Airline history from 1998, this page lists 67 airline related events from 1998.
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67 dates in airline history from 1998:
January 1st, 1998
Cosmic Air, formed in 1997, started operations. View airlines from Nepal.
Thursday, January 01, 1998
Air UK was rebranded as KLM uk after KLM became the sole owner in 1997. View airlines from United Kingdom.
January 4th, 1998
SkyJet Europe, founded on 10Oct1990 as SkyJet by Henri Fabri and Pierre Vandenbrouke was renamed. View airlines from Belgium.
Thursday, January 08, 1998
Boeing changed the name of the MD-95 to the B.717-200. View airlines from USA.
Thursday, January 22, 1998
The B.737-600, the smallest member of the Next-Generation B.737 airplane family made its first flight. View airlines from USA.
Saturday, January 24, 1998
Bhoja Air started its international operations with a flight between Karachi and Dubai. View airlines from Pakistan.
Friday, January 30, 1998
British Airways launched the low-fare airline Go (>Easyjet). View airlines from United Kingdom.
Saturday, January 31, 1998
Export Air del Peru was merged into Cielos del Peru. View airlines from Peru.
Wednesday, February 04, 1998
WestPAC (Western Pacific Airlines) ceased operations. View airlines from USA.
Friday, February 06, 1998
Washington National Airport was renamed Ronald Reagan National Airport. View airlines from USA.
Monday, February 16, 1998
SonAir was reformed as a commercial carrier from DAR (Direcção de Aeronaútica). View airlines from Angola.
Friday, February 20, 1998
TWA retires the last of its B.747s. View airlines from USA.
Friday, February 20, 1998
OceanAir was renamed to SATA International (>Azores Airlines). View airlines from Portugal.
March 1st, 1998
Alliance Express operations restarted (>SA Alliance Air Express). View airlines from Rwanda.
Thursday, March 05, 1998
AeroUnion was founded. View airlines from Mexico.
Sunday, March 15, 1998
Hokkaido Air System operations start. View airlines from Japan.
Friday, March 20, 1998
Air Provence Charter ceased operations before renaming to Virgin Express (France). View airlines from France.
Monday, March 23, 1998
Braathens SAFE changed its name and corporate identity to Braathens. View airlines from Norway.
Sunday, March 29, 1998
Crossair Europe started scheduled services to points in Italy and France. View airlines from France.
Wednesday, April 01, 1998
Pacific Coastal buys the assets of Wilderness Airlines (1975). View airlines from Canada.
Monday, April 06, 1998
GMG Airline started domestic operations. View airlines from Bangladesh.
Wednesday, April 08, 1998
SATA International, first established under the name of OceanAir, restarted operations. View airlines from Portugal.
Saturday, April 11, 1998
Iberworld restarted operations with a single Lockheed L-1011 Tristar (>Orbest Orizonia Airlines). View airlines from Spain.
April 15, 1998
Southern Air Charter was founded. View airlines from Bahamas.
Friday, April 24, 1998
Jubba Airways was formed. View airlines from Somalia.
Friday, May 22, 1998
Low cost airline Go, a British Airways subsidiary, opens its first “no-frills” route from Stansted to Rome Ciampino. View airlines from United Kingdom.
Thursday, May 28, 1998
Jubba Airways restarted operations. View airlines from Kenya.
Thursday, May 28, 1998
Freedom Air Services was established. View airlines from Nigeria.
Monday, June 01, 1998
MetroJet, operated by US Airways, began operations. View airlines from USA.
June 5th, 1998
Aero Micronesia was founded dba Asia Pacific Airlines. View airlines from Guam.
Monday, June 15, 1998
Allegiant Air, founded as WestJet Express, restarted operations. View airlines from USA.
Saturday, June 27, 1998
The new Kuala Lumpur International Airport at Sepang was officially opened. It had the first Airport Operational Database (AODB). View airlines from Malaysia.
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
Yeti Airlines, formed in 1998, restarted operations. View airlines from Nepal.
