2002 in aviation - Definition and Overview

This is a list of aviation-related events from 2002:

Events

• American Airlines and British Airways drop plans to introduce codesharing on transatlantic flights after U.S. regulators demand that other American carriers be given access to London Heathrow Airport.
• Boeing reveals its Bird of Prey stealth technology demonstrator, which has conducted a number of flights during the period 1996 to 1999.

First flights

• Airbus A340-500
• Airbus A318

July

• July 1 - Pilatus PC-21
• July 11 - Adam A500

Entered service

• Airbus A340-600 with Virgin Atlantic Airways

March

• March 18 - HAL Dhruv with the Indian Coast Guard