This is a list of aviation-related events from 1989: This is a timeline of aviation history. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1984: Events February February 21 - 14 hours and 2 minutes after taking off from New York, Air France pilot Patrick Fourticq and his companion, race driver Henry Pescarolo, land their Piper Malibu in Paris, setting a world record for a trans... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1985: Events Ryanair founded initially as a full-service carrier. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1986: Events January January 9 - the UK Defence Secretary, Michael Heseltine, resigns amidst a political furore over the future of Westland Helicopters. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1987: Events January January 1 - US Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphins and US Navy H-3 Sea Kings help rescue people trapped inside the Dupont Plaza hotel Puerto Rico after a fire there on New Years Eve January 7 - French... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1988: Events January January 26 - the French defence ministry approves full-scale development of the Dassault Rafale January 30 - a Boeing 747 sets a new around-the-world record of 36 hours 54 minutes April April 23 - Kanellos Kanellopoulos recreates the... 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. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1991: Events January January 16 - American and Continental. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1992: Events The European Commission approves three new regulations to liberalize air travel within the European Union. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1993: Events The 1,000th Boeing 747 comes off the production line 26 years after the first 747 was built. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1994: Events April April 14 - USAF F-15 Eagles shoot down two US Army Iraq, mis-identifying them as Iraqi Mil Mi-25s April 16 - a Royal Navy Sea Harrier is shot down over Serbia by a SA-7 Grail. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

January

• January 4 - US Navy F-14 Tomcats shoot down two Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23s
• January 8 - a British Midland Boeing 737-400 crashes on the M1 motorway near Kegworth, killing 32 people.

January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a United States Navy supersonic, twin-engine, swing-wing, two-seat interceptor. ... Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range - narrow body commercial passenger jet aircraft. ... The M1 is a major north-south motorway in England connecting London to Yorkshire, where it joins the A1(M) near Wetherby. ... Kegworth (pronounced locally as Keggoth or kegg-wuth) is a village on the River Soar, Leicestershire, England. ...

February

• February 8 - a misunderstanding between the crew of a Boeing 707 and Air traffic control leads to a crash on Pico Alto mountain on the Azores
• February 24 - a piece of fuselage detaches from a United Airlines Boeing 747 over Hawaii. Eleven people are sucked to their deaths.

February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... Air Traffic Control Towers (ATCTs) at Schiphol Airport Air Traffic Control (ATC) is a service provided by ground-based controllers who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. ... Location Motto of the autonomous region: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos (Portuguese: To die free rather than to be subjugated in peace) Official language Portuguese Capitals Ponta Delgada (Presidency of the autonomous government), Angra do Heroísmo (Supreme Court), Horta (Legislative Assembly) Other towns Praia da Vitória... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... United Airlines, the primary subsidiary of the UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States headquartered in unincorporated Elk Grove Township, Illinois, near Chicagos OHare International Airport, the airlines largest traffic hub. ... The Boeing 747, commonly called the Jumbo Jet, is one of the most recognizable modern jet airliners and is the largest airliner currently in airline service. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,941 sq. ...

March

• March 22 - an Antonov An-225 sets a total of 106 world and class records during a 3 hour 30 minute flight carrying a Buran orbiter. Its total weight at take-off was 508,200 kg (1,129,370 lb)

22 March is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... -1... An artists rendition of a Soviet space shuttle lifting off atop the immense Energia booster. ...

April

• April 12 - a British Airways Concorde loses a large piece of its rudder on a flight between Christchurch and Sydney

April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... For the 1930s airline of similar name see British Airways Ltd British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde supersonic transport (SST), along with the Tupolev Tu-144, was one of only two models of supersonic passenger airliners to have seen commercial service. ... Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the third largest urban area in the country. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ...

