Aviation portal This is a list of aviation-related events from 1981. January 7 – A Boeing 747 of CAAC lands at John F. Kennedy International Airport in...

of aviation history, and a list of more detailed aviation timelines. The texts in the diagram are clickable links to articles. Timeline of aviation before...

1981–1982 Aviation Annual 1981, p. 25. Aviation Safety Network: Hijacking Description Taylor Jane's 1981–1982 Aviation Annual 1981, p. 26. Aviation Safety...

Babylon, was a surprise airstrike conducted by the Israeli Air Force on 7 June 1981, which destroyed an unfinished Iraqi nuclear reactor located 17 kilometres...

The Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle is a French jet airliner produced by Sud Aviation. It was developed by SNCASE in the early 1950s, and made its maiden...

Network. "Aviation Safety Network, January 1981 hijacking". Aviation Safety Network. "Aviation Safety Network, July 1981 hijacking". Aviation Safety Network...

a joint U.S. Army special operations and CIA clandestine aviation unit established in 1981, and later integrated as the covered air component (E Squadron)...

Sinks". The New York Times. September 20, 1981. Retrieved January 5, 2019. "Accident Northrop F-5A 64 13340". Aviation Safety Network. June 21, 2014. Retrieved...

Dassault Aviation SA (French pronunciation: [daˈso]) is a French manufacturer of military aircraft and business jets. It was founded in 1929 by Marcel...

The 1981 Armenia mid-air collision occurred on 18 July 1981 when a Soviet Air Defense Forces Sukhoi Su-15 crashed into the tail of a Transporte Aéreo...

brigada) was a transport aviation unit of Yugoslav and FR Yugoslav Air Force established in 1945 as the 1st Transport Aviation Regiment (Serbo-Croatian:...

general aviation flights that have been involved in a ground or mid-air collision. As of 2 January 2025, 206 accidents and incidents have resulted in at least...

In aviation, an in-flight fire is a type of aviation accident where an aircraft catches on fire in-flight. They are considered one of the most dangerous...

Iranian Air Force during the Iran–Iraq War on 4 April 1981 against the Iraqi Air Force's H-3 Air Base in western Iraq. The Iranians destroyed at least 48 Iraqi...

This list includes sole survivors of aviation accidents and incidents that involved ten or more onboard. Within this list, "sole survivor" refers to a...

Sunbird Aviation was an airline in Kenya which merged with Air Kenya in 1987 to form Airkenya Aviation. The airline was owned by the Cole Family. One of...

1968, p. 2. Tolson 1981, p. 16. Dunstan 1988, p. 21. Dunstan 1988, p. 38. Dunstan 1988, p. 30. Dunstan 1988, p. 145. "25th Aviation". U.S. Army. 20 November...

Aviation portal This is a list of aviation-related events during the 19th century (1 January 1801 – 31 December 1900): 1802 5 July – André-Jacques Garnerin...

Regional Airlines. Founded in 1981 as Malmö Aviation it operated domestic routes in Sweden from its hub at Stockholm Bromma Airport. In February 2016, the airline...

An aviation accident is an event during aircraft operation that causes serious injury, death, or destruction. An aviation incident is any operating event...

Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR(A), is a special operations force of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation...

An army aviation unit is an aviation-related unit of a nation's army, sometimes described as an air corps. These units are generally separate from a nation's...

The Ministry of Civil Aviation (naagar vimaanan mantraalay) in India is the nodal ministry responsible for the formulation of national policies and programmes...

111th Transport Aviation Regiment (1978-1981) 111th Aviation Brigade (1982-1991) 111th Helicopter Regiment (1991-1992) 111th Support Aviation Regiment 679th...

at Sydney Airport, killing 13 people in the worst civil aviation accident in Australia since 1968. May 24, 1981: A Super King Air 200 of the Ecuadorian...

Down Under". Aviation Week & Space Technology. Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2012. Velupillai 1981, p. 1244. Hewish...

Women have been involved in aviation from the beginnings of both lighter-than air travel and as airplanes, helicopters and space travel were developed...

29 September 1981. It was hijacked by five Sikh of the Dal Khalsa (armed with daggers and a hand grenade) and taken to Lahore Airport in Pakistan. The...

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO /ˌaɪˈkeɪoʊ/ eye-KAY-oh) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles...

commercial passenger flight operated by Eastern Air Lines. On September 22, 1981, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar jet operating the flight suffered an uncontained...