1989 in aviation

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1989:

Table of contents

1 Events 2 First flights 3 Entered service

Events

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
  • 8, Paris: Pilot Anatoli Kvochur of the Soviet Union's military, has his MiG-29 jet plummet to the ground, but he manages to prevent the plane from injuring anyone, and saves himself by jumping out with a parachute with only 400 feet to hit the ground.
• July
  • 17, California: The Stealth plane flies for the first time.
• August
  • 5, Washington, D.C: Piedmont is merged into USAir.
  • 18, Sydney: Qantas' Boeing 747, the Spirit of Australia, flies over non-stop from London, setting a world record for a four engine jet, after having flown 11,000 miles and 20 hours.
• September
• October
  • 2, Atlanta: Beechcraft's King Air 350 flies for the first time.
  • 27, Kar Air of Finland puts the ATR-72 into commercial service.
• November
• December

Entered service