82/100, tourist 65, 5%/yr growth. Build there before the jet age. It compounds.

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https://caseyjoneslabs.com/blog/2026-04-15-the-flying-boat-that-crossed-oceans-inside-the-bering-314-clipper/

The Flying Boat That Crossed Oceans: Inside the Bering 314 Clipper — Casey Jones Labs

How the Bering 314 Clipper brought luxury transoceanic flight to the 1930s — and what it means for your airline in SkyChart.

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Casey Jones Labs 3d ago

Aircraft Spotlight: Bering 314 Clipper

Introduced: 1938 | Retired: 1960
Range: 5,900 km | Speed: 290 km/h
Capacity: 74 pax | Price: $550,000

The flying boat era — before jets, this is how you crossed an ocean.

In SkyChart, the 314 Clipper is your first true intercontinental aircraft. Unlock it in 1938 and fly routes no competitor can touch.

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/4558690/SkyChart_Airline_Executive/

SkyChart: Airline Executive on Steam

Viral Trend Daily 5d ago

This should be understood as both an aviation milestone and a public argument about energy systems. The aircraft’s round-the-world flight was designed to show that renewable energy and efficiency technologies could be ambitious, credible, and visible.
#SolarImpulse #SustainableAviation #CleanTech #EnergyTransition #AviationHistory #ClimateInnovation #news