2009 in aviation

none September 2019 in aviation 20th century 21st century 22nd century 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000–20092000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Aviation This is a list of aviation-related events in 2009. Events During the year, the airlines Aeromak, City Link Air, FlyMontserrat, KentuckySkies, Mint Airways, and Trawel Fly are established, the airlines Air Arabia Maroc, Arik Niger, and Nile Air commence flight operations, and Sol Dominicana Airlines ceases operations. January The Kiribati airline Coral Sun Airways is established. The Federal Aviation Administration revokes the Operating Certificate of American airline Air Tahoma.http://www.aero-news.net/news/commair.cfm?ContentBlockID=85b8fa07-c566-4bf3-be72-9307e1ef4a42&Dynamic=1 FAA Grounds Convair Operator Air Tahoma Aero-News Network, Inc 2 November 2009 6 January Ted, a brand of the American airline United Airlines for their economy flights, is discontinued. Economy flights are rebranded under the main United Airlines brand.Maynard Micheline More Cuts as United Grounds Its Low-Cost Carrier https://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/05/business/05air.html 5 December 2022 The New York Times 5 June 2008 10 January The Zambian airline Zambian Airways suspends operations.http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/zambian-airways-suspends-operation,-passengers-stranded-2009011119288.html www.afriquejet.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111005231245/http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/zambian-airways-suspends-operation%2C-passengers-stranded-2009011119288.html 5 October 2011 Cours de change du jour Nigeria 26 Juillet fr 16 August 2022 15 January thumb|US Airways Flight 1549 Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft of the Russian Air Force collide on the ground at Uytash Airport, Makhachkala, Dagestan killing four of the seven crew.ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin Il-76MD RA-76827 Makhachkala Airport (MCX) https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/321579 2024-08-21 asn.flightsafety.org US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320-214 (N106US) with 155 people aboard flies into a flock of Canada geese just after takeoff from New York Citys LaGuardia Airport and ditches in the Hudson River after both engines are disabled by birdstrikes. All passengers and crew are rescued, and only five people are injured.http://www.theage.com.au/world/passenger-jet-plunges-into-hudson-river-20090116-7ie3.html?page=-1 Melbourne, Australia The Age US Airways flight 1549 – plane crashes in New York's Hudson River Ian Munro 16 January 2009 23 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100127165158/http://www.theage.com.au/world/passenger-jet-plunges-into-hudson-river-20090116-7ie3.html?page=-1 27 January 2010 live 17 January A Eurocopter AS 532 helicopter of the French Navy crashes into the sea off Gabon shortly after take-off from the amphibious assault ship French ship Foudre L9011 2, killing eight of the ten personnel on board.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7835920.stm BBC News Gabon crash kills French soldiers 19 January 2009 23 April 2010 The bankrupt Lithuanian airline FlyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines ceases operations.https://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/22187/ FlyLAL declares bankruptcy www.baltictimes.com 3 December 2022 20 January The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute suspends Caribair from operating for "operational irregularities".http://aviation-safety.net/news/newsitem.php?id=2112 News item Aviation Safety Network 17 September 2009 25 January The operating licence of Swedish airline Nordic Airways is suspended, the Swedish Transport Agency stating that the airline is "no longer able to fulfill its commitments and duties to its passengers."http://economie.moldova.org/news/sweden-pulls-nordic-airways-license-178855-eng.html Sweden pulls Nordic Airways' license Moldova.org 2 November 2009 27 January FedEx Express Flight 8284 operated by Empire Airlines, an ATR 42-320-Cargo, registration N902FX, crashes short of the runway at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in the United States, and is destroyed in the subsequent fire.http://www.jacdec.de/news/months/09_01.htm January 2009 Jacdec 17 September 2009 Jan Richter https://web.archive.org/web/20110718084741/http://www.jacdec.de/news/months/09_01.htm 