2000 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events from 2000:
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Events
January
- January 30 - Kenya Airways Flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169.
- January 31 - An Alaska Airlines Flight 261,an McDonnell Douglas MD-83,Crashed into the Pacific Ocean north of Los Angeles, 20 miles west of Point Mugu Naval Air Station.88 passengers and crew are killed.
April
- April 19 - An Air Philippines Boeing 737-200 crashes near Davao International Airport, killing 131.
July
- July 10 - EADS is formed by the merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, Dornier, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA), and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA).
- July 25 - a Concorde of Air France (Air France Flight 4590) catches fire after takeoff, crashing and killing all 100 passengers, nine crew and four people on the ground, at Gonesse, France.
First flights
January
- RQ-8 Fire Scout first autonomous flight
February
March
July
- July 18 - Dassault AVE-D Petit Duc stealth UAV
Entered service
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