The President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, dies in a plane crash.
Air France flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic.
US Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River, NYC.
Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest.
The Gordon Ramsay Plane Food restaurant opened within terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport.
The Madrid Barajas International Airport was bombed.
The Airbus A380 passenger airliner successfully underwent its maiden flight.
Steve Fossett completed the first around the world airplane solo non-stop journey.
France revealed the world's largest commercial aircraft, nicknamed the superjumbo.
The last Concorde to ever fly made a lap of honor over the English channel.
The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.
A China Airlines jumbo jet breaks apart in mid-air.
American Airlines Flight 587 from New York City to the Dominican Republic crashed during takeoff.
143 people were killed in a Siberian Airlines plane crash that was shot down by Ukrainian Missiles over the Black Sea.
Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashes into the sea.
EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed off the Eastern coast of the US, killing all 217 people aboard.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, officially opened.
The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Korean Air Flight 801 crashed while approaching Guam airport, killing 229 of the 254 people aboard.
ValuJet flight 592 crashes into the Florida Everglades shortly after takeoff.
A Boeing 737 crashes in the Andes, killing all 123 on board.
The crash of a Boeing 757 aircraft leaves no survivors.
The world's largest twinjet (Boeing 777) takes off on its maiden flight.
Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed in South Korea.
A Boeing 727 crashed into a mountain in Medellin, Colombia.
The Airbus A330 had its first test flight.
Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes while approaching Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Air Inter Flight 148 crashed in the Vosges Mountains in France while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport.
Pan American World Airways ceased operations.
A Faucett Perú 727 airliner disappeared without a trace off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
The Stealth Bomber makes its debut.
A Surinam Airways jet crashes on landing in Paramaribo.
A Boeing 747 jumbo jet rips open over the Pacific Ocean.
Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland.
Antonov An-255 Mriya, the largest airplane in the world, flew for the first time.
Iran Air flight 655 is shot down by a US Navy ship.
Flight attendant Clarabelle 'C.B.' Lansing was blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243.
The Rutan Voyager became the first plane to fly around the world without stopping for fuel.
The crew aboard Japan Airlines Flight 1628 sighted three potential UFOs above Alaska.
Iberia Airlines Flight 610 crashes.
NASA intentionally crashed a Boeing 720 aircraft to test new safety technology.
Orly Airport attack.
A British Airways jumbo jet experiences a sudden total engine failure.
The Solar Challenger became the first solar-powered airplane to cross the English Channel.
The world's first stealth-oriented aircraft, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, took its first flight.
American Airlines flight 191 crashes shortly after takeoff.
Factory Plane Crash in China.
Varig Flight 967 disappeared thirty minutes after taking off from Tokyo.
Soviet air defense shoots down Korean Air Lines Flight 902.
A B747 plane by Air India flying from Bombay, India to Dubai, UAE, crashed with no survivors.
