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1998 in aviation

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Years in aviation: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
Centuries: 19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years: 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1998.

Events

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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First flights

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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July

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August

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September

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November

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December

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Entered service

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August

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Deadliest crash

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The deadliest crash of this year was Swissair Flight 111, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11 which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on 2 September, killing all 229 people on board.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Famous people who died in aviation accidents". www.planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Today in History", The Washington Post Express, February 6, 2014, p. 30.
  3. ^ a b c d "History timeline". twaflightattendants.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015.
  4. ^ "Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  5. ^ Swatman, Rachel, "German man celebrates longest birthday ever by travelling across time zones," guinnessworldrecords.com, August 4, 2015,
  6. ^ "This Genius Figured Out How to Have the Longest Birthday Ever". Time. August 6, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Chakrabarti, Suchandrika (August 8, 2015). "This man had the longest birthday celebration ever - here's how he did it". mirror. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ^ "Mahan Air EP-MED (Airbus A310 - MSN 706) (Ex EY-704 UK31003 ) | Airfleets aviation". Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900D F-GSJM Baie de Quiberon". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  10. ^ "Stowaway survives Honduras-to-Miami flight at 33,000 feet". Ocala Star-Banner. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  11. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-24RV EW-46465 Mannar". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  12. ^ Gunatilleke, Nadira. "Flight into terror". Daily News. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Operation Southern Watch". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c John Pike. "Operation Southern Watch". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  15. ^ "Germania Executive GMBH Business Aviation: Dornier 328JET fairchild-dornier.com". Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Jackson 1999, p. [24]
  17. ^ Jackson 1999, p. [23]
  • Jackson, Paul, ed. (1999). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1999–2000. Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-1898-0.