On the list of the most influential aircraft designers of the 20th century, Geoffrey de Havilland is on whatever short list you want to make. From biplanes to passenger jets, he's designed or helped ...

One evening last week Britain’s No. 1 test pilot shut himself into what was probably the most advanced piece of air machinery ever to get beyond the blueprinting stage, and took off into the darkening ...

A museum displaying the works of one of Britain's aviation pioneers has successfully appealed to keep a temporary hangar open. The de Havilland Aircraft Museum, near London Colney in Hertfordshire, ...

Actress Olivia de Havilland was the guest of honor at a ceremony marking the start of construction on a university campus named for her cousin, a pioneer of the aviation industry. De Havilland, who ...