1991 in aviation
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1991:
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[edit] Events
[edit] January
- January 16 - Eastern Air Lines is dissolved after 64 years of operation. Many of its remaining assets are parceled out to American and Continental.
- January 17 - US-led forces attack Iraq in a massive air assault after a United Nations deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from occupied Kuwait passes unheeded.
[edit] February
- February 1 USAir (now US Airways) Boeing 737 collides with Fairchild Metro III on a runway in Los Angeles International Airport. Thirty-four were killed.
- February 28 - The US calls a ceasefire in Iraq, with airpower having neutralized practically all of the country's ability to make war.
[edit] April
- KLM Cityhopper commenced operations after NLM CityHopper and Netherlines merged to create the airline.
[edit] May
- May 26 - Lauda Air Boeing 767 crashes in Uthai Thani province, Thailand minutes after takeoff from Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok. 223 people died.
[edit] June
- June 17 - Alaska Airlines commences services to the Soviet Union
[edit] July
- July 8 - a US Navy F/A-18 Hornet is forced to shoot down an E-2 Hawkeye after its crew abandons it following an engine fire
[edit] October
- October 29 - a Royal Australian Air Force Boeing 707-368C Registered A20-103 conducting an asymmetric flight demonstration crashes into the Pacific Ocean 43Km South of East Sale, Victoria, Australia
[edit] December
- December 4 - Pan Am, bankrupt since August 11, is finally dissolved after 64 years of operation.
[edit] First flights
[edit] February
- February 13 - Swearingen SJ-30
[edit] April
- April 27 - Eurocopter Tiger
- April 29 - Cessna CitationJet
[edit] May
- May 10 - Canadair Regional Jet
- May 31 - Pilatus PC-12
[edit] June
- June 18 - BAe RJ70
[edit] September
- September 15 - C-17 Globemaster III
[edit] October
- October 25 - Airbus A340
[edit] Entered service
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