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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1984:
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Events
February
- February 21 - 14 hours and 2 minutes after taking off from New York, Air France pilot Patrick Fourticq and his companion, race driver Henry Pescarolo, land their Piper Malibu in Paris, setting a world record for a trans-Atlantic flight by a single engined light aircraft.
- February 29 - American Airlines sets an industry record by ordering 67 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 airliners, with options to order 100 more in the future.
April
- April 29 - TWA starts services to ten new cities in one day, the largest single day expansion in the carrier's history.
June
- 16 - Frontier Airlines pilot Emily Warner and co-pilot Barbara Cook make history by directing the first all-female commercial airline crew, on a flight from Denver to Lexington, Kentucky.
- June 22, London: Richard Branson's airline, Virgin Atlantic, begins services to North America, using Boeing 747s.
July
- July 3 - Air Florida suspends all their flights after going bankrupt.
September
- September 14-18 - Joe Kittinger makes the first solo transatlantic balloon flight, from Carbon, Maine to Savona, Italy.
October
- October 2 - the US Navy awards McDonnell Douglas a $US 438 million contract to develop the T-45 Goshawk
- October 4 - 61 year old Elaine Yadwin lands a Piper Cherokee Warrior II safely in Florida after her husband, the plane's pilot, dies during the flight.
- October 24 - first flight of PZL-130 Orlik - Polish turboprop trainer
November
- November 1 - British Airways and some other international airlines begin relief flights carrying food and supplies to Ethiopia.
December
- December 1 - Intentional crash of Boeing 720 in the NASA Controlled Impact Demonstration program at Edwards AFB.
- December 17 - C-5 Galaxy of the USAF becomes airborne with 920,836 pounds (417,684 kg) aboard, setting a U.S. national record.
First flights
February
April
- April 24 - Dornier SeaStar D-ICDS
May
June
July
August
September
- September 17 - Avtek 400 N400AV
- September 21 - Dassault Falcon 900
October
December
Entered service
May
- May 12 - Airbus A310 with Air France.
June
July
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