This is a list of aviation-related events from 1990:

Events

*Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines, both in financial difficulty, transfer their coveted landing rights at London Heathrow Airport to American Airlines and United Airlines.
January
* January 11 - The US Defense Department awards Bell Helicopter a $US 123 million development contract for the V-22 Osprey
* January 26 - The first of two new Air Force Ones, VIP variants of the Boeing 747-200, for the use of the United States President and his staff, are delivered.

April
* April 21 - Aeritalia joins the Airbus consortium as a partner

June
* June 22 - Bombardier purchases Learjet for $US 75 million

September
* September 27 - United Air Lines is the first airline to introduce satellite communications for its aircraft

October
* October 31 - the Australian airline industry is deregulated. Airlines are allowed to select their own routes and set their own fares.

December
* December 7 - an Alaskan Airlines Boeing 727 takes off from Seattle International Airport in visibility of only 500 ft (152 m), the lowest for any airliner takeoff in the US.
* December 19 - Northwest Airlines buys a 25% share in Hawaiian Airlines
* December 21 - Kelly Johnson dies, aged 80.

First flights

January
* January 15 - Atlas XH-2

March
* March 29 - Ilyushin Il-114

April
* April 13 - Sukhoi Su-27IB prototype

August
* August 1 - EMBRAER/FMA CBA-123
* August 27 - YF-23 Black Widow II

September
* September 29 - YF-22 Raptor

October
* October 11 - Rockwell/MBB X-31

November
* November 21 - NAMC/PAC K-8

Entered service

October
* October 4 - deliveries of Piaggio Avanti to various operators commence

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