Celebrate National Aviation Day with these amazing photos (2015)
Calling all frequent-fliers and aviation buffs: Today is your day.
Wednesday is National Aviation Day, so proclaimed by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1939. The date was chosen to honor the birthday of aviation pioneer Orville Wright.
To celebrate, we're offering up some cool aviation photos that we've featured on our site for the past two years. Check out our one of our 2015 Paris Air Show galleries above. And scroll down to see our 20 most-popular aviation-themed photo galleries published by Paste BN Travel since 2014.
Enjoy!
1. The 50 longest airline routes from the USA and Canada (as of Oct. 1, 2014)
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2. The first look inside the Airbus A350 XWB
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3. Virgin Atlantic gives first look inside new Dreamliner
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4. The world's first Boeing 747 gets a much-needed makeover
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5.Snapshot: The planes made by U.S. jetmaker Boeing (data accurate as of May 7, 2014)
6. Qatar Airways' Airbus A350 delivery flight
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7.Boeing's jumbo milestone: The 1,500th 747
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8. Boeing unveils mean-looking Seattle Seahawks 747
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9. The world's Airbus A380 fleet
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10. World's strangest-looking airplane? A closer look at the Airbus 'Beluga'
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11. The 'world's strangest-looking airplane' turns 20
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12. Southwest unveils first new look since 2001
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13. Etihad Airways rolls out luxurious bed and bath suites
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14.Scenes from the 2014 Farnborough Airshow
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15. Your Take: Boeing 747 photos from readers
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16. August's #avgeek photo gallery
17. Your Take: Airplane photos from readers
18. April's #avgeek photo gallery
19. Onboard EVA's Hello Kitty planes
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20. Air New Zealand is 1st to get Boeing's new 'stretch' 787-9 Dreamliner
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Bonus: Bombardier shows off new C Series jets at Paris Air Show
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Bonus: Singapore Airlines takes delivery of luxurious new 777
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