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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  China Eastern Flies the C919's First Commercial Flight, Shanghai to Beijing

  Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, Huqingping Highway, Chengjiaqiao, Changning District, Shanghai, 201101, ChinaCOMAC

  

  Starts 05/28/2023 2:32AM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 7 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better3.4 years ago

  Al Jazeera^[1]: 'The C919 took off at 10:32 a.m. (02:32 GMT) from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport'; COMAC^[4]: 'completed its first commercial flight on May 28th, 2023'.

  China Eastern flight MU9191 flew the C919's first commercial service from Shanghai Hongqiao to Beijing Capital on 28 May 2023, departing 10:32 with about 130 passengers.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Swiss Flies the First Passengers on the Bombardier CS100

  Oststrasse, Kloten, Bezirk Bülach, Zürich, 8302, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/SvizraBombardier

  

  Starts 07/15/2016CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better10.3 years ago

  CBC^[1]: "The first commercial flight of Bombardier's new CSeries jets took off from Zurich's airport to go to Paris with a plane full of customers on Friday." Airbus^[3] lists 15 July 2016 as entry into service.

  SWISS began the first commercial CSeries service on 15 July 2016, flight LX638 from Zurich to Paris Charles de Gaulle with a CS100.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  ARJ21-700 Flies China's First Home-Built Regional Jet Passengers

  Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, 机场东三路, Dongsheng, Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610299, ChinaCOMAC

  

  Starts 06/28/2016CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better10.3 years ago

  GE Aerospace^[1], June 28, 2016: 'The first commercial flight of China's Chengdu Airlines' CF34-10A-powered ARJ21-700 took place today, flying from Chengdu to Shanghai'.

  Chengdu Airlines flew the first scheduled ARJ21-700 passenger service from Chengdu to Shanghai Hongqiao on 28 June 2016, about 70 passengers on board, 7.5 years after the first flight.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Qatar Airways Flies the First A350 Passenger Service to Frankfurt

  Hamad International Airport, Lower Ground (LG) carpark route, Doha, QatarAirbus

  

  Starts 01/15/2015CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better11.8 years ago

  Reuters via Gulf Times^[1] (16 January 2015): Qatar Airways "became yesterday the first airline to start regular flights with Airbus's^[2][3] most advanced plane, the A350".

  Qatar Airways started scheduled A350 flying on 15 January 2015 with Doha-Frankfurt, becoming the first airline to put the A350 XWB into commercial service and challenging Lufthansa at its home airport.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Singapore Airlines Flies the First Commercial A380 Service to Sydney

  Changi Airport, SingaporeAirbus

  

  Starts 10/25/2007CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better19.0 years ago

  AP, 25 Oct 2007: "completing its first commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney with 455 passengers"; Airbus^[3] had scheduled "a special charity-flight between both cities on 25/26th October".

  On 25 October 2007 Singapore Airlines flight SQ380 carried 455 passengers from Singapore to Sydney, the first passenger flight of the A380. Most seats had been sold on eBay, with proceeds going to charity.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  LOT Flies the First E-Jet Revenue Service, an Embraer 170 to Vienna

  Lotnisko Chopina, Żwirki i Wigury, Zbarż, Okęcie, Włochy, Warszawa, województwo mazowieckie, 00-001, PolskaEmbraer

  

  Starts 03/17/2004CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better22.6 years ago

  Pasazer.com^[1][3] (18 March 2024): 'wczoraj (17.03) minęło 20 lat od debiutu embraerów E170 w barwach LOT-u, był to jednocześnie pierwszy w historii komercyjny lot samolotu z rodziny E-jet' - SP-LDA flew Warsaw to Vienna nine days after being added to the fleet on 8 March.

  On 17 March 2004 LOT Polish Airlines flew SP-LDA from Warsaw to Vienna, the first commercial flight of any Embraer E-Jet, after delivery on 8 March and certification delays.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Virgin Atlantic Flies the First A340-600 Passenger Service to New York

  Heathrow Airport Terminal 3, Cromer Road West, Harmondsworth, London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England, TW6 1QT, United KingdomAirbus

  

  Starts 08/01/2002CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better24.2 years ago

  TravelNewsAsia release of 1 August 2002: Virgin Atlantic's A340-600 "took its first commercial flight today from Heathrow to New York's JFK airport"; Captain Chris Pohl also recalls flying the first aircraft LHR-New York "That August".^[1]

  Virgin Atlantic's A340-600, the longest airliner in the world at 75.3 m, flew its first commercial service from Heathrow to New York JFK on 1 August 2002. It was the first of ten, a US$1.9 billion order.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  SAS Commuter Starts the World's First Dash 8 Q400 Service

  Gl. Radarvej, Kastrup, Tårnby Kommune, Region Hovedstaden, 2791, DanmarkBombardier Aerospace

  

  Starts 02/01/2000ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins60% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 60%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence26.7 years ago

  Ingeniøren (10 Sep 2007): SAS "i starten af februar 2000 satte det første af sine dengang spritnye propelfly ... i drift mellem København og Århus" (early February 2000); exact day not stated.^[1]

  SAS put the first of its new Dash 8 Q400 turboprops into service between Copenhagen and Aarhus in early February 2000, the first airline in the world to fly the type commercially.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  United Flies the Boeing 777 Into Revenue Service

  London Heathrow Airport, Inner Ring West, Harmondsworth, London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England, TW6 1DB, United KingdomBoeing Commercial Airplanes

  

  Starts 06/07/1995CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better31.4 years ago

  FlightGlobal^[1]: 'THE BOEING 777 WAS launched into revenue operations on 7 June, 1995, with United Airlines, when the US airline began to operate its first Pratt & Whitney PW4000-powered aircraft between London Heathrow and Washington DC'.

