- 2000 in aviation
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dn3=2030sThis is a list ofaviation -related events from2000 :Events
January
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January 30 -Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169.
*January 31 - AnAlaska Airlines Flight 261 ,anMcDonnell Douglas MD-83 ,Crashed into the Pacific Ocean north of Los Angeles, 20 miles west of Point Mugu Naval Air Station. 88 passengers and crew are killed.April
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April 19 - An Air Philippines Boeing 737-200 crashes near Davao International Airport, killing 131.July
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July 10 -EADS is formed by the merger ofAérospatiale-Matra ,Dornier , DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA), and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA).
*July 25 - aConcorde ofAir France (Air France Flight 4590 ) catches fire after takeoff, crashing and killing all 100 passengers, nine crew and four people on the ground, atGonesse ,France .November
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November 3 - Last flight of an EC-135E Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft as a flight crew from the Air Force Flight Test Center delivered the last EC-135E, (serial number 60-374 - nicknamed "The Bird of Prey"), with full Prime Mission Electronic Equipment (PMEE ), to theNational Museum of the United States Air Force .First flights
January
*RQ-8A Fire Scout first autonomous flight
February
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February 29 -Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-35 March
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Adam M-309 CarbonAero July
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July 18 - Dassault AVE-D Petit Duc stealth UAVEntered service
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