18 July 2011 live 29 January The Australian airline MacAir Airlines enters voluntary administration and ceases operations.https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/regional-carrier-macair-shut-down-with-loss-of-200-jobs/news-story/ce7ca84cbebf525946c6f09ab2160c74 The Courier-Mail Regional carrier MacAir shut down with loss of 200 jobs 5 February 2009 23 December 2009 February The British airline Skysouth ceases operations.http://www.skysouth.co.uk/ skysouth.co.uk www.skysouth.co.uk 3 December 2022 7 February PT-SEA, an Embraer EMB 110-P1 Bandeirante operated by Manaus Aerotáxi, crashes into the Manacapuru River, Brazil killing 24 of the 28 people on board.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090207-1 Accident description 2 November 2009 12 February Colgan Air Flight 3407, a DHC-8-402 Q400, registration N200WQ, crashes at Clarence Center, New York, killing all 50 people on board and another on the ground.http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2009/02/09/daily46.html Elizabeth Carey Buffalo area plane crash claims 50 lives 13 February 2009 23 December 2009 22 February The Australian airline SkyAirWorld suspends operations pending a restructure of its business.http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/02/25/323044/australias-skyairworld-temporarily-suspends-operations.html Australia's SkyAirWorld temporarily suspends operations Reed Business Information 2009 2 November 2009 25 February thumb|Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, a Boeing 737-8F2, registration TC-JGE, crashes short of the runway at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. Six passengers and three crew members are killed.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7909683.stm Turkish plane crash in Amsterdam BBC 2 November 2009 25 February 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090930132017/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7909683.stm 30 September 2009 live March Iraqi Airways begins its first service to Sweden since the outbreak of the Gulf War in January 1991, flying from Baghdad to Athens to Stockholm using a Boeing 737-200 leased from Seagle Air. 12 March Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, a Sikorsky S-92A, registration C-GZCH, ditches in the Atlantic Ocean off Canada, killing 17 of the 18 people on board.https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1345818920090313 Reuters UPDATE 2-No more survivors in Canada chopper crash, 17 dead David Ljunggren 13 March 2009 23 December 2009 13 March The Mexican airline MexicanaLink commences operations.http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/03/10/323642/mexicana-names-new-regional-carrier-link.html Mexicana names new regional carrier Link Brendan Sobie Reed Business Information 2 November 2009 20 March Emirates Flight 407, an Airbus A340-500, registration A6-ERG, suffers a tailstrike during its take-off run at Melbourne Airport, Australia. Although take off is achieved, the aircraft overruns the end of the runway and destroys some 200 m yd of strobe lights on the ground. The damaged aircraft dumps fuel and makes a safe landing at Melbourne. The investigation found that an incorrect weight value was entered into the aircraft's computer, resulting in an incorrect calculated take-off speed.http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/emirates-in-damage-control-after-near-miss-20090430-aoyn.html Emirates in damage control after near miss Brendan Nicholson Fairfax Digital 2 November 2009 1 May 2009 23 March FedEx Express Flight 80, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-11, registration N562FE, crashes on landing at Narita International Airport, Tokyo, killing both crew members. 25 March A Bell 206L-4 Longranger helicopter of Medair crashes at Mount Keş, Turkey, killing all six people on board. April April 1 April Eurocopter AS332 L2 Super Puma Mk2 G-REDL of Bond Offshore Helicopters crashes in the North Sea off Scotland after the main rotor gearbox failed and all four main rotor blades were lost. All 18 people on board are killed. 6 April A Fokker F27 of the Indonesian Air Force crashes into a hangar at Husein Sastranegara International Airport, killing 24 people. A CASA CN-235 and CASA C-212 Aviocar are substantially damaged by falling debris and two Boeing 737s slightly damaged.http://www.jacdec.de/news/months/09_04.htm April 2009 Jacdec 17 September 2009 15 April The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency cancels the operating license of airline Elbrus-Avia.March 2026 17 April Mimika Air Flight 514, operated by Pilatus PC-6 PK-LTJ crashes into Mount Gergaji, Indonesia, killing all ten people on board. 