1990 in aviation
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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 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
June
- June 22 - Bombardier purchases Learjet for $US 75 million
September
- September 27 - United Air Lines is the first airline to introduce satellite communications for its aircraft
October
- 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 Alaskan Airlines Boeing 727 takes off from Seattle 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
March
April
- April 13 - Sukhoi Su-27IB prototype
August
- August 1 - EMBRAER/FMA CBA-123
- August 27 - YF-23 Black Widow II
September
October
November
- November 21 - NAMC/PAC K-8
Entered service
October
- October 4 - deliveries of Piaggio Avanti to various operators commence
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