This is a list of
aviation
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-related events from 1998:
Events
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Cirrus Aircraft
The Cirrus Design Corporation, doing business as Cirrus Aircraft (formally Cirrus Design), is an aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1984 by Alan and Dale Klapmeier to produce the VK-30 kit aircraft. The company is owned by a subsidia ...
successfully flight-tests the
CAPS
Caps are flat headgear.
Caps or CAPS may also refer to:
Science and technology Computing
* CESG Assisted Products Service, provided by the U.K. Government Communications Headquarters
* Composite Application Platform Suite, by Java Caps, a Java ...
ballistic emergency aircraft parachute.
*
Adam Aircraft Industries
Adam Aircraft Industries (AAI) was an aircraft manufacturer founded by George F. Adam Jr and John C. Knudsen in 1998. The company was located at Centennial Airport in the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area of Colorado.
The company certified and prod ...
founded
*
Eclipse Aviation
The Eclipse Aviation Corporation was the Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States-based manufacturer of the Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ), and also at one time proposed developing the Eclipse 400 single-engined jet.
The company was founded ...
founded
January
* January 4 – A passenger aboard
Olympic Airways Flight 417
''Olympic Airways v. Husain'', 540 U.S. 644 (2004), was a United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) case related to Olympic Airways Flight 417. The case arose from the death on 4 January 1998 of Dr. Abid Hanson, a passenger on Olympic Airways Flight 4 ...
, a
Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2022.
After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet times its size, t ...
flying from
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
, to
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
,
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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* '' ...
, dies after exposure to
secondhand smoke
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during the flight. The incident highlights a health danger of
smoking
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aboard airliners and results in a
USD $1.4 million court judgment against Olympic Airways.
* January 8 –
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela
Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela C.A. is a state-owned airline of Venezuela based in Torre Polar Oeste in Caracas, Venezuela. It operates domestic services and international services in the Caribbean. Its main base is Simón Bolívar Internatio ...
(LAV), grounded since
August 1994 by its owner, the
Government of Venezuela
Venezuela is a federal presidential republic.
The chief executive is the President of Venezuela who is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the President. Legislative power is vested in the National Assem ...
, in an effort to reduce expenditures, resumes flight operations under private ownership.
* January 9 – Due to a maintenance error, a
Cessna 182P Skylane piloted by American
winemaker
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*Cooperating with viticulturists
*Monitoring the maturity of grapes to ensure their quality and to deter ...
Richard Graff loses engine power after takeoff from
Salinas Municipal Airport
Salinas Municipal Airport is an airport in Monterey County, California, Monterey County, California, United States, three miles (4.8 km) southeast of Downtown Salinas, California, Salinas. It is included in the 2017–21 National Plan of I ...
in
Salinas,
California
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. He attempts to return to the airport for an
emergency landing
An emergency landing is a premature landing made by an aircraft in response to an emergency involving an imminent or ongoing threat to the safety and operation of the aircraft, or involving a sudden need for a passenger or crew on board to term ...
, but the plane crashes, killing him.
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* January 13 – An Ariana Afghan Airlines
Ariana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd. ( ps, د آريانا افغان هوايي شرکت; prs, هواپیمایی آریانا), also known simply as Ariana, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Afghanistan. Founded in 1955, Ariana is the olde ...
Antonov An-12
The Antonov An-12 (Russian: Антонов Ан-12; NATO reporting name: Cub) is a four-engined turboprop transport aircraft designed in the Soviet Union. It is the military version of the Antonov An-10 and has many variants. For more than thr ...
crashes near Tor Kach, Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
after it runs out of fuel in poor weather. All 51 people on board die.
* January 27 – A Myanma Airways
Myanmar National Airlines ( my, မြန်မာအမျိုးသားလေကြောင်း ), formerly Union of Burma Airways, Burma Airways, and Myanma Airways, is a state-owned airline and the flag carrier of Myanmar, based in ...