19 April Canjet Flight 918, operated by Boeing 737-800 C-FTCZ is hijacked at Sangster International Airport, Jamaica. The lone hijacker is overpowered by members of the Jamaica Defense Force. The Russian airline Arkaim is established. 24 April The Senegalese airline Air Sénégal International suspends all operations. 29 April Air Arabia Maroc is founded. It will begin flight operations on 6 May. May The Indonesian airline Megantara Air suspends operations.http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2009/05/06/brk,20090506-174862,uk.html Indonesian Air Carriers File For Suspension TEMPO 6 November 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091001123112/http://www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2009/05/06/brk%2C20090506-174862%2Cuk.html 1 October 2009 1 May The Fijian airline Air Fiji ceases operations. 3 May EV 08114, a Mil Mi-35 operated by the Venezuelan Army crashes at Táchira, Venezuela, killing all 21 personnel on board. XM715, a Handley Page Victor, briefly becomes airborne during a fast taxi run at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, United Kingdom. The aircraft is not airworthy and was not intended to have flown.http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Probe-launched-10-second-Victor-flight/article-1003711-detail/article.html Probe into unauthorised Victor flight Leicester Mercury 18 September 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090926054425/http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/Probe-launched-10-second-Victor-flight/article-1003711-detail/article.html 26 September 2009 live YouTube video 6 May Air Arabia Maroc begins flight operations. Its first flight is from Casablanca, Morocco, to London Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom. 20 May A Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Indonesian Air Force crashes at Magetan killing 97 people on board the aircraft and a further two on the ground. June The Egyptian airline AlMasria Universal Airlines commences operations. 1 June thumb|Air France Flight 447 Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCP, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil killing all 228 people on board. Swedish airline Air Express Sweden is taken over by MCA Airlineshttp://www.flygtorget.se/Aktuellt/Artikel/?Id=7280 MCA Airlines växer – köper Air Express Flygtorget sv 29 December 2009 30 June Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-324, registration 7O-ADJ, crashes into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros Islands. There is one survivor from the 153 people on board. July 3 July A Mil Mi-17 operated by the Pakistan Army crashes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, killing all 43 people on board. 13 July thumb|Southwest Airlines Flight 2294 Southwest Airlines Flight 2294, a Boeing 737-3H4, registration N387SW, suffers a structural failure of the fuselage in flight and subsequent decompression. An emergency landing is successfully made at Yeager Airport, United States. 14 July American airline Pet Airways commences operations. Airfast Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia, Mandala Airlines and Premiair are removed from the European Commission blacklist.http://aviation-safety.net/news/news.php?var=200907%#2167 Garuda, Airfast, Mandala, Premiair taken off EU black list Aviation Safety Network 1 December 2009 15 July Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154, registration EP-CPG, crashes at Jannatabad, Iran, after an in-flight fire on board. All 168 people on board are killed. The Spanish low-cost airlines Clickair and Vueling complete their merger, with Clickair absorbed into Vueling. 24 July The Italian Civil Aviation Authority suspends the operating licence of MyAir due to financial problems and service failures.Stop ai voli Myair, in duemila a terra http://www.corriere.it/cronache/09_luglio_21/myair_disagi_marocchini_a_terra_3888bc0e-7605-11de-95fa-00144f02aabc.shtml Italian Corriere della Sera 2009-07-22 2009-07-22 Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin Il-62, registration UP-I6208, crashes on landing at Mashhad International Airport, Iran, killing 16 of the 143 or more people on board.