1923: Finnair is founded at Helsinki airport.
1944: The International Civil Aviation Conference opens in Chicago.
1977: The Tupolev Tu-144 enters service with Aeroflot.
1980: British Airways terminates Concorde services to Bahrain and Singapore.
1982: Manx Airlines founded.
1984: British Airways and some other international airlines begin relief flights carrying food and supplies to Ethiopia. British Airways and some other international airlines begin relief flights carrying food and supplies to Ethiopia.
1984: American Eagle Airlines began operations.
2011: LOT Polish Airlines Flight 016, a Boeing 767-300ER, makes a successful belly landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland, after its landing gear fails to extend. None of the 231 people on board are injured.