who was the youngest person to fly around the world
Matt Guthmiller Matthew Lee Guthmiller (born November 29, 1994) is an American aviator, YouTuber,[2] entrepreneur, professional speaker, and student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[3] At age 19 he set the Guinness World Record for the youngest person to fly around the world, solo, which he set in a bid to encourage others to pursue ambitious dreams and promote computer science education worldwide.[4] Guthmiller also founded an early iPhone unlocking company, AnySIMiPhones, in 2007 at age 12.[5] He is currently a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology studying electrical engineering and computer science. His latest project is rumored to deal with quantitative finance.[6]
Airline DELAG, Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft was the world's first airline.[1] It was founded on November 16, 1909, with government assistance, and operated airships manufactured by The Zeppelin Corporation. Its headquarters were in Frankfurt. The first fixed wing scheduled air service was started on January 1, 1914, from St. Petersburg, Florida, to Tampa, Florida.[2] The four oldest non-dirigible airlines that still exist are Netherlands' KLM (1919),[3] Colombia's Avianca (1919),[4] Australia's Qantas (1921),[5] and the Czech Republic's Czech Airlines (1923).[6]