since the Wright brothers invented them in 1908 ish... for exact date try msn Encarta.com
Airplanes have been around for 110 years.
For 110 years
Yes, airplanes had been around for quite a long time by the 1950s. The first airplane flight occurred back in 1903.
Airplanes had been around for just a decade when WWI started.
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how long has deforestation been around
As long as guns have been around.
I think it is because airplanes have been around for so long and are considered a very safe mode of transportation. A pilot's job is seen as more commonplace although it takes more training than say a bus driver.
There is no way to know exactly because not all of the airplanes sold have been documented.
By WWI, airplanes had been around for more than a decade. Too late by far to "invent" them then. There were several countries and manufacturers turning out planes that weren't absolutely horrible to fly.
how long has the london eye been around for
As long as So Random has been around.