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  • 10 Apr 2010

    The President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, dies in a plane crash.

  • 1 Jun 2009

    Air France flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic.

  • 15 Jan 2009

    US Airways Flight 1549 landed on the Hudson River, NYC.

  • 29 Oct 2008

    Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest.

  • 27 Mar 2008

    The Gordon Ramsay Plane Food restaurant opened within terminal 5 at London Heathrow Airport.

  • 30 Dec 2006

    The Madrid Barajas International Airport was bombed.

  • 27 Apr 2005

    The Airbus A380 passenger airliner successfully underwent its maiden flight.

  • 3 Mar 2005

    Steve Fossett completed the first around the world airplane solo non-stop journey.

  • 18 Jan 2005

    France revealed the world's largest commercial aircraft, nicknamed the superjumbo.

  • 26 Nov 2003

    The last Concorde to ever fly made a lap of honor over the English channel.

  • 24 Oct 2003

    The final commercial Concorde flight took place between New York and London Heathrow.

  • 25 May 2002

    A China Airlines jumbo jet breaks apart in mid-air.

  • 12 Nov 2001

    American Airlines Flight 587 from New York City to the Dominican Republic crashed during takeoff.

  • 4 Oct 2001

    143 people were killed in a Siberian Airlines plane crash that was shot down by Ukrainian Missiles over the Black Sea.

  • 31 Jan 2000

    Alaska Airlines flight 261 crashes into the sea.

  • 31 Oct 1999

    EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed off the Eastern coast of the US, killing all 217 people aboard.

  • 27 Jun 1998

    Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, officially opened.

  • 6 Feb 1998

    The US Congress changed the name of the Washington National Airport to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

  • 6 Aug 1997

    Korean Air Flight 801 crashed while approaching Guam airport, killing 229 of the 254 people aboard.

  • 11 May 1996

    ValuJet flight 592 crashes into the Florida Everglades shortly after takeoff.

  • 29 Feb 1996

    A Boeing 737 crashes in the Andes, killing all 123 on board.

  • 6 Feb 1996

    The crash of a Boeing 757 aircraft leaves no survivors.

  • 12 Jun 1994

    The world's largest twinjet (Boeing 777) takes off on its maiden flight.

  • 26 Jul 1993

    Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashed in South Korea.

  • 19 May 1993

    A Boeing 727 crashed into a mountain in Medellin, Colombia.

  • 2 Nov 1992

    The Airbus A330 had its first test flight.

  • 31 Jul 1992

    Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes while approaching Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.

  • 20 Jan 1992

    Air Inter Flight 148 crashed in the Vosges Mountains in France while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport.

  • 4 Dec 1991

    Pan American World Airways ceased operations.

  • 11 Sep 1990

    A Faucett Perú 727 airliner disappeared without a trace off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

  • 17 Jul 1989

    The Stealth Bomber makes its debut.

  • 7 Jun 1989

    A Surinam Airways jet crashes on landing in Paramaribo.

  • 24 Feb 1989

    A Boeing 747 jumbo jet rips open over the Pacific Ocean.

  • 21 Dec 1988

    Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Scotland.

  • 21 Dec 1988

    Antonov An-255 Mriya, the largest airplane in the world, flew for the first time.

  • 3 Jul 1988

    Iran Air flight 655 is shot down by a US Navy ship.

  • 28 Apr 1988

    Flight attendant Clarabelle 'C.B.' Lansing was blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243.

  • 23 Dec 1986

    The Rutan Voyager became the first plane to fly around the world without stopping for fuel.

  • 17 Nov 1986

    The crew aboard Japan Airlines Flight 1628 sighted three potential UFOs above Alaska.

  • 19 Feb 1985

    Iberia Airlines Flight 610 crashes.

  • 1 Dec 1984

    NASA intentionally crashed a Boeing 720 aircraft to test new safety technology.

  • 15 Jul 1983

    Orly Airport attack.

  • 24 Jun 1982

    A British Airways jumbo jet experiences a sudden total engine failure.

  • 8 Jul 1981

    The Solar Challenger became the first solar-powered airplane to cross the English Channel.

  • 18 Jun 1981

    The world's first stealth-oriented aircraft, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, took its first flight.

  • 25 May 1979

    American Airlines flight 191 crashes shortly after takeoff.

  • 14 Mar 1979

    Factory Plane Crash in China.

  • 30 Jan 1979

    Varig Flight 967 disappeared thirty minutes after taking off from Tokyo.

  • 20 Apr 1978

    Soviet air defense shoots down Korean Air Lines Flight 902.

  • 1 Jan 1978

    A B747 plane by Air India flying from Bombay, India to Dubai, UAE, crashed with no survivors.

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