Fokker F27
The Fokker F27 Friendship is a turboprop airliner developed and manufactured by the Dutch aircraft manufacturer Fokker. It is the most numerous post-war aircraft manufactured in the Netherlands; the F27 was also one of the most successful Euro ...
crashes while taking off from Yangon
Yangon ( my, ရန်ကုန်; ; ), formerly spelled as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar (also known as Burma). Yangon served as the capital of Myanmar until 2006, when the military government ...
, Myanmar
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killing 16 of the 45 people on board.
February
* February 2 – Cebu Pacific Flight 387
Cebu Pacific Flight 387 was a domestic Cebu Pacific flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila to Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro. On February 2, 1998, the 31-year-old McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 crashed on the slopes of Mount ...
, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is an American five-abreast single-aisle aircraft designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was initially produced by the developer company as the Douglas DC-9 until August 1967 and then by McDonnell Douglas.
After ...
, crashes into a mountain near Pagalungan
Pagalungan, officially the Municipality of Pagalungan ( Maguindanaon: ''Inged nu Pagalungan''; Iranun: ''Inged a Pagalungan''; tl, Bayan ng Pagalungan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Maguindanao del Sur, Bangsamoro, Philippines. ...
in the Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. All of the 104 passengers and crew members are killed.
* February 3 – A United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combi ...
EA-6B Prowler
The Northrop Grumman (formerly Grumman) EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine, four-seat, mid-wing electronic-warfare aircraft derived from the A-6 Intruder airframe. The EA-6A was the initial electronic warfare version of the A-6 used by the United S ...
electronic warfare aircraft
An electronic-warfare aircraft is a military aircraft equipped for electronic warfare (EW), that is, degrading the effectiveness of enemy radar and radio systems by using radar jamming and deception methods.
In 1943, British Avro Lancaster aircraf ...
of Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 2 (VMAQ-2) (VMAQ-2) strikes a cable supporting the aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, sky tram, cable car, ropeway, aerial tram, telepherique, or seilbahn is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary ropes for support while a third moving rope provides propulsion. With this form of lift, the grip ...
at Cavalese
Cavalese (''Cavalés'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' of 4,004 inhabitants in Trentino, northern Italy, a ski resort and the main center in the Fiemme Valley. It is part of the Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme (Magnificent Community of Fiemme) an ...
, Italy
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, causing one of the tramways cars to plunge over 80 meters (262 feet) to the ground, killing all 20 people in the car. The Prowler lands safely.
* February 6 – President
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*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
Bill Clinton
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signs legislation changing the name of Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...
, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
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.
* February 16 – China Airlines Flight 676, an Airbus A300-60DR, crashes into a residential area while attempting to land in Taipei
Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the n ...
, Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. All 196 people on board are killed, in addition to seven more on the ground. Among the dead is the president of Taiwan's central bank
A central bank, reserve bank, or monetary authority is an institution that manages the currency and monetary policy of a country or monetary union,
and oversees their commercial banking system. In contrast to a commercial bank, a central ba ...
, Sheu Yuan-dong.
* February 20
**OceanAir – the future Azores Airlines
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– is rebranded as SATA International. It has not flown since 1994
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, but it will resume flight operations on 8 April
Events Pre-1600
* 217 – Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.
* 876 – The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.
* 1139 – R ...
.
**Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline which operated from 1930 until 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with F ...
retires the last of its Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2022.
After introducing the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet times its size, t ...
airliners, making the Boeing 767
The Boeing 767 is an American wide-body aircraft developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
The aircraft was launched as the 7X7 program on July 14, 1978, the prototype first flew on September 26, 1981, and it was certified on ...
its main intercontinental aircraft.[TWA History Timeline](_blank)
March
* March 15 – Israeli Brigadier General
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Tal Shmuel Eldar is one of two people killed in the crash of an Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force (IAF; he, זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, tl, "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial warfare branch of the Israel Defense ...
