January 29: First flight of the Boeing 737-8 MAX

February 9: First Flight of the A321neo. D-AVXB

March 29: Egypt Air flight MS181, a domestic flight from Alexandria (HBE) to Cairo (CAI) is hijacked by a passenger wearing a bomb belt and diverted to Larnaca (LCA), Cyprus. After several hours, all hostages are released and the hijacker is arrested. The bomb belt turns out to be fake. Read more...