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
OceanAir Linhas Aéreas operations restarted (>Avianca (Brazil)). View airlines from Brazil.
Tuesday, June 30, 1998
Atlantic Airlines operations restarted. View airlines from United Kingdom.
Wednesday, July 01, 1998
Uni Air merged with Taiwan Airlines and Great China Airlines, retaining Uni Air name. View airlines from Taiwan.
Wednesday, July 01, 1998
JAL Express commenced operations.. View airlines from Japan.
Saturday, July 04, 1998
The Embraer ERJ 135 made its maiden flight. View airlines from Brazil.
Monday, July 06, 1998
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport was closed at 1:28 am with the lights of its 13/31 runway being switched off. View airlines from Hong Kong.
Thursday, July 16, 1998
Air Zambezi revenue flights begin. View airlines from Zimbabwe.
Thursday, July 30, 1998
China Cargo Airlines was established. View airlines from China.
Saturday, August 15, 1998
China Eastern Airlines, established on 25Jun1988 under the CAAC Huadong Administration, restarted operations. View airlines from China.
Monday, August 17, 1998
Yeti Airlines, formed in 1998, received its Air Operators Certificate. View airlines from Nepal.
Tuesday, September 01, 1998
MaxAir, formed in 1996 by Max Renard, began revenue flights. View airlines from Sweden.
Wednesday, September 02, 1998
First flight of the B.717. View airlines from USA.
Thursday, September 03, 1998
Blue Panorama was established by tour operator Astra Travel. View airlines from Italy.
Saturday, September 19, 1998
Skymark Airlines operations restarted. View airlines from Japan.
Wednesday, September 23, 1998
Ajet was established as Helios Airways. View airlines from Cyprus.
Friday, September 25, 1998
PauknAir ceased operations in Nov1998 following a fatal crash on this date. View airlines from Spain.
September 29, 1998
Scibe Airlift ceased its operations. View airlines from DR Congo.
Thursday, October 01, 1998
Amaszonas was founded. View airlines from Bolivia.
Thursday, October 08, 1998
Oslo Airport, Fornebu was replaced replaced by Gardermoen as Norway's new International Airport. View airlines from Norway.
Friday, October 09, 1998
Amakusa Airlines was founded. View airlines from Japan.
Thursday, October 15, 1998
China Cargo Airlines, established on 30Jul1998, started operations. View airlines from China.
Thursday, October 15, 1998
Allegiant Airlines, founded as WestJet Express in Jan1997, began scheduled services between Las Vegas and the airline's initial hub in Fresno. View airlines from USA.
October 21st, 1998
Transcarga International Airways was founded. View airlines from Venezuela.
Saturday, October 24, 1998
Air Charter ceased services & merged into Air France. View airlines from France.
October 26, 1998
Gabon Express, founded by Bob Sobeck in 1998, started operations. View airlines from Gabon.
Friday, November 06, 1998
Royal Airlines was founded. View airlines from Pakistan.
Thursday, November 12, 1998
Shuttle America, established in 1995, began operations as a low-fare commuter airline. View airlines from USA.
Sunday, November 15, 1998
Cygnus Air, created as Regional Lineas Aereas, re-emerged as Cygnus Air & started operations. View airlines from Spain.
Sunday, November 15, 1998
Cargo Air, formed as Vega Airlines on 04Jul1997, restarted operations. View airlines from Bulgaria.
Friday, November 20, 1998
Air Tahiti Nui, founded on 31Oct1996, commenced operations. View airlines from French Polynesia.
Saturday, December 12, 1998
Virgin Express Ireland commenced operations with Shannon to Stansted. View airlines from Ireland.
Tuesday, December 15, 1998
Keewatin Air operations started, out of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. View airlines from Canada.
Tuesday, December 15, 1998
Blue Panorama, established by tour operator Astra Travel on 03Sep1998, began operations. View airlines from Italy.
Sunday, December 20, 1998
Air Do operations started as Hokkaido International Airlines. View airlines from Japan.