Bell AH-1 Cobra
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter. A member of the prolific Huey family, the AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake.
The A ...
attack helicopter
An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles and fortifications. Due to their heavy armament they ...
in the Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Western and Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, and on the ea ...
off the coast of Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
during a training flight.
* March 18 – Formosa Airlines Flight 7623, a Saab 340, crashes off the coast of Taiwan shortly after take-off, killing all 13 people on board.
* March 19 – An Ariana Afghan Airlines
Ariana Afghan Airlines Co. Ltd. ( ps, د آريانا افغان هوايي شرکت; prs, هواپیمایی آریانا), also known simply as Ariana, is the flag carrier and largest airline of Afghanistan. Founded in 1955, Ariana is the olde ...
Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After the heavy 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airpo ...
hits a mountain near Charasyab, Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
while descending to land. All 45 on board die.
* March 22 – Philippine Airlines Flight 137
Philippine Airlines Flight 137 was a scheduled passenger flight from Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport to Bacolod City Domestic Airport.
Accident
On March 22, 1998, flight 137 overshot the runway while landing at Bacolod City Domestic ...
, an Airbus A320-214
The Airbus A320 family is a series of narrow-body airliners developed and produced by Airbus.
The A320 was launched in March 1984, first flew on 22 February 1987, and was introduced in April 1988 by Air France.
The first member of the famil ...
with 127 people on board, overshoots the end of the runway while landing at Bacolod City Domestic Airport
Bacolod City Domestic Airport (Filipino: ''Paliparang Domestiko ng Lungsod ng Bacolod'', Hiligaynon: ''Domestiko nga Hulugpaan sang Dakbanwa sang Bacolod'') , also known as Bacolod Airport, was the airport serving the general area of Bacolod, ...
in Bacolod
Bacolod, officially the City of Bacolod (; hil, Dakbanwa/Syudad sang Bacolod; fil, Lungsod ng Bacolod), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of Western Visayas, Philippines. It is the capital of the province of Negros Occidenta ...
in the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
, plowing through several houses. All on board the airliner survive, but three people on the ground die; 89 people are injured in the accident.
April
* April 2 – The Government of Slovakia
The Government of the Slovak Republic ( sk, Vláda Slovenskej republiky) exercises executive authority in Slovakia. It is led by the Prime Minister of Slovakia, who is nominated by the President of Slovakia, and is usually the leader of majority p ...
establishes the Civil Aviation Authority of the Slovak Republic as Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
′s national civil aviation authority
A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register.
Role
Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...
.
**SATA International – the future Azores Airlines
Azores Airlines, previously known as SATA Internacional, is a Portuguese airline based in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, on the island of São Miguel in the autonomous archipelago of the Azores. A subsidiary of SATA Air Açores, the airline ...
– which had not flown since 1994
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when it was known as OceanAir, resumes flight operations.
* April 20 – Air France Flight 422
Air France Flight 422 was a scheduled flight on 20 April 1998 by Air France from Bogotá, Colombia, to Quito, Ecuador, covering the final leg of a flight from Paris to Bogotá, operated by TAME on behalf of Air France. The Boeing 727 was destro ...
, a Boeing 727
The Boeing 727 is an American narrow-body airliner that was developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
After the heavy 707 quad-jet was introduced in 1958, Boeing addressed the demand for shorter flight lengths from smaller airpo ...
, crashes into a mountain near Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the larges ...
, Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
, in foggy weather shortly after takeoff from El Dorado International Airport
El Dorado International Airport is an international airport serving Bogotá, Colombia and its surrounding areas. The airport is located mostly in the Fontibón district of Bogotá, although it partially extends into the Engativá district and ...
, killing all 53 people on board.
