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Years in aviation: 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
Centuries: 19th Century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades: 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Years: 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

This is a list of aviation-related events from 1996:

Contents

Events

February

  • February 6 - Turkish charter company Birgenair Flight 301 crashes in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic after takeoff. 189 people died.
  • February 29 - WestJet, a Canadian airline, began operations.
  • the T-6 Texan II is selected as the new primary trainer for the United States armed forces.
  • Hildegarde Ferrera becomes the oldest person to parachute out of a plane, at 99 years old.

March

April

  • April 12 - Seven year old pilot Jessica Dubroff dies during attempt to set record as the youngest person to fly across the United States.

May

June

July

August

October

November

December

First flights

January

February

March

April

May

June

August

September

October

  • Kawada Robocopter
  • October 29 - PZL SW-4 helicopter

November

  • November 29 - Tupolev TU-144LL

Entered service

June

  • Saab JAS-39A Gripen

Retirements

May

July

October

December

  • December 19 - The US Navy retires it's Grumman A-6 Intruders.







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