Tag: Aviation

American Airlines MD-80

McDonnell Douglas/Boeing MD-80 Airliner

  August 26, 2021 On this date in 1980 the FAA certified the McDonnell Douglas MD-80 airliner for operation with two pilots.  This certification was revolutionary, most airlines at the time operated with three crew members in the cockpit: pilot, a co-pilot and a flight engineer.  Before 1980 the presence

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John Gagliano Honored With Board of Directors Position

October 6, 2018. John Gagliano is honored to have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum this past month. The museum is located in historic “Hangar One” at the Cape May, NJ Airport. Naval Air Station Wildwood was an active duty base that trained hundreds

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