* April 22 – Trans World Airlines
Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major American airline which operated from 1930 until 2001. It was formed as Transcontinental & Western Air to operate a route from New York City to Los Angeles via St. Louis, Kansas City, and other stops, with F ...
announces that it has ordered 24 McDonnell Douglas MD-83
The McDonnell Douglas MD-80 is a series of five-abreast single-aisle airliners developed by McDonnell Douglas. It was produced by the developer company until August 1997 and then by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The MD-80 was the second gener ...
airliners from McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor, formed by the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967. Between then and its own merger with Boeing in 1997, it produ ...
, with all the aircraft to be delivered during 1999.
May
* The Republic of China
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establishes the Aviation Safety Council
The Taiwan Transportation Safety Board (TTSB, ) is an independent government agency of the Republic of China responsible for major transportation accidents on aviation, railways, waterways, and highways in Taiwan. The council is headquartered in ...
, responsible for aviation accident investigation, with the purpose of analyzing causal factors and proposing flight safety recommendations in Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
.
* May 5 – An Occidental Petroleum Boeing 737-282 crashes on approach to Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport
Alférez FAP Alfredo Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport (official name Alférez FAP Vladimir Sara Bauer Airport) is a small regional airport serving Andoas, in the northern Loreto Region of Peru. It is currently not served by any scheduled airline but ...
in Peru, killing 75 people on board.
* May 15 – The Government of Portugal
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establishes the National Institute of Civil Aviation to serve as Portugal
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′s national civil aviation
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authority. It replaces the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, which is abolished on this date.
* May 25
**The Republic of China
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creates the Aviation Safety Council
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, responsible for aviation accident investigations in Taiwan
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.
**Three armed men belonging to the Baloch Students Organization
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hijack
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Films
* ''Hijack'' (1973 film), an American made-for-television film
* ''Hijack!'', a 1975 British film sponsored by the Children's Film Foundation - see Children's Film Foundation filmography
* ''Hijack'' (2008 film), a Bol ...
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 544, a Fokker F27 Friendship
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with 35 other people on board, just after takeoff from Gwadar International Airport
Gwadar International Airport ( Balochi: بالی پٹ گوادر, ur, ) is an international airport situated 14 km (9 miles) north of the city centre of Gwadar, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
History
In 1958, the town of Gwa ...
in Gwadar
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, Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
, and attempt to force it to fly to New Delhi
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, India
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, but Pakistan Air Force
, "Be it deserts or seas; all lie under our wings" (traditional)
, colours =
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F-16 Fighting Falcon
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s force the airliner to land at Hyderabad Airport
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in Hyderabad
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, Pakistan. After seven hours, Pakistani Army
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commandos storm the plane early on May 26 and arrest the hijackets without injury to anyone.
* May 26 – An MIAT Mongolian Airlines
MIAT (Mongolyn Irgenii Agaaryn Teever (Монголын Иргэний Агаарын Тээвэр , Mongolian Civil Air Transport)) Mongolian Airlines, ; "Mongolian Civil Air Transport" is the national airline of Mongolia, headquartered in the ...
Antonov An-24
The Antonov An-24 (Russian/Ukrainian: Антонов Ан-24) (NATO reporting name: Coke) is a 44-seat twin turboprop transport/passenger aircraft designed in 1957 in the Soviet Union by the Antonov Design Bureau and manufactured by Kyiv, Irku ...
crashes into a mountain near Erdenet
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, Mongolia
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. All 28 people on board die.
June
* Nargis Bhimji of Karachi
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, Pakistan
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, spends her birthday flying on commercial airliners from Karachi to Singapore
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and then on to San Francisco
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, California
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. The time zone change along the way stretches the day out to a length of 35 hours 25 minutes, allowing her to set the record – recognized by Guinness World Records
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– for the longest birthday in history. Her record will stand until August 2014.
* June 1 – MetroJet
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, operated by US Airways
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, begins operations.
* June 5 – The bankrupt Indonesia
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n airline Sempati Air
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ceases operations and goes out of business.
July
* Aeropostal Alas de Venezuela
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(LAV) resumes service between Venezuela
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and the United States
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.
* July 1 – JAL Express
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, operated by Japan Airlines
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, commences operations.