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090724-0t ASN Aircraft accident Ilyushin 62M UP-I6208 Mashhad-Shahid Hashemi Nejad Airport (MHD) Aviation Safety Network 6 November 2009 24 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090728072721/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090724-0t 28 July 2009 28 July The Cambodian airline Cambodia Angkor Air commences operations. August 2 August Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760, a DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, registration PK-NVC, crashes at Oksibil, Indonesia killing all 16 people on board. 4 August Bangkok Airways Flight 266, an ATR 72-212A, registration HS-PGL, overruns the runway at Samui Airport, Thailand, and crashes into a disused control tower, killing one of the 72 people on board. 7 August The Canadian airline Island Express Air commences operations. 8 August N71MC, a Piper PA-32R, and N401LH, a Eurocopter AS350 collide mid-air over New York. Both aircraft crash into the Hudson River, killing all three people on board the aircraft and all six people on board the helicopter. 11 August Airlines PNG Flight 4684, operated by DHC-6 Twin Otter P2-MCB, crashes into a mountain in the Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea, killing all 13 people on board. 14 August Air Australia commences operations. 16 August Two Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft of the Russian Knights are involved in a mid-air collision while practicing a display for the 2009 MAKS Airshow. One pilot is killed as well as one person on the ground. 23 August The Danish airline Wings of Bornholm commences operations. 27 August The Chinese airline East Star Air declares bankruptcy. The Russian airline Avianova begins operations. 31 August The Slovak airline SkyEurope files for bankruptcy. The U.S. Evergreen 747 Supertanker, the world's largest aerial firefighting aircraft, see its first service in the United States, fighting the Oak Glen Fire in California. September 1 September The Slovak airline SkyEurope suspends operations. 2 September A Bell 430 helicopter crashes at Rudrakonda Hill, India, killing all five people on board, including Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. 8 September The Russian airline KD Avia suspends flight operations. 9 September Aeroméxico Flight 576, a Boeing 737-852, registration EI-DRA, is hijacked and landed at Mexico City International Airport, its intended destination. Five people are detained, one of whom is later identified as the hijacker. The Egyptian airline Air Arabia Egypt announces that operations will start in late 2009 or early 2010. 14 September Lufthansa Flight 288, a Fokker 100 operated by Contact Air, registration D-AKFE, makes an emergency belly landing at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, after the undercarriage fails to deploy correctly.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090914-0 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 26 September 2009 Harro Ranter https://web.archive.org/web/20090924121330/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090914-0 24 September 2009 live 19 September The Maltese airline Efly commences operations.http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090919/local/efly-operates-inaugural-flight efly operates inaugural flight 19 September 2009 Times of Malta 29 December 2009 22 September 5–8208, an Ilyushin IL76-MD operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force is involved in a mid-air collision with a Northrop F-5E Tiger II and crashes near Varamin killing all seven people on board.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090922-0 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 23 September 2009 24 September South African Airlink Flight 8911, a BAe Jetstream 41, registration ZS-NRM, crashes shortly after take-off from Durban International Airport due to an engine failure. The aircraft is destroyed but the three crew members survive with serious injuries.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20090924-0 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 26 September 2009 29 September Greek state-owned airline Olympic Airlines ceased operation. It was replaced by privately owned Olympic Air, which commenced operations on this day. 30 September The Serbian airline Jat Airways suspends flights due to a maintenance company refusing to work on their aircraft in a dispute over unpaid bills.http://www.newsday.com/business/serbia-s-jat-airways-flights-grounded-1.1487424 Serbia's JAT Airways flights grounded Newsday 1 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091003023745/http://www.newsday.com/business/serbia-s-jat-airways-flights-grounded-1.1487424 3 October 2009 dead October American airlines Go! and Mokulele Airlines merge to form Go! Mokulele. The Greek airline Viking Hellas commences operations. 