1990 in aviation

1990 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1990:

Events

*Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines, both in financial difficulty, transfer their coveted landing rights at London Heathrow Airport to American Airlines and United Airlines.

January

* January 11 - The US Defense Department awards Bell Helicopter a $US 123 million development contract for the V-22 Osprey
* January 26 - The first of two new Air Force Ones, VIP variants of the Boeing 747-200, for the use of the United States President and his staff, are delivered.

April

* April 21 - Aeritalia joins the Airbus consortium as a partner

June

* June 22 - Bombardier purchases Learjet for $US 75.85 million

eptember

* September 27 - United Air Lines is the first airline to introduce satellite communications for its aircraft

October

* October 2 - Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737 collides with China Southern Airlines Boeing 757 in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou, China. 128 people killed.
* October 31 - the Australian airline industry is deregulated. Airlines are allowed to select their own routes and set their own fares.

December

* December 7 - an Alaskan Airlines Boeing 727 takes off from Seattle International Airport in visibility of only 500 ft (152 m), the lowest for any airliner takeoff in the US.
* December 19 - Northwest Airlines buys a 25% share in Hawaiian Airlines
* December 21 - Kelly Johnson dies, aged 80.

First flights

January

* January 10 - McDonnell Douglas MD-11 - Freighter Version
* January 15 - Atlas XH-2

February

* February 19 - Scaled Composites ARES

March

* March 29 - Ilyushin Il-114

April

* April 13 - Sukhoi Su-27IB prototype

May

* May 1 - McDonnell Douglas MD 520N

August

* August 1 - EMBRAER/FMA CBA-123
* August 27 - Northrop YF-23

eptember

* September 29 - YF-22 Raptor

October

* October 10 - Learjet 60
* October 11 - Rockwell/MBB X-31

November

* November 21 - NAMC/PAC K-8

Entered service

October

* October 4 - deliveries of Piaggio Avanti to various operators commence


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