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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1991:

1 Events

January

• January 16 - Eastern Airlines is dissolved after 64 years of operation. Many of its remaining assets are parceled out to AmericanAmerican Airlines AA is the major airline in the United States. It is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, and operates scheduled flights throughout the United States, as well as flights to Latin America, Western Europe, and Japan. Since 1982, AA has been and ContinentalContinental Airlines is an American airline. Based in Houston, Texas, it is the 5th largest airline in the U. and the 7th largest in the world. From its hubs at Houston-Bush, Newark, and Cleveland, Continental flies to destinations throughout the Americas.

• January 17January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 348 days remaining (349 in leap years) Events 1562 Huguenots were recognized under the Edict of St. 1773 Captain James Cook becomes the first explorer to cross the Antarctic Circl - USThe 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-led forces attack IraqThe Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia. It shares borders with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the south, Turkey to the north, Syria to the north-west, Jordan to the west and Iran to in a massive air assault after a United NationsFlag of the United Nations The United Nations or UN is an international organization made up of states. Almost all countries are members. It was established in San Francisco on October 24, 1945, following the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington, DC, b deadline for the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from occupied KuwaitThis article is about the country of Kuwait. For the capital city with the same name, see Kuwait City The State of Kuwait is a small oil-rich monarchy on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia in the south and Iraq in the north. Kuwait is passes unheeded.

February

• February 28February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 306 days remaining, 307 in leap years. Events 364 Valentinian I is elevated as Roman Emperor. 1258 Hulagu Khan sacks Baghdad 1700 February 28 is followed by March 1 in Sweden, th - The US calls a ceasefire in Iraq, with airpower having neutralized practically all of the country's ability to make war.

June

• June 17 - Alaska Airlines commences services to the Soviet Union

July

• July 8 - a US Navy F/A-18 Hornet is forced to shoot down an E-2 Hawkeye after its crew abandons it following an engine fire

December

• December 4 - Pan Am, bankrupt since August 11, is finally dissolved after 63 years of operation.