2 October The Serbian airline Jat Airways resumes flights following the resolution of the dispute with their maintenance company.http://money.aol.com/article/serbias-jat-resumes-flights/700112 Serbia's JAT resumes flights AOL Money 5 October 2009 The Swedish airline Feel Air is established. 21 October Azza Transport Flight 2241, a Boeing 707-320, crashes shortly after take-off from Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates. All six crew are killed.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/571237-cargo-plane-crashes-at-sharjah-airport Six dead as cargo plane crashes at Sharjah Airport Arabian Business 21 October 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091023060242/http://www.arabianbusiness.com/571237-cargo-plane-crashes-at-sharjah-airport 23 October 2009 livehttp://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLL45439920091021 https://web.archive.org/web/20201202073946/https://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLL45439920091021 dead 2 December 2020 UAE crashed cargo plane owned by Sudan's Azza Air Reuters 21 October 2009 21 October 2009 Northwest Airlines Flight 188, an Airbus A320-212 with 149 people on board, lands in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an hour late after its pilots overshoot Minneapolis when they become distracted by a discussion of their schedules. 23 October The Slovak airline Seagle Air ceased operations. 24 October Continental Airlines and Copa Airlines leave the Skyteam airline alliance. 27 October Continental Airlines joins the Star Alliance airline alliance. 29 October A Lockheed C-130 Hercules owned by the United States Coast Guard collided with a Bell AH-1W Super Cobra owned by the United States Marine Corps killing all nine occupants onboard both aircraft.2019-10-25 Remembering the Coast Guard, Marines crews who died in mid-air collision a decade ago https://calvetconnect.blog/2019/10/25/remembering-the-coast-guard-marines-crews-who-died-in-mid-air-collision-a-decade-ago/ 2024-10-21 enAccident Lockheed HC-130H Hercules 1705, Thursday 29 October 2009 https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/321417 2024-10-21 asn.flightsafety.orgLoss of Coast Guard C-130 and Marine Helicopter Homeland Security https://www.dhs.gov/archive/news/2009/10/30/loss-coast-guard-c-130-and-marine-helicopter 2024-10-21 www.dhs.gov en November 1 November An Ilyushin Il-76 operated by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs crashed shortly after take-off from Mirny Airport. All eleven crew are killed.http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/11/01/334269/no-survivors-as-il-76-crashes-in-eastern-russia.html No survivors as Il-76 crashes in eastern Russia Flight International 1 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091102222224/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/11/01/334269/no-survivors-as-il-76-crashes-in-eastern-russia.html 2 November 2009 live 10 November Mexicana, MexicanaClick, and MexicanaLink join the Oneworld airline alliance. 11 November The Swedish airline MCA Airlines declares bankruptcy. 12 November RwandAir Flight 205 operated by Canadair CRJ-100 5Y-JLD ended up embedded in the departure building at Kigali International Airport after an engine malfunction. One passenger was killed.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091112-0 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091116221205/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091112-0 16 November 2009 live 27 November The European Commission extends its blacklist to cover all airlines based in Djibouti, the Republic of the Congo and São Tomé. In Ukraine, Ukrainian Cargo Airways and Volare Airlines were removed from the blacklist as their Air Operator's Certificates had been revoked. Motor Sich Airlines were also removed from the blacklist and Ukrainian-Mediterranean Airlines were allowed to operate a single aircraft. TAAG Angola Airlines was allowed to increase the number of aircraft used for flights to Portugal.http://aviation-safety.net/news/newsitem.php?id=2211 Updated EU blacklist adds all carriers from Djibouti, Congo