June

• June 7 - a Suriname DC-8 Super 62 crashes near Paramaribo Airport, Suriname, killing 168.
• June 8 - a Soviet Air Force Mikoyan MiG-29 suffers a birdstrike during a display at the Paris Air Show. Pilot Anatoli Kvochur manages to prevent the plane from injuring anyone, and saves himself by ejecting at only 400 feet.

June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined jet airliner, manufactured between 1959 and 1972. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... The Soviet Air Force, also known under the abbreviation VVS, transliterated from Russian: ВВС, Военно-воздушные силы (Voenno-Vozdushnye Sily), formed the official designation of the airforce of the Soviet Union. ... MiG-29 Fulcrum The Mikoyan MiG-29 (МиГ-29 in Cyrillic script) (NATO reporting name Fulcrum) is a fighter aircraft designed for the air superiority role in the Soviet Union. ... F16 after a bird strike Bird strike (sometimes birdstrike, bird hit, or BASH (bird aircraft strike hazard)) is an aviation term for when there is a collision between an airborne animal (most often birds, but also sometimes other species) and a man made vehicle, especially aircraft. ... The Paris Air Show (Salon International de lAéronautique et de lEspace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. ...

July

• July 4 - From the Soviet airbase near Kolobzreg at the seashore of the Baltic Sea in Poland a MiG-23 took off for a training flight. After the take off the pilot, Colonel Skurigin realised that the afterburner of his plane stopped and the power of the engine begun to fall. The altitude at this time was about 130-150 m and the pilot believed that the descending aircraft is unable to fly any longer. Without turning the engine off the pilot ejected and landed safely with his parachute. To the great astonishment of the ground crew the position of the plane fixed and it flew away to the West. The autopilot kept the last direction of the plane. The aircraft was not armed but the ammunition for the 23 mm machine gun was onboard. The phantom plane left the airspace of the former East Germany and violated the West German airspace where it was intercepted and escorted a pair of American F-15s. As the F-15s didn't get permission to fire they let the aircraft fly away. France also alerted its Mirage fighters being in readiness with permission to fire if the phantom plane was dangerous to French built-up areas. Eventually it was unnecessary because after some 900 km the MiG-23 ran out of fuel and crashed in the area of Kortrijk city in Belgium ( NW of Belgium ). The pilotless aircraft flies across Europe before crashing into a Belgian farmhouse. A house was ruined due to the crash and an 18 years old young man was buried under the ruins and died.
• July 16 - European air traffic is halted due to industrial action by French air traffic controllers.

July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger). ... The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the U.S. Air Force to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. ... The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the U.S. Air Force to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. ... Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 (Flogger). ... World map showing Europe Europe is one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiographic one, leading to various perspectives about Europes borders. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...

August

• August 5 - Piedmont is merged into USAir.
• August 18 - a Qantas Boeing 747, the Spirit of Australia, flies non-stop from London to Sydney, setting a world record for a four engine jet, after having flown 11,000 miles in 20 hours.
• August 19 - a United Airlines McDonnell Douglas DC-10 crashes in Sioux City, Iowa after an engine explosion destroys its hydraulic system. 111 people are killed
• August 22 - Alexander Yakovlev dies, aged 84

August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Piedmont Airlines is a regional airline operating under the name US Airways Express for US Airways. ... A US Airways 737 at Chicago OHare US Airways is an airline based in Tempe, Arizona, owned by US Airways Group, Inc. ... August 18 is the 230th day of the year (231st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Qantas (pronounced ) is the name and callsign of the worlds oldest continuously running airline. ... The Boeing 747, commonly called the Jumbo Jet, is one of the most recognizable modern jet airliners and is the largest airliner currently in airline service. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The Sydney Opera House is one of the most iconic landmarks in the world, and since its opening it has become an international symbol of Sydney Sydney (pronounced ) is the state capital of New South Wales, located on the east coast of Australia. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... United Airlines, the primary subsidiary of the UAL Corporation, is a major airline of the United States headquartered in unincorporated Elk Grove Township, Illinois, near Chicagos OHare International Airport, the airlines largest traffic hub. ... Ghana Airways McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engined long-range airliner, with two engines mounted on underwing pylons and a third engine at the base of the vertical stabilizer. ... Map Political Statistics Founded 1854 Incorporated 1857 County Woodbury County Mayor Craig Berenstein Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Land  - Water 144. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... Categories: Aircraft stubs | 1906 births | 1989 deaths | Aeronautical engineers | Yakovlev ...

