This is a list of aviation-related events from 2005.

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Years: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Events

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  • The Dutch Transport Safety Board merges with Dutch military accident investigation authorities to for the Dutch Safety Board, which takes over the responsibility for aviation accident investigations in the Netherlands.
  • The flight operations of Lauda Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Austrian Airlines, merge with those of Austrian Airlines. The brand "Lauda Air" survives for charter flights operated by the Austrian Airlines Group.

January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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First flights

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February

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April

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June

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July

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September

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November

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December

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Entered service

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Deadliest crash

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The deadliest crash of this year was West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 which crashed near Machiques, Venezuela on 16 August, killing all 160 people on board. This particular accident took place in August 2005, which is one of the deadliest months in aviation to date, in which 351 people were killed in six major accidents.

Retirements

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References

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  1. ^ "FAI Record ID #11323". Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ^ "FAI Record ID #11325". Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. ^ "FAI Record ID #11326". Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Obelisk arrives back in Ethiopia". BBC News. 19 April 2005. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Oneworld is first alliance to complete interline e-ticketing with links now in place between all partner airlines" (Press release). Oneworld. 21 April 2005. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  6. ^ "4/27/2005: Maiden Flight of the Airbus A380". airwaysmag.com. 28 April 2024. Archived from the original on 17 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. ^ Mickolus, Edward F., The Terrorist List: The Middle East, Volume I: A-K, Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Security International, 2009, ISBN 978-0-313-35766-4, p. 670.
  8. ^ Org, Meilliki, "French pilot Didier Delsalle touches down on top of the world in a controversial Everest first," nationalgeographic.com, undated. Archived 2 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ FAI record ID #11596 Archived 5 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ a b "planecrashinfo.com Famous People Who Died in Aviation Accidents: 2000s". Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  11. ^ "EUjet Bankruptcy". Air International. Vol. 69, no. 3. September 2005. p. 14. ISSN 0306-5634.
  12. ^ "Bell Wins ARH Competition". Air International. Vol. 69, no. 3. September 2005. p. 5. ISSN 0306-5634.
  13. ^ "First jet powered Birdman flight". Dropzone.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  14. ^ Skydiving with rocket engines Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine – original video of Visa's first jump. (Engineering.com)
  15. ^ a b "[[Micah Zenko|Zenko, Micah]], "The Courage of Pakistani Journalists," The Atlantic, 20 September 2011". The Atlantic. 20 September 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Anonymous, "Indian sets balloon flight record," bbc.com, 26 November 2005, 12:11 GMT". 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  17. ^ "guinnessworldrecords.com Highest flight by a hot-air balloon". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  18. ^ "Najarian, Mesrop, "More than 20 aircraft struck by lasers Wednesday night," cnn.com, November 12, 2015, 3:24 PM EST". CNN. 12 November 2015. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  19. ^ a b c d Jackson 2006, p. [23]
  20. ^ "Citation Mustang Begins Flight Tests". Air International. Vol. 68, no. 6. June 2005. p. 7. ISSN 0306-5634.
  21. ^ "Flawless First Flight For A380". Air International. Vol. 68, no. 6. June 2005. p. 4. ISSN 0306-5634.
  22. ^ "Falcon 7X First Flight". Air International. Vol. 68, no. 6. June 2005. p. 6. ISSN 0306-5634.
  23. ^ a b Jackson 2006, p. [24]
  24. ^ "Grob SPn Utility Jet Flies". Air International. Vol. 69, no. 3. September 2005. p. 5. ISSN 0306-5634.
  25. ^ "ATG Javelin Gains First Military Order". Air International. Vol. 70, no. 4. April 2006. p. 11. ISSN 0306-5634.
  26. ^ "News in brief: Hongdu L-15 First Flight". Air International. Vol. 70, no. 1. January 2006. p. 9. ISSN 0306-5634.
  27. ^ "World's Last Military Operated F-104s Retired". Air International. Vol. 69, no. 3. September 2005. p. 7. ISSN 0306-5634.
  • Jackson, Paul, ed. (2006). Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2006–2007. Coulsdon, Surrey, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2745-2.