and Sao Tome Harry Ranter 27 November 2009 Aviation Safety Network 1 December 2009 28 November Avient Aviation Flight 324, operated by McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Z-BAV, crashed on take-off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on a flight to Bishkek–Manas International Airport, Kyrgyzstan with the loss of 3 lives. The plane was written off.http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091128-0 Accident description Aviation Safety Network 28 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091201010616/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20091128-0 1 December 2009 live December 8 December In the United Kingdom, Coventry Airport announces that it is to close with immediate effect due to its owners being wound up in the High Court.http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Coventry-Airport-To-Close-With-Immediate-Effect-Making-70-People-Redundant/Article/200912215495921?lpos=Business_Carousel_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15495921_Coventry_Airport_To_Close_With_Immediate_Effect%2C_Making_70_People_Redundant Coventry Airport To Close Immediately Sky News 8 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091213010544/http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/Coventry-Airport-To-Close-With-Immediate-Effect-Making-70-People-Redundant/Article/200912215495921?lpos=Business_Carousel_Region_3&lid=ARTICLE_15495921_Coventry_Airport_To_Close_With_Immediate_Effect%2C_Making_70_People_Redundant 13 December 2009 live 9 December Brussels Airlines joins the Star Alliance.Star Alliance Member Airlines - Star Alliance https://www.staralliance.com/en/members?airlineCode=SN https://web.archive.org/web/20240721083338/https://www.staralliance.com/en/members?airlineCode=SN 2024-07-21 2025-02-25 Star Alliance en-GB 16 December Scotland's largest airline, Flyglobespan, enters administration and ceases all flights.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8417183.stm Scotland's biggest airline goes bust BBC News 16 December 2009 17 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091217031847/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8417183.stm 17 December 2009 live 18 December Continental Micronesia inaugurates new service from Guam and Honolulu to Nadi, Fiji. 21 December The Spanish airline Air Comet ceases operations. 22 December American Airlines Flight 331, a Boeing 737-800,http://aa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2812 AMERICAN AIRLINES STATEMENT REGARDING FLIGHT 331 Release No. 1 @ 11:58 (p.m.) U.S. Central Time American Airlines 23 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091226143642/http://aa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=2812 26 December 2009 live overshoots the runway on landing at Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica,https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8427628.stm American Airlines plane 'overshoots runway' in Jamaica BBC News 23 December 2009 23 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091224031124/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8427628.stm 24 December 2009 live injuring 15 of the 154 people on board. 25 December Northwest Airlines Flight 253, operated by Airbus A330-323E N820NW is subjected to an attempted terrorist attack. The terrorist, Nigerian Islamist Abdulfarouk Umar Muttalab, is overpowered by other passengers and is arrested when the aircraft lands at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Deaths 13 January Australian aviator Nancy Bird Walton, 93. 8 February American aviator Wesley L. McDonald, 84. 2 June British Air Vice-Marshal John Ernsting, 81. 20 June American aviator Kenneth L. Reusser, 89. 18 July British World War I veteran and last surviving founding member of the Royal Air Force, Henry Allingham, 113. First flights 25 April Boeing P-8 PoseidonP-8A Poseidon Completes First Flight Air International June 2009 76 6 4 0306-5634 21 October BAE Systems Mantis Mantis Completes Phase One Flight Tests Air International 78 1 January 2010 6 0306-5634 12 November AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat Wildcat Rises Air International 78 1 January 2010 7 0306-5634 13 November AgustaWestland AW149AW149 Takes to the Air Air International 78 1 January 2010 10 0306-5634 25 November Gulfstream G650. 3 December First Solar Impulse aircraft, HB-SIA.