History.com: This Day In History (April 13-1928): First nonstop flight from Europe to North America

By History.com Editors. German pilot Hermann Köhl, Irish aviator James Fitzmaurice and Baron Ehrenfried Günther Freiherr von Hünefeld, the expedition’s financier, complete the first Europe-to-North-America transatlantic flight, taking off from Ireland and landing safely on a small Canadian island. The prevailing winds in the North Atlantic blow from North America towards Europe, hastening Eastbound airplanes

The National: How war is putting Middle East aviation at risk

By The National Editorial. With more than 40 years’ experience in aviation, including a stint as chief executive Bahrain’s Gulf Air and sitting on the International Air Transport Association’s Board of Governors, Royal Jordanian’s CEO Samer Majali is someone who knows the industry in the Middle East – and its challenges – like few others.