Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Partial list of events that marked aviation in 1989: (See also List of years in aviation) 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 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.