* July 6 – Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport
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is closed at 1:28 a.m. with the lights of its 13/31 runway being switched off. Operation of the new Hong Kong International Airport
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at Chek Lap Kok commences on the same day, with the first commercial flight landing at 6:25 a.m.
* July 26 – Just after completing a loop
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and a four-step corkscrew turn, United States Air Force
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Lieutenant General
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David J. McCloud dies when the Yakovlev Yak-54 he is piloting goes into an inverted spin
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and crashes almost vertically into a grove of trees at Anchorage
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, Alaska
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.
* July 30 – After deviating from its planned route and descending over Quiberon Bay
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off Brittany
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, France
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, to give its passengers and crew a good view of the ocean liner
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, Proteus Airlines Flight 706
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– a Beechcraft 1900D
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(registration F-GSJM) with 14 people on board – collides at an altitude of 2,000 feet (610 meters) with a Cessna 177RG Cardinal (registration F-GAJE). Both aircraft plunge into the bay about 1.5 kilometers (0.8 nautical mile
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) from SS ''Norway'', killing everyone aboard the Proteus Air flight and the sole occupant of the Cessna.
August
* August 6 – The NASA Pathfinder-Plus unmanned aerial vehicle
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(UAV) sets a national altitude record for both solar-powered
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and propeller
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-driven aircraft, reaching 80,201 feet (24,445 meters) during a flight from the United States Navys Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii.
* August 21
**A Lumbini Airways de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter crashes in a mountainous region near Ghorepani, Nepal. All of the 18 people on board are killed.
**An Insitu Aerosonde named ''Laima'' becomes the first UAV to cross the Atlantic Ocean, completing the flight in 26 hours.
*August 24 – Myanma Airways Flight 635, a Fokker F27 Friendship
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, crashes in Manibagi, Myanmar
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, during poor weather while on approach to Tachilek Airport in Tachilek, Myanmar
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(Burma), killing all 36 people on board. It has been reported that there may have been survivors that were tortured to death by local villagers that thought the aircraft carried military personnel.
*August 29 – A Cubana de Aviación Tupolev Tu-154 crashes during takeoff into buildings in Quito, Ecuador. Seventy-five of the 90 people on board die, as do 10 people on the ground.
September
*September 1 – The Government of Germany establishes its German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation, Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation.
*September 2
**National Union for Total Independence of Angola, UNITA rebels shoot down a Permaviatrans Antonov An-26 over Angola. All 24 people on board die.
**Swissair Flight 111, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11, crashes into the North Atlantic Ocean near Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, due to smoke in the cockpit caused by insulation burning in the shell. All 229 people on board perish. American physician and World Health Organization official Jonathan Mann (WHO official), Jonathan Mann, American AIDS and HIV researcher Mary Lou Clements-Mann, and American chef Joseph LaMotta are among the dead.
*September 14 – 23-year-old List of wheel-well stowaway flights, wheel-well stowaway Emilio Dominguez survives a flight from San Pedro Sula, Honduras, to Miami, Florida, aboard Iberia (airline), Iberia Flight 6130.
*September 25 – A Paukn Air BAe 146 crashes near Nador, Morocco, killing all 38 people on board.
*September 29 – Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels shoot down a Lion Air Antonov An-2. It crashes into the sea off Mannar, Sri Lanka, Mannar, Sri Lanka, killing all 55 people on board.
October
* Continental Airlines receives its first Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, allowing it to make non-stop flights from Newark International Airport in New Jersey and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, Houston, Texas, to Tokyo, Japan, and from Newark to Tel Aviv, Israel
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.
* October 1 – United States Navy Boeing E-6 Mercury TACAMO aircraft replace United States Air Force
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Boeing EC-135, Boeing EC-135C aircraft in carrying out Operation Looking Glass for United States Strategic Command.
