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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1983:
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January
- January 31 - the Ayres Turbo Thrush NEEDS cropduster plane officially joins the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in' " war on drugs".
February
- February 1February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 333 days remaining, (334 in leap years). Events 1662 The Chinese pirate Koxinga seizes the island of Taiwan after a nine-month siege. 1788 Isaac Briggs and William Longstreet pate - BoeingThe Boeing Company ( NYSE:BA) is a leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities near Seattle, Washington. It is also a defense contractor. It is listed on the New York Sto announces it will stop producing Boeing 727The Boeing 727 was, for a very long time, the most popular jet-liner in the world. The 727 first took the skies during the 1960s, much earlier than its bigger and more famous sister the Boeing 747. The 727 design arose as a compromise between United Airli airliners.
- February 9February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 325 days remaining, 326 in leap years. Events 474 Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1621 Gregory XV becomes Pope. 1775 American Revolutionary War: English Parlia - British AirwaysFor the 1930s airline of similar name see British Airways Ltd. British Airways is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. It is also one of the largest airlines in the world, with the greatest number of flights from Europe to North America. History Bri begins Boeing 757British Airways Boeing 757-200. The Boeing 757 is a medium-range transcontinental commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was designed for Eastern Airlines and British Airways to replace the Boeing 727 and entered ser service.
March
- March 4 and 5 - a Cubana de Aviacion Ilyushin Il-62M strays off course and overflies important American buildings two days in a row.
- March 16 - a Boeing 767 lands at Boeing field in Washington, after a record breaking non-stop flight from Lisbon, Portugal. The 5,499 miles (8,798 km) flown non-stop constitute a record for twin engined airliners.
- March 25 - as a consequence of the March 4 and 5 incidents, the American government bans use of American airspace by Cubana de Aviacion for 14 days.
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