First woman chief in an oil company In March 2014, Nishi Vasudeva became the first woman in India to head an oil company, when she took over the reins of Hindustan Petroleum Company Limited. Globally, only three other women hold such a key position in...
Who did the earliest experiment on artificial insemination? Who conducted successful human artificial insemination first? Artificial Insemination The first successful ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION on an animal was conducted by the Italian Abbe Lazare Spallanzani in 1779, when he injected the semen of a spaniel into...
Which was the first Art Gallery that was freely open to the Public? Art Gallery The first ART GALLERY in Britain that was freely open to the public was the Dulwich College Picture Gallery, opened in 1814 with approximately 510 paintings housed in a building...
When was the first art exhibition held? Art Exhibition The first ART EXHIBITION was held by the Academic de Peinture et de Sculpture at the Palais-Royale in Paris, from 9 to 23 April 1667. They were continued biennially, though after 1671 the exhibition was usually...
When was the first global airmail experimentally operated? When did airmail become a successful international service? Airmail Service–International The first INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL SERVICE (experimental) was operated by Italian military aircraft between Brindisi, Italy, and Valona, Albania, May-June 1917. The first regular international airmail...
When was the first official airmail flight service commenced? Name the nations. Airmail The first AIR MAIL services by flight (official) was made by Henri Pecquet in a Humber-Sommer biplane at the United Provinces Exhibition, Allahabad, India on 18 February 1911. A load of...
When were the first two ‘Supersonic’ airliner services scheduled? Airliners-Supersonic The first SUPERSONIC AIRLINERS in scheduled passenger service were a British Airways Concorde flying Heathrow-Bahrain and an Air France Concorde flying Paris-Rio de Janeiro, both of which took off simultaneously at 11.40 a.m. on...
When was the first round-the-world passenger service inaugurated? How many days did such trips take? First Passenger Service The first ROUND-THE-WORLD PASSENGER SERVICE was inaugurated by Qantas Empire Airways on 14 January 1958, flying the Super Constellation Southern Aurora eastbound from Sydney to London via...
When did the first Trans-Atlantic airline services commence from the US and from the UK? Airline Service-Trans-Atlantic The first TRANS-ATLANTIC AIRLINE SERVICE across the North Atlantic began with the inaugural passenger flight of Pan American Airways’ Boeing 314 flying-boat Yankee Clipper between Botwood, Newfoundland, and...
What were the distinct services or choices offered first by the International airlines? Airlines’ Distinct Services The first attempt at providing MICALS IN FLIGHT was made by Handley Page Transport and took the form of pre-packed lunch-boxes offered on their London Paris (lights from...
