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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1981:
1 Events
January
- January 3 - Pan Am makes its final Boeing 707The Boeing 707 is a four engined commercial passenger jet aircraft developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Although it was not the first commercial jetliner in service (that distinction belongs to the De Havilland Comet), it was the first one to be commer flight.
- January 7January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 358 days remaining (359 in leap years). The day is Jinjitsu , in Japan. Events 1325 Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 France takes Calais, the last continental possession of - a Boeing 747The Boeing 747 also popularly known as the jumbo jet is the second largest passenger airliner after Airbus A380. Until the first commercial flight of the A380 in 2006, however, it remains the largest aircraft in commercial service. The four-engine 747, pr of CAACAir China ( Chinese: literally "Chinese International Aviation Company", abbreviated ) is the People's Republic of China's state owned and largest commercial airline (not to be confused with China Airlines, which is the Republic of China on Taiwan's state lands at JFK International Airport, marking the first time since 1949This is a list of aviation-related events from 1949: Events Aerolineas Argentinas established. Royal Jordanian Air Force forms as the Arab League Air Force Republic of Korea Air Force forms Lebanese Air Force forms January January 7 No. 208 Squadron RAF l that a flight from mainland ChinaAll islands except Hainan and Taiwan are invisible on the map. Mainland China ( or , pinyin: Zhongguo Dalu, lit. The Chinese Massive Landmass" or "Continental China"), is an informal geographical term which is usually synonymous with the area currently ad to the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ą or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in is performed.
- January 18 - Bell Helicopter delivers its 25,000th production helicopter.
- January 28 - Pan Am commences a weekly New York- Beijing service
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November
- November 13 - Ben Abruzzo and crew make the first crossing of the Pacific Ocean by balloon, in the Double Eagle V
- November 21 - Aeroflot is banned from flying to the United States, after an earlier Aeroflot flight that overflew American military installations, straying from its supposed flight path.
December
- December 25 - USAF lieutenant Thomas Tiller is rescued from the Atlantic Ocean by a boat after his plane, a F-4 Phantom had an accident seven days before.
