1990 in aviation

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 20 - North American Airlines began operations.
January 25 - Avianca Flight 52 crashes near Cove Neck, NY, killing 73 people.
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

Goodwill Flight Russia-Australia-Russia.
June 10 - A British Airways BAC-111 has a windshield blow out, severely injuring the captain and slightly injuring a flight attendant. All survive.
June 22 - Bombardier purchases Learjet for $US 75.85 million

September

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 are killed. See Guangzhou Baiyun aircraft collision
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 Alaska Airlines Boeing 727 takes off from Seattle-Tacoma 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

September

September 29 - YF-22 Raptor

October

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

November

November 21 - K-8 Karakorum (Hongdu JL-8)

Entered service

October

October 4 - deliveries of Piaggio Avanti to various operators commence

1990 in Aviation Pictures

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