Airplane Facts

Henry Ford took his first airplane ride with Charles Lindbergh in August 1927, despite being involved in aviation manufacturing since 1909.

At any given moment during peak travel hours, there are approximately 45,000 people airborne over the United States.

The record for most passengers on an airplane was set in 1991 when 1086 Ethiopian Jews were evacuated on a Boeing 747 to Jerusalem. The plane landed with 1088 passengers as two babies were born during the flight.