Chronology of the airliners industry (6) 1991-1995

Chronology of the airliners industry (6)
1991-1995

1991

:: March 18, 1991 ::

First flight of the Boeing 747- 400 Domestic.

:: October 22, 1991 ::

747-400 Domestic enters commercial service with Japan Airlines.

:: October 25, 1991 ::

The first Airbus A340-300 takes to the air from Toulouse. The flight takes four hours and 47 minutes.

1992

:: 1992 ::

McDonnell Douglas proposes the four-engined MD-12 megajet. If it had been built it would be in about the same class as the later Airbus A380.

McDonnell Douglas MD-12 proposal. (Photo: McDonnell Doouglas / Boeing)

:: April 1, 1992 ::

The Airbus A340-200 makes its first flight.

:: November 2, 1992 ::

The Airbus A330-300, the world's largest twin-engine widebody at that moment, flies for the first time. The flight takes 5 hours and 15 minutes.

:: December 1992 ::

JAA certifies the Airbus A340.

1993

:: January 15, 1993 ::

United Parcel Services (UPS) launches the 767 Freighter with an order for up to 60 airplanes.

:: March 1993 ::

Air France and Lufthansa introduce the Airbus A340 in revenue service.

:: April 6, 1993 ::

The Ilyushin Il-96M stretch makes its first flight.

:: May 4, 1993 ::

First flight of the Boeing 747-400 Freighter.

:: October 12, 1993 ::

Boeing delivers the 1000th 747, a 747-400, to Singapore Airlines.

:: October 23, 1993 ::

FAA and JAA jointly certify the Airbus A330-300.

:: November 17, 1993 ::

The 747-400 Freighter enters commercial service with Luxembourg's Cargolux Airlines.

:: December 1993 ::

First flight of the Airbus A300-600F freighter.

:: December 1993 ::

Airbus delivers the first Airbus A330-300 to French domestic airline Air Inter.

1994

:: February 1994 ::

The Boeing 767 becomes the most widely used airplane type crossing the Atlantic.

:: April 9, 1994 ::

Boeing rolls out the first 777.

:: May 1994 ::

The Airbus A300-600 with CF6-80C2-A5 engines is granted 180 minutes ETOPS certification.

:: June 12, 1994 ::

The first Boeing 777 takes to the sky for the first time for a 3 hours and 48 minutes flight.

:: September 13, 1994 ::

The A300-600ST (Special Transporter) 'Beluga' takes to the air for the first time. The flight takes 4 hours and 22 minutes. The aircraft is designed to replace the Super Guppy transport, used to fly big Airbus parts like wings and fuselage sections from several points in Europe to the final production line in Toulouse.

The Beluga was specially developed for carrying big Airbus parts. (Photo: Airbus)

1995

:: April 19, 1995 ::

The Boeing 777 receives certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) and an FAA production certificate. This is the first time that a commercial airplane receives certification from both regulatory agencies at the same time.

:: May 15, 1995 ::

Boeing delivers the first 777 to United Airlines.

:: May 30, 1995 ::

The Boeing 777 becomes the first airplane in aviation history to receive FAA approval to fly extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS) at service entry.

:: June 7, 1995 ::

United Airlines commences revenue service with the Boeing 777 flying from London Heathrow to Washington Dulles Airport.

:: June 21, 1995 ::

The first Boeing 767 Freighter makes its initial flight from Everett's Paine Field.

:: June 26, 1995 ::

Boeing announces the launch of a stretched version of the 777, the 777-300.

:: October 16, 1995 ::

The first Boeing 767 Freighter is delivered to UPS.

:: November 24, 1995 ::

Airbus launches the short-body long-range A330-200.

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