Olympic airways
History
The Olympic Airways Plane That Has Become Home in an Oregon Forest
A plane from the Greek airline Olympic Airways, which since 2012 has sat in a forest in Oregon, has a surprisingly glamorous history.
Retired engineer Bruce Campbell, who had the vision to save decommissioned aircraft from becoming scrap metal by...
Greece
The Olympic Airways Plane That Almost Crashed Into Athens
It was August 9, 1978 when an Olympic Airways Boeing 747 almost crashed into central Athens, with the pilot avoiding the disaster in the last second
Business
Aristotle Onassis: Greece’s Larger Than Life Tycoon
Aristotle Onassis was one of the most famous Greeks in the entire world in the 20th century, a visionary and one of the richest men
Fashion
The Olympic Airways Uniform Design That Made Fashion History
Pierre Cardin, who passed away in late December, designed the Olympic Airways flight attendant uniforms in the glory days of the airline.
Greece
December 8th: Maritime and Air Disasters Make It a Cursed Day for Crete
Two major disasters hit the city of Chania in Crete on December 8th in the space of only three years, with the loss of more than three hundred lives.
On December 8, 1966, a ferry on the Chania-Piraeus route sank...
Culture
Olympic Airways Museum to be Housed Inside Ellinikon Development Project
An Olympic Airways Museum will be built inside the site of the former Athens airport at Hellinikon, housed inside the airline hangar, as part of an 8 billion euro development project.
Bulldozers have already started demolishing the airport buildings and structures...
Greece
Onassis' Mercedes to Be Auctioned Off Along With Dreams of Better Times
The National Bank of Greece (NBG) is auctioning off Onassis property. In particular, Alexander Onassis' Mercedes 1972 and items of furniture are being sold off 43 years after the tragic airplane accident that cost Aristotle Onassis' only son his life. The...