2005 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 2005:

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[edit] Events

[edit] January

  • January 18 - The world's largest passenger plane, the Airbus A380, gets unveiled in an elaborate ceremony in France.
  • January 29 - Nonstop flights between mainland China and Taiwan take off for the first time since 1949.

[edit] February

[edit] March

  • Lufthansa acquired their first 11% of Swiss International Air Lines
  • March 5 - Steve Fossett completes the first non-stop, solo circumnavigation of the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, completing the trip in 67 hours and 2 minutes.
  • March 11 - Jetsgo ceases all operations and declares bankruptcy protection.
  • March 11 - China's first private airline, Okay Airlines has its maiden revenue flight.
  • March 16 – A Regional Airlines Antonov An-24 aircraft carrying oil workers to Varandey, Russia crashed five kilometers from the runway. A mixture of bad weather and pilot error caused the crash. Twenty-six of the 45 passengers died as well as two of the seven crew members.
  • March 17 - A judge has found millionaire Sikh businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik and sawmill worker Ajaib Singh Bagri not guilty of conspiracy and murder in the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people.
  • March 23 - Baku Cargo Terminal was opened and started to operate.
  • March 28 - Chicago Express Airlines, also known as ATA Connection, ceased operations.

[edit] April

[edit] May

[edit] June

[edit] July

[edit] August

[edit] September

[edit] October

  • October 6 - A small plane carrying cargo for FedEx, including six vials of research viruses, crashed in downtown Winnipeg. The only woman on board, the pilot, was killed but there were no injuries on the ground.

[edit] November

  • 14 November - Boeing launches 747-8.

[edit] December

[edit] First flights

[edit] April

[edit] June

[edit] Entered service

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