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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1988:
1 Events
January
- January 26 - the French decence ministry approves full-scale development of the Dassault Rafale
- January 30January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 335 days remaining, (336 in leap years). Events 1595 William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is performed for the first time. 1649 King Charles I of England is beheaded. 1781 Artic - 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 sets a new around-the-world record of 36 hours 54 minutes
April
- April 23April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). There are 252 days remaining. Events 215 BC A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasum. 303 Sain - Kanellos Kanellopoulos recreates the mythical flight of DaedalusThis article deals with the mythological character Daedalus. For other uses of the name, see Daedalus (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Daedalus (also Daedalos was a most skillful artificer and was even said to have invented images. He built the labyr by flying a pedal-powered aircraft, (also named Daedalus ) from CreteCrete sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Kappa;ρτ&eta / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. It is the Greek island closest to North Africa. Tourist attractions in Crete include archeological sites to SantoriniSantorini is a small, circular group of volcanic islands located in the Aegean Sea, 75 km south-east of the Greek mainland, (latitude: 35. 25N longitude: 25. It is also known by the name of the largest island in the archipelago, Thira or Thera (Θ&et, covering the 119 km (74 miles) in 3 hours 54 minutes
May
- May 23May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). There are 222 days remaining. Events 1430 Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiegne 1498 Girolamo Savonarola is executed on th - Shamu One, a Southwest AirlinesSouthwest Airlines is an airline in the United States, founded in Dallas, Texas on June 18, 1971. It is currently the fourth largest U. airline (in terms of domestic customers carried). It is known as a " discount airline" compared to its larger rivals an Boeing 737-300 painted like and named after a Sea World whale, begins flying for the airline.
- May 24 - British Airways takes over British Caledonian
June
- June 26 - An Air France Airbus A320 on a demonstration flight at an airshow at Mulhouse-Habsheim crashes and kills four people, including the pilot and co-pilot.
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