1990 In Aviation

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 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 21 - Aeritalia joins the Airbus consortium as a partner

• June 22 - Bombardier purchases Learjet for $US 75 million

• September 27 - United Air Lines is the first airline to introduce satellite communications for its aircraft

• October 31 - the Australian airline industry is deregulated. Airlines are allowed to select their own routes and set their own fares.

• 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 15 - Atlas XH-2

• March 29 - Ilyushin Il-114

• April 13 - Sukhoi Su-27IB prototype

• August 1 - EMBRAER/FMA CBA-123
• August 27 - YF-23 Black Widow II

• September 29 - F/A-22 Raptor

• October 11 - Rockwell/MBB X-31

• November 21 - NAMC/PAC K-8

Entered service

• October 4 - deliveries of Piaggio Avanti to various operators commence

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