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1999 in aviation
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This is a list of aviation-related events from 1999:
Events
- Hot air balloon Breitling Orbiter 3 completes the first non-stop, round the world balloon flight. This sets a new distance record for any type of aircraft of 40,804 kilometres (25,360 miles).
- Fear of the Y2K computer bug and possible in-flight consequences for those planes flying during the night of December 31, 1999 and the early morning of January 1, 2000, spreads around the airline industry.
First flights
February
Entered service
12-19-2008 14:25:18
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