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8393688.stm Record solar plane's first 'hop' 3 December 2009 3 December 2022 news.bbc.co.uk 4 December Eurocopter EC175EC175 Unveiled with a Flourish Air International 78 2 February 2010 5 0306-5634 9 December Elbit Hermes 900Hermes 900 Flown Air International 78 2 February 2010 4 0306-5634 11 December Airbus A400M, in Spain.Airbus celebrates as A400M gets airborne http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/12/11/336083/pictures-airbus-celebrates-as-a400m-gets-airborne.html Flight International 11 December 2009 11 December 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091214031526/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/12/11/336083/pictures-airbus-celebrates-as-a400m-gets-airborne.html 14 December 2009 live Gulfstream G250.Gulfstream G250 Lifts Off Air International 78 2 February 2010 4 0306-5634 15 December Boeing 787 Dreamliner, in Seattle. Dreamliner's First Flight Air International 78 2 February 2010 30–31 0306-5634 Entered service Evergreen 747 Supertanker, fighting a fire in Spain's Province of Cuenca. Retirements 31 July – Cessna T-37 Tweet by the United States Air Force Commenced operations or founded AeroCaribe de Honduras Aerolíneas Estelar KentuckySkies Trawel Fly Arik Niger Air Kasthamandap Air Mekong AIS Airlines Al Wafeer Air ArGo Airways Aviatrans Kiev Belle Air Europe BlueWay Offshore Cello Aviation Eurex Airlines Flairjet Fly540 Angola Guna Airlines I-Fly Jota Aviation Korongo Airlines Kyrgyz Trans Avia LaMia Venezuela Madina Air Makalu Air Maluti Sky Medallion Air Noar Linhas Aéreas Norsk Helikopterservice Primera Air Scandinavia Rayyan Air Simrik Airlines Syrian Pearl Airlines Tara Air Tarco Air Ten Airways Tropic Ocean Airways Velvet Sky Uni-Top Airlines Ultimate Jet January - Coral Sun Airways February - LANCO 27 February - V Australia March - MAT Airways 13 March - MexicanaLink 1 April - California Pacific Airlines 3 April - Happy Air May - Skylan Airways 6 May - Air Arabia Maroc 28 May - FlyMontserrat 29 May - Gianair June - AlMasria Universal Airlines 1 June - LOT Charters 3 June - Mint Airways 16 June - Qatar Executive 16 June - Veteran Avia July - Royal Air Maroc Express 14 July - Pet Airways 28 July - Cambodia Angkor Air 7 August - Island Express Air 14 August - Air Australia 23 August - Wings of Bornholm 27 August - Avianova 19 September - Efly 29 September - Olympic Air October - go! Mokulele October - Viking Hellas 2 October - Feel Air 13 October - Amjet Executive 16 October - Trai Thien Air Cargo November - Deccan 360 November - SkyAir 1 November - Nile Air 30 November - AlbaStar December - Air Sweden December - Jet Asia Airways December - Magma Aviation 7 December - Jamaica Air Shuttle 18 December - Tafa Air 29 December - ASTA Linhas Aéreas 31 December - SF Airlines Ceased operations Sol Dominicana Airlines Air Tahomahttp://www.aero-news.net/news/commair.cfm?ContentBlockID=85b8fa07-c566-4bf3-be72-9307e1ef4a42&Dynamic=1 FAA Grounds Convair Operator Air Tahoma Aero-News Network, Inc 2 November 2009 Ukrainian Cargo Airways Volare Airlines Malift Air 6 January – Ted 10 January – Zambian Airwayshttp://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/zambian-airways-suspends-operation,-passengers-stranded-2009011119288.html www.afriquejet.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111005231245/http://www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/zambian-airways-suspends-operation%2C-passengers-stranded-2009011119288.html 5 October 2011 Cours de change du jour Nigeria 26 Juillet fr 16 August 2022 17 January – flyLAL-Lithuanian Airlineshttps://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/22187/ FlyLAL declares bankruptcy www.baltictimes.com 3 December 2022 20 January – Caribair 25 January – Nordic Airways 29 January – MacAir Airlines February – Skysouth 22 February – SkyAirWorld 15 March – East Star Airlines 1 April – Aerotur-KZ Airlines 15 April – Elbrus-Avia 24 April – Air Sénégal International May – Megantara Air 1 May – Air Fiji 1 June – Air Express Sweden 15 July – Clickair 24 July – MyAir 1 September – SkyEurope 8 September – KD Avia 29 September - Olympic Airlines October – Bellview Airlines 23 October – Seagle Air 11 November – MCA Airlines 23 November – Imair Airlines 16 December – Flyglobespan 21 December – Air Comet Deadliest crash The deadliest crash of this year was Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330 which crashed in the mid-Atlantic Ocean on 1 June, killing all 228 people on board.March 2026 References Category:Aviation by year