September

• September 3 - a Varig Boeing 737 crashes in Brazil killing 53 passengers. The pilots had not noticed an autopilot malfunction because they were listening to a football match.
• September 8 - a chartered Partnair flight crashes into the sea off the coast of Denmark killing 55 people.
• September 20 - a USAir Boeing 737 aborts a takeoff in New York and slides into the East River. Two people are killed.
• September 20 - a UTA DC-10 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Niger. 117 passengers are killed.

September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... Varig (Viação Aerea RIo Grandense) is an airline based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... Partnair Flight 394 was a chartered plane flight which crashed on September 8, 1989 off the coast of Denmark 30 km north of Hirtshals. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  Ranked 27th  - Total 54,520 sq. ... New York City waterways: 1. ... UTA is a three-letter abbreviation for. ...

November

• November 12 - California Polytechnic State University flies the first human-powered helicopter
• November 21 - a British Airways Boeing 747 narrowly misses crashing into the Penta hotel near Heathrow Airport

November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (or Cal Poly for short) is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California. ... November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the 1930s airline of similar name see British Airways Ltd British Airways (LSE: BAY, NYSE: BAB) is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... London Heathrow Airport (IATA airport code: LHR, ICAO airport code: EGLL, and often simply Heathrow) is the United Kingdoms busiest and best-connected airport. ...

First flights

January

• January 2 - Tupolev Tu-154
• January 11 - AASI Jetcruzer 450

January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Overhead view of Tu-154 airliner, operated by Aeroflot at Moscow airport. ... January 11 is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The AASI Jetcruzer is a single turboprop light civil transport made by AASI. The Jetcruzer has an unusual configuration, with a single turboprop engine driving a pusher propeller, prominent canards, and fins mounted at the ends of its swept wings. ...

March

• Yakovlev Yak-141
• March 19 - V-22 Osprey

The Yakovlev Yak-41 (NATO reporting name Freestyle) was a supersonic VTOL fighter aircraft from the Soviet Union that was abandoned before entering production. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... The V-22 Osprey is a joint service, multi-mission military aircraft with vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) capability. ...

April

• April 30 - SOCATA Omega

April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ...

May

• May 28 - AIDC Ching-Kuo

May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... The AIDC Ching-kuo (經國), also known as the Indigenous Defence Fighter (IDF), is a military aircraft produced by the Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation based in Taichung for the Republic of China Air Force in 1994 along the same general lines as the F-16 Fighting Falcon. ...

July

• July 17 - B-2 Spirit

July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... The B-2 Spirit, made by Northrop Grumman, is an American multi-role stealth bomber able to drop conventional and nuclear weapons. ...

October

• October 7 - Enstrom 480

October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ...

December

• December 26 - NAMC N-5

December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ...

Entered service

• February 9 - Boeing 747-400 with Northwest Airlines
• October 27 - ATR-72 with Kar Air

February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Virgin Atlantic Airways Boeing 747-400 Tinker Belle taxiing to the take off point at London Heathrow Airport The Boeing 747-400 is at present the only model of the Boeing 747 in production and will remain the largest commercial airliner in service until the introduction of the Airbus A380. ... Northwest Airlines (IATA: NW, ICAO: NWA, and Callsign: Northwest) is an airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota, with three major hubs in the United States: Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, and Memphis International Airport. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... The ATR 72 is a twin-turboprop short-haul regional airliner built in France by the ATR company (Avions de Transport Régional). ...