2006 in aviation explained

This is a list of aviation-related events from 2006.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

First flights

January

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Entered service

Retirements

Deadliest crash

The deadliest crash of this year was Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612, a Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed near Sukha Balka, Ukraine on 22 August, killing all 170 people on board.

References

Notes and References

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  2. Boeing Delivers Final 717s; Concludes Commercial Production in California . Boeing . 23 May 2006 . 9 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101012235349/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2006/q2/060523a_nr.html . 12 October 2010 .
  3. News: Iraq Terror Chief Killed in Airstrike . 8 June 2006. CBS News.
  4. Web site: U.S. Strike Hits Insurgent at Safehouse. https://web.archive.org/web/20161207235558/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/08/world/middleeast/08cnd-iraq.html. dead. John F.. Burns. 8 June 2006. 7 December 2016. 7 May 2023. NYTimes.com.
  5. News: Insurgent Leader Al-Zarqawi Killed in Iraq . The Washington Post . 8 June 2006. 18 July 2010 . Ellen . Knickmeyer . Jonathan . Finer.
  6. News: Tucson Raytheon had role in al-Zarqawi death. 9 June 2006. Arizona Daily Star. https://web.archive.org/web/20160309131524/http://tucson.com/news/world/tucson-raytheon-had-role-in-al-zarqawi-death/article_dd0dc7be-4a99-5ccd-895d-ca31e906046e.html . dead . 9 March 2016 .
  7. News: Middle East . The New York Times. 11 June 2006.
  8. News: Leap from the top of the world . Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 2006.
  9. Web site: Israel battles militants on two fronts. Reuters . 13 July 2006. 16 January 2011.
  10. Web site: Israel targets Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut suburb. https://web.archive.org/web/20080604075818/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=737860&contrassID=1&subContrassID=0&sbSubContrassID=0. 4 June 2008. 13 July 2008. Hasson. Nir. Jack Khoury . Amos Harel . Aluf Benn . Gideon Alon. 14 July 2006. Haaretz.
  11. Web site: Benn. Aluf. Report: IAF wiped out 59 Iranian missile launchers in 34 minutes . Haaretz Daily Newspaper. 2 April 2008. 16 January 2011.
  12. News: Hezbollah leader vows 'open war'. BBC News. 15 July 2006. 25 November 2011 .
  13. Web site: Israel destroys Hezbollah chief's HQ. Mail & Guardian Online. 15 July 2006. 16 January 2011.
  14. Web site: John Pike. Operation Change of Direction. Globalsecurity.org. 17 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110430032328/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/war/lebanon-change-of-direction-chron1.htm. 30 April 2011 . live.
  15. News: Israel calls up reservists for push into Lebanon. The Times. UK. 21 July 2006. Anushka. Asthana. 25 November 2011 .
  16. http://www.euronews.net/2006/07/21/israeli-helicopter-pilot-dies-in-border-collision/ Israeli helicopter pilot dies in border collision
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  18. Web site: Serious incident Boeing 737-322 N315UA, Sunday 23 July 2006 . 2024-08-06 . asn.flightsafety.org.
  19. Web site: Katz, Yaakov, "Friendly Fire May Have Downed Apache", Jerusalem Post, 25 July 2006. 7 May 2023. 11 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130111045701/http://www.jpost.com/Home/Article.aspx?id=29335. bot: unknown.
  20. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3280436,00.html Greenburg, Hanan, "Officer, Soldier Killed in Lebanon Battle"
  21. Web site: Fighting rages as Israel besieges Hezbollah border HQ. The Daily Star. 25 July 2006. 16 January 2011.
  22. News: Israeli bomb kills UN observers. 26 July 2006. BBC News. 25 November 2011 .
  23. News: Soldier missing at UN border post, presumed dead. https://archive.today/20120526215631/http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/print/CTVNews/20060725/israel_fighting_060726/20060726/?hub=World&subhub=PrintStory. dead. 26 May 2012. CTV television network. 26 July 2006. 25 November 2011 .
  24. Web site: Katz, Yaakov, "8 Soldiers Killed in Battle of Bint Jbail", Jerusalem Post, 26 July 2006.. 7 May 2023. 4 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130104035458/http://www.jpost.com/Home/Article.aspx?id=29515. bot: unknown.
  25. News: Israel readies more troops for Lebanon conflict. 28 July 2006. 21 September 2010. The Daily Star.
  26. News: ynet הצנחנים שבו לבינת ג'ביל והרגו 20 מחבלים – חדשות היום. Ynet . 29 July 2006 . Ynet.co.il. 16 January 2011 . גרינברג . חנן .
  27. News: Ze'ev Schiff . Amos Harel . Agencies. IAF hits road on Lebanon-Syria border. Haaretz . Haaretz Daily Newspaper. 16 January 2011.
  28. Web site: Israel/Lebanon: Qana Death Toll at 28. Human Rights Watch. 2 August 2006. 23 October 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081028020603/http://www.hrw.org/english/docs/2006/08/02/lebano13899.htm. 28 October 2008 . live.
  29. Web site: Lebanon: Israel's Strategic Raid on Baalbek. Stratfor. 2 August 2006. 16 January 2011. dead. https://archive.today/20130111091318/http://www.stratfor.com/lebanon_israels_strategic_raid_baalbek. 11 January 2013.
