- 1990 in aviation
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in?=in aviation
cp=19th Century
c=20th century
cf=21st century
yp1=1987
yp2=1988
yp3=1989
year=1990
ya1=1991
ya2=1992
ya3=1993
dp3=1960s
dp2=1970s
dp1=1980s
d=1990s
dn1=2000s
dn2=2010s
dn3=2020sThis is a list of
aviation -related events from1990 :Events
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Pan American World Airways andTrans World Airlines , both in financial difficulty, transfer their coveted landing rights atLondon Heathrow Airport toAmerican Airlines andUnited Airlines .January
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January 11 - The US Defense Department awardsBell Helicopter a $US 123 million development contract for theV-22 Osprey
*January 26 - The first of two newAir Force One s, VIP variants of the Boeing 747-200, for the use of the United States President and his staff, are delivered.April
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April 21 -Aeritalia joins theAirbus consortium as a partnerJune
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June 22 -Bombardier purchasesLearjet for $US 75.85 millioneptember
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September 27 -United Air Lines is the first airline to introduce satellite communications for its aircraftOctober
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October 2 -Xiamen Airlines Boeing 737 collides withChina Southern Airlines Boeing 757 in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport,Guangzhou ,China . 128 people killed.
*October 31 - theAustralia n airline industry is deregulated. Airlines are allowed to select their own routes and set their own fares.December
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December 7 - anAlaskan Airlines Boeing 727 takes off fromSeattle 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 inHawaiian Airlines
*December 21 -Kelly Johnson dies, aged 80.First flights
January
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January 10 -McDonnell Douglas MD-11 - Freighter Version
*January 15 - Atlas XH-2February
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February 19 -Scaled Composites ARES March
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March 29 -Ilyushin Il-114 April
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April 13 - Sukhoi Su-27IB prototypeMay
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May 1 - McDonnell Douglas MD 520NAugust
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August 1 -EMBRAER/FMA CBA-123
*August 27 -Northrop YF-23 eptember
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September 29 - YF-22 RaptorOctober
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October 10 -Learjet 60
*October 11 -Rockwell/MBB X-31 November
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November 21 -NAMC/PAC K-8 Entered service
October
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October 4 - deliveries ofPiaggio Avanti to various operators commence
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