Portal:Aviation/Historical anniversaries/November in aviation/November 18
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- 2002 - American Airlines and British Airways announce plans to code-share some transatlantic flights, but the partnership is heavily restricted by US regulators.
- 1985 - Cessna is purchased by General Dynamics
- 1966 - Captain William J. Knight flies the North American X-15 to a record speed of Mach 6.33 (4,250 mph, 6,840 km/h)
- 1949 - a Douglas C-74 Loadmaster carries 103 passengers and crew over the North Atlantic, the largest number to have made the crossing in a single flight.