* October 8 – In Oslo, Norway, Oslo Airport, Fornebu, closes. Its traffic movies to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
* October 10 – A Strela 2 (NATO reporting name "SA-7 Grail") surface-to-air missile fired by rebel forces strikes a Lignes Aériennes Congolaises Boeing 727-100 three minutes after the airliner takes off from Kindu Airport in Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. While the flight crew is attempting to return to the airport for an emergency landing
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, the airliner 1998 Lignes Aériennes Congolaises crash, crashes in dense jungle, killing all 41 people on board.
* October 21 – Trans World Airlines
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announces that it will acquire four Boeing 757s and one Boeing 767-300ER. The purchase will increase the airline's fleet to 27 Boeing 757s and five Boeing 767-300ERs by January 2000.
November
* November 13 – President of the United States, U.S. President Bill Clinton
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orders air attacks against Iraq because of an Iraqi refusal to allow United Nations weapons inspectors to work in Iraq.[GlobalSecurity.org Operation Southern Watch 1996 Events](_blank)
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* November 14 – Clinton rescinds his order for air attacks on Iraq after Iraq agrees to allow United Nations weapons inspectors to resume their work. The aircraft are already in the air, but abort their attacks.
* November 21 – American actor William Gardner Knight is killed while trying to land a Burgess RV-6 experimental piloting he is piloting in darkness at Edgewater, Maryland, Edgewater, Maryland. The plane strikes trees and crashes into Beard's Creek, killing him.
* November 24 – Gaza International Airport opens in Gaza City as the first international airport in the Gaza Strip.
December
* December 9 – Trans World Airlines
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announces the largest aircraft order in its history, for 125 Boeing 717, Airbus A318, and Airbus A320 family aircraft and options on an additional 125 airliners.
* December 10 – Captain Michael VandenBos of the Canadian Snowbirds aerobatic team dies in a midair collision between two Canadair CL-41 Tutor, CT-114 Tutors during training near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.
* December 11 – Thai Airways International Flight 261, an Airbus A-310, Airbus A310-300, crashes on its third attempt to land at Surat Thani Airport near Surat Thani, Thailand, in heavy rain, killing 101 of the 146 people on board and leaving all 45 survivors injured.
* December 15 – France
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suspends its participation in the Operation Southern Watch no-fly zone over southern Iraq, arguing that the operation has continued for too long and is ineffective.
* December 16 – Citing Iraqs failure to comply with United Nations Security Council Resolutions, President of the United States, U.S. President Bill Clinton
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orders Operation Desert Fox, a four-day air campaign against targets all over Iraq. The operation begins an increased level of combat in the Operation Southern Watch no-fly zone which will last until the 2003 invasion of Iraq, invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
* December 20 – Atlantic Rowing Race co-winner Phil Stubbs is killed when the Piper PA-18 Super Cub he is piloting nosedives into Karekare, New Zealand, Karekare Beach in New Zealand just after takeoff from Auckland. His passenger survives.
* December 30 – Iraqi 2K12 Kub (NATO reporting name "SA-6 Gainful") surface-to-air missile sites fire at American aircraft. U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon
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s bomb the sites in response.
* December 31 – Nepal creates the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
First flights
January
* AEA Explorer
* January 20 – Fairchild Dornier 328JETGermania Executive GMBH Business Aviation: Dornier 328JET fairchild-dornier.com
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February
* February 28 – Ryan (now Northrop Grumman) RQ-4 Global Hawk
March
* March 6 – Bell Eagle Eye scaled prototype tiltrotor UAV.
* March 12 – X-38 Crew Return Vehicle atmospheric test prototype
July
* July 26 – Scaled Composites Proteus
September
* September 24 – Beriev Be-200, Beriev Be-200 Altair
November
* November 10 – NASA Pathfinder#Centurion, NASA Centurion (full-scale version)
Entered service
August
* Ilyushin Il-114 with Uzbekistan Airways
* August 31 – Sukhoi Su-33 (NATO reporting name "Flanker-D") with the Russian Federation Navy (officially)
References
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