2006 in aviation
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 2006:
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[edit] Events
[edit] January
- January 19 - Jet Airways announces its purchase of Air Sahara, creating the largest domestic airliner in India.
[edit] February
- February 1 - UAL. Corp, United Airlines' parent company emerges from bankruptcy after being in such position since December 9, 2002, the longest such filing in history.
- February 11 - Steve Fossett broke the record for longest distance flight by taking off from Kennedy Space Center on 8 February and landing in Kent, England after a 76 hour 45 minute flight covering 42,469.46 km.
- February 16 - Kobe Airport, a controversial offshore airport in Kobe, Japan, opens for airline service.
[edit] March
- March 25 - A revolutionary scramjet jet engine Hyshot III designed to fly at seven times the speed of sound is successfully tested at Woomera, South Australia.
[edit] April
[edit] May
- May 3 - Armavia Flight 967 crashes into the Black Sea shortly before it was due to land at Adler-Sochi International Airport in Russia.
- May 6 - The U.S. Air Force retired the last Lockheed Martin C 141 StarLifter The Hanoi Taxi landed for the last time and was received in a formal retirement ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, located at WPAFB in Riverside, Ohio near Dayton.
- May 18 - The worlds biggest passenger jet the Airbus A380 lands at Heathrow Airport for the first time making its UK debut.
- May 23 - The collision of a Greek and a Turkish fighter jet above southeastern Aegean Sea results in the death of the Greek pilot. The accident took place as the two aircraft were involved in a mock fight.
[edit] June
[edit] July
- July 8 - Aerospace scientists in Toronto conduct the first confirmed flight of a manned ornithopter operating under its own power.
- July 9 - S7 Airlines Flight 778 crashes in Irkutsk, Russia, killing at least 118 people of the 192 on the plane.
- July 10 - All 45 passengers aboard PIA Flight 688 die in a crash on takeoff in Multan, Pakistan.
- July 21-26 - the 17th FAI World Precision Flying Championship in Troyes, France. Individual winners: 1. Krzysztof Wieczorek (Poland) - 3Xtrim, 2. Janusz Darocha (Poland) - Cessna 152, 3. Krzysztof Skrętowicz (Poland) - 3Xtrim. Team winners: 1. Poland, 2. Czech Republic, 3. France.
- July 26-31 - the 15th FAI World Rally Flying Championship in Troyes, France. Individual winners: Wacław Wieczorek / Michał Wieczorek (Poland), Jiří Filip / Michal Filip (Czech Republic), Petr Opat / Tomas Rajdl (Czech Republic). Team winners: 1. Czech Republic, 2. Poland, 3. France.
[edit] August
- August 10 - A plot to denonate several airliners over the Atlantic Ocean is foiled.
- August 22 - A Tupolev Tu-154 plane carrying 160 passengers and 10 crew from southern Russia to Saint Petersburg crashes in eastern Ukraine
- August 25 - Rollout of first Block 20 RQ-4 Global Hawk at Northrop Grumman's Plant 42 manufacturing facility in Palmdale, California.
- August 27 - Comair Flight 5191, carrying 47 passengers and 3 crew members crashes in Kentucky after taking off for Atlanta. One survivor is in critical condition. Cause of crash is unknown.
- August 27- Boeing 737-900ER/9GP, is shown, with the first operator being "Lion Airlines"
[edit] September
- One of five existing Aerocar flying cars is put up for sale for $3.5 million[1]
- September 1 – An Iran Air Tours Tu-154 carrying 148 people crashes while attempting to land in Mashad, Iran killing 29 people.
- September 29 – Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, a Boeing 737, collides with an Embraer Legacy business jet and crashes in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The Embraer Legacy, with seven on board, lands safely with no reported injuries. All 154 people on board the Boeing 737 perished.
[edit] October
- October 3 – Turkish Airlines Flight 1476, a Boeing 737, is hijacked over Greece. The plane landed in Brindisi, Italy. None of the 113 people on board were hurt.
- October 10 – Atlantic Airways Flight 670, a BAe 146, slides off the runway at Stord, Norway killing four of the 16 people on board.
- October 11 – New York Yankees baseball pitcher Cory Lidle's Cirrus SR20 aircraft crashes in New York City, killing Lidle and his flight instructor.
[edit] November
- November 1 - Emirates cancels its order for 10 Airbus A340-600HGW.
- November 3 - Qantas announces an order for 8 more Airbus A380 along with an order for 4 Airbus A330-200.
- November 7 - FedEx announces the first cancellation of the Airbus A380. Instead FedEx orders 15 Boeing 777 Freighters.
- November 26 - United Airlines Flight 814 returned to Denver Airport after suffering a Coyote strike on take off. The Boeing 737 returned safely.
[edit] December
- December 1 - Air Berlin orders 60 Boeing 737 with delivery scheduled for Novemeber 2007.
- December 1 - CR Airways based in Hong Kong changes its name to Hong Kong Airways.
[edit] First flights
[edit] April
- April 7 - First free-flight of Boeing X-37
[edit] June
[edit] August
- August 9 - BAE Skylynx II UAV
- August 15 - EA-18 Growler First production aircraft
[edit] September
[edit] October
- October 23 - Production CH-47F
