2015 Event TransAsia Airways suspends flights and begins retraining all its pilots in compliance with orders from Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration after the crash of Flight 235 into the Keelung River three days ago 2013 Event AMR Corporation, the parent company of American Airlines, merges with US Airways Group; American Airlines Group is formed and the public company begins trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol AAL 2013 Event An antitrust lawsuit brought on by the U.S. Department of Justice and six states is filed to block the proposed merger of American Airlines and US Airways 2013 Event A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is grounded by Qatar Airways; a minor technical issue is reported, increasing pressure on Boeing to address possible electrical problems with its lastest new jet 2013 Event Bankrupt carrier, American Airlines and U.S. Airways merge, forming the world's largest air carrier, to trade under the name, American Airlines 2011 Event Due to a range of safety concerns, all Tiger Airways flights in Australia are grounded until July 9th by the country's Civil Aviation Safety Authority 2010 Event Qantas, British Airways, Japan Airlines, Air France and seven other carriers were fined millions of euros for fixing the price of air cargo between 1999 and 2006 2009 Event U.S. Airways plane ditches in the Hudson River - all 155 passengers survive 2003 Event Sudan Airways flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan, killing 116 2000 Event Kenya Airways flight 431 crashes near Cote d'Ivoire, killing 170, likely cause was a mechnical problem 1992 Event Ghana Airways inaugurates flights to JFK Airport, New York City 1991 Event Pan American World Airways ceased operations 1988 Event Nippon Airways announces that painting eyeballs on Jets cut bird collisions by 20% 1987 Event South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die 1987 Event British Airways begins trading stocks 1986 Event Captured Iraqi Airways Boeing-737 in Saudi Arabia, about 60 killed 1983 Event British Airways incorporates 1982 Event Laker Airways collapse owing 270M pounds ($351M) 1982 Event World Airways DC-10 skids at Boston Logan Airport killing 2 1970 Event Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways 1966 Event All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 1961 Event Windward Islands' Airways International (Winair) forms 1947 Event Pan Am Airways chartered as 1st worldwide passenger airline 1942 Birthday Michael Bishop, CEO, British Midland Airways 1939 Event British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC 1927 Event 1st British airliner to serve cooked meals (Imperial Airways) 1926 Event Imperial Airways begins England-India mail and passenger service 1924 Event Imperial Airways forms in Britain 1922 Event Australian Qantas airways begins service 1920 Birthday Henry Marking, CEO, British Airways 1914 Birthday Rose Stainton, CEO, British Airways 1899 Birthday Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, born in Long Island, New York, founder, Pan Am Airways
