2003 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events from 2003.

Events[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

May[edit]

  • May - An airport policeman, Raj Namdeo, shoots his supervisor and takes some other people hostage. His supervisor is taken to hospital but does not survive. He later surrenders in the presence of his mother and the then deputy Chief Minister. The situation took around 7 hours.[4][5]

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October[edit]

November[edit]


December[edit]

First flights[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

November[edit]

Etihad Airways was formed and the first flight was to Al Ain and Beirut.

December[edit]

Entered service[edit]

July[edit]

Deadliest crash[edit]

The deadliest crash of this year was a military accident, namely the 2003 Iran Ilyushin Il-76 crash, which crashed in mountainous terrain of southeastern Iran on 19 February, killing all 275 people on board. The deadliest civil aviation crash was UTAGE Flight 141, a Boeing 727 which crashed on takeoff in Cotonou, Benin on 25 December, killing 138 of the 160 people on board, as well as three on the ground.

References[edit]

  1. ^ National Transportation Safety Board. "Introduction of Glass Cockpit Avionics into Light Aircraft" (PDF). Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ Luther, Claudia (24 March 2003). "Amanda Davis, 32; 1st-Time Novelist". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Amanda Davis, 32, Novelist, Short-Story Writer and Teacher". The New York Times. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ "rediff.com: CISF constable Raj Namdeo taken into custody". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Airport witnessed a 7-hour hostage drama". 26 May 2003. Retrieved 7 May 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
  6. ^ Goodspeed, Hill, "Where Naval Aviation History is Manifest," Naval History, June 2011, p. 35.
  7. ^ a b c "Famous people who died in aviation accidents". www.planecrashinfo.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  8. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-26 registration unknown Adar Yel". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Helios Prototype Solar Aircraft Lost In Flight Mishap". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Birdman Flies Atair Parachute Across English Channel," Atairaerospace.com, 21 November 2003.
  11. ^ "ASN Aircraft accident Antonov An-12BP BL534 Dhaka Glacier". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Morin, Monte, "Los Angeles; Pilot Killed in Crash Was TV, Film Composer; Steve Kaplan, who died when his plane crashed into a Claremont home, had written music for 'Jeopardy!' and 'Wheel of Fortune.'," Los Angeles Times, December 17, 2003". Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  13. ^ a b c Jackson 2004, p. [30]
  14. ^ "X-47A takes to the air". Air International. Vol. 64, no. 4. April 2003. p. 4. ISSN 0306-5634.
  15. ^ "BA609 gets airborne". Air International. Vol. 64, no. 4. April 2003. p. 4. ISSN 0306-5634.
  16. ^ "HJT-36 IJT first flight". Air International. Vol. 64, no. 5. May 2003. p. 9. ISSN 0306-5634.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g Jackson 2004, p. [31]
  18. ^ "HondaJet first flight". Air International. Vol. 66, no. 2. February 2004. p. 10. ISSN 0306-5634.
  19. ^ "FTC-2000 first flight". Air International. Vol. 66, no. 2. February 2004. p. 9. ISSN 0306-5634.
  20. ^ "US-1AKai first flight". Air International. Vol. 66, no. 2. February 2004. p. 9. ISSN 0306-5634.
  • Jackson, Paul, ed. (2004). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2004–2005. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-2614-2.