  30. http://english.people.com.cn/200608/04/eng20060804_289697.html "Lebanese Hezbollah warns of rocket attacks at Tel Aviv if Beirut struck"
  31. "Mabat", IBA, 3 August 2006.
  32. Web site: For first time: Hizbullah targets Hadera area . 13 July 2008 . Raved . Ahiya . 4 August 2006 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20080629231904/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0%2C7340%2CL-3286401%2C00.html . 29 June 2008 . dead .
  33. News: Hizbullah UAV shot down off Acre coast . The Jerusalem Post . Katz . Yaakov . 7 August 2006 . 25 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110429194950/http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1154525825097 . 29 April 2011 . dead .
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  35. Web site: Security and Defense: Coordinating capabilities. Jerusalem Post. 12 August 2011. 12 August 2011.
  36. Web site: Israel studies CH-53 shoot-down. Flightglobal. 6 August 2006. 12 August 2011.
  37. News: Hezbollah downs Israeli helicopter . Al Jazeera . 16 March 2006 . 25 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110513094052/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/archive/archive?ArchiveId=25091 . 13 May 2011 .
  38. News: Eshel, Israel intercepts two attack UAVs launched by Hezbollah. Defense Update. 14 August 2009. 25 November 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120111230843/http://defense-update.com/2006/08/israel-intercept-two-attack-uav.html. 11 January 2012. dead.
  39. News: Strategy Page, Hizbollah cruise missiles shot down. Strategypage.com. 15 August 2006. 25 November 2011.
  40. News: IDF: Senior Hizbullah man killed before truce. 13 July 2008. Greenberg. Hanan. 16 August 2006. Ynetnews.
  41. News: The war in numbers. Jane's Defence Weekly. 23 August 2006.
  42. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/leader-of-lebanons-hezbollah-warns-group-is-ready-for-war-with-israel/2015/01/30/704cff7d-8399-43dc-abb1-16d0ae0f90ce_story.html Naylor, Hugh, and Suzan Haidamous, "Leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah warns group is ready for war with Israel," washingtonpost.com, 30 January 2015, 5:06 p.m. EST..
  43. Web site: Israel flies over Lebanon, but no airstrikes. 21 August 2006. Janelle. Chantelle. 18 August 2006. WIS-TV. https://web.archive.org/web/20110429011956/http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=5300553. 29 April 2011. dead.
  44. Web site: Glick, Caroline, "Our World: Emanuel Moreno's Legacy," Jerusalem Post, 22 August 2006.. 7 May 2023. 11 January 2013. https://archive.today/20130111031558/http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=32411. bot: unknown.
  45. Web site: Ranter. Harro. ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85185 Donetsk. 2020-06-25. aviation-safety.net. Aviation Safety Network.
  46. Web site: The Perlan: A Record-Setting Sailplane | The Museum of Flight. Museum of Flight. 7 May 2023.
  47. Web site: Seattle Times. https://web.archive.org/web/20061103182711/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003243681_aerocar05m.html. dead. 3 November 2006. 7 May 2023.
  48. http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20060916125246/http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EKOI-6TJ87B?OpenDocument Georgia-South Ossetia: Helicopter attack sparks hostile words
  49. News: Israel ends naval blockade of Lebanon. Toronto Star/AP. Dakroub. Hussein. 9 September 2006. 13 July 2008.
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  51. Web site: Report: Easyjet A319 near Nantes on Sep 15th 2006, electrical failure leads to losscomm . 2024-08-19 . avherald.com.
  52. Web site: News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181957/http://www.safie.hq.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123064095. dead. 3 March 2016. www.safie.hq.af.mil. 7 May 2023.
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  54. L'armée française au Liban se sent menacée par Israël, Le Figaro
  55. News: Germany, Israel confirm naval vessel-planes incident . October 2006 . Telugu Portal . 25 November 2011 .
  56. News: Germany, Israel confirm naval vessel-planes incident . October 2006 . Middle East News . 25 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929124419/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/middleeast/article_1214671.php/Germany_Israel_confirm_naval_vessel-planes_incident . 29 September 2007 .
  57. News: Israel denies firing shots at German ship . October 2006 . . 25 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080609015751/http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/210716/cs/1/ . 9 June 2008 .
  58. Web site: Tomorrow: Rep. Mike Thompson to Introduce Air Passenger Bill of Rights at Press Conference. The Business Journals. 21 March 2016.
  59. Web site: Airline passenger advocate's credibility under fire. travelweekly.com. 23 February 2016.
  60. News: A stretch too far. 16 February 2016. The Economist. 23 February 2016.
  61. Spectrum 33 First Fight. Air International . 70 . 2. February 2006. 14. 0306-5634.