2005 in aviation

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

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Events

January

February

March

  • March 5 - Steve Fossett completes the first non-stop, solo circumnavigation of the world in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, completing the trip in 67 hours and 2 minutes.
  • March 11 - Jetsgo ceases all operations and declares bankruptcy protection.
  • March 11 - China's first private airline, Okay Airlines has its maiden revenue flight.
  • March 17 - A judge has found millionaire Sikh businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik and sawmill worker Ajaib Singh Bagri not guilty of conspiracy and murder in the 1985 Air India bombing that killed 329 people.

July

August

September

October

  • October 6 - A small plane carrying cargo for FedEx, including six vials of research viruses, crashed in downtown Winnipeg. The only man on board, the pilot, was killed but there were no injuries on the ground.

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