  The Boeing 777 entered commercial service on 7 June 1995 when United Airlines flew its first Pratt & Whitney-powered 777-200 between London Heathrow and Washington.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Air Inter Starts Airbus A330 Service from Paris Orly to Marseille

  A51, Rue de Genève, Paray-Vieille-Poste, Palaiseau, Essonne, Île-de-France, France métropolitaine, 94390, FranceAirbus

  

  Starts 01/17/1994CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins87% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 87%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better32.8 years ago

  Airways: "Today, in 1994, the Airbus^[2][5] A330-300 debuted ... Air Inter (IT), the launch customer ... between Paris Orly Airport (ORY) and Marseille"; Le Journal de l'Aviation: "Le premier A330-300 entrait en effet en service commercial le 17 janvier 1994".

  Air Inter put the first Airbus A330-300 into commercial service on 17 January 1994 on Paris Orly-Marseille. The French domestic carrier flew four A330s with 412 single-class seats until 1996.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Finnair Flies the First MD-11 Passenger Service

  H88, Lentäjänkuja, Lentokenttä, Aviapoliksen suuralue, Vantaa, Helsingin seutukunta, Uusimaa, Manner-Suomi, 01530, Suomi / FinlandMcDonnell Douglas

  

  Starts 12/20/1990CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better35.8 years ago

  Jet Back In Time: "it entered service with Finnair on December 20, 1990, on the Helsinki (HEL)-Tenerife (TFS) route"; Wikipedia^[2] gives the same service date and 7 December first delivery.

  Finnair, launch customer of the MD-11, put the trijet into service on 20 December 1990 on the Helsinki-Tenerife route, after taking the first delivery on 7 December 1990.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Finnair Takes the First ATR 72 and Starts Service

  Aéroport de Toulouse-Blagnac, Avenue du Parc, Cantegril, Blagnac, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France métropolitaine, 31700, FranceATR

  

  Starts 10/27/1989CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better37.0 years ago

  ATR's milestones page: "October 27, 1989 The first ATR 72 is delivered to Finnair"; Wikipedia^[3] and Simple Flying^[5] say Finnair introduced it into service the same day.

  Finnair received the first ATR 72 on 27 October 1989, a month after French certification, and became the first airline to operate the 66-seat stretch.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Air France Takes Delivery of the First Airbus A320

  Chemin de l'Autan, Blagnac, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France métropolitaine, 31700, FranceAirbus

  

  Starts 03/28/1988CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better38.6 years ago

  Aviation Week^[1]: "The first A320 was delivered on 28 March 1988 to Air France"; other sites give 26 March, so the day follows the trade-press history.

  Air France received the first Airbus A320 on 28 March 1988, a 153-seat jet that began scheduled flying the next month.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Swissair Puts the First MD-81 Into Passenger Service

  Oststrasse, Kloten, Bezirk Bülach, Zürich, 8302, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/SvizraMcDonnell Douglas

  

  Starts 10/10/1980CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better46.0 years ago

  Wikipedia^[1]: Swissair "introduced it into service on October 10, 1980"; Swissair's fleet history lists it as "First operator of F.100 and MD81 (DC9-81) in 1980".

  Swissair, launch customer of the McDonnell Douglas MD-80, put its first MD-81 into service on 10 October 1980, a month after taking delivery of the first aircraft on 13 September 1980.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Air France Flies the Airbus A300 on Its First Revenue Service

  Heathrow Airport, Bath Road, Harmondsworth, London Borough of Hillingdon, Greater London, England, UB7 0EH, United KingdomAirbus

  

  Starts 05/23/1974CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 6 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better52.4 years ago

  Airline Ratings^[1] says 'On May 23, 1974, Air France premiered the huge airliner on its trunk route from Paris to London-Heathrow and back'; Wikipedia^[2] gives the same date.

  On 23 May 1974 Air France began scheduled A300 operations, premiering the first twin-engine wide-body airliner on its Paris to London Heathrow trunk route with two round trips.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  American Airlines Flies the First DC-10 Passenger Service

  World Way, Westchester, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, 90245, United StatesMcDonnell Douglas

  

  Starts 08/05/1971CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins78% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 78%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better55.2 years ago

  AirlineReporter^[1]: "The first passenger flight of the type occurred just a week after the first delivery, when American flew a round trip flight from Los Angeles to Chicago on August 5th, using N103AA, the 5th DC-10 built."

  American Airlines flew the first DC-10 passenger flight, a Los Angeles-Chicago round trip with N103AA, on 5 August 1971; United followed on 16 August with San Francisco-Los Angeles.

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• Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

  Delta Flies the First Scheduled DC-9 Passenger Service

  Ramp 5, South Inner Loop Road, College Park, Clayton County, Georgia, 30337, United StatesDouglas Aircraft Company

  

  Starts 11/29/1965CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins80% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 80%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better60.9 years ago

  Delta Flight Museum: "Delta flew the world's first DC-9 service on November 29, 1965, with DC-9-14 Ship 105, from Atlanta to Memphis to Kansas City. Daily scheduled DC-9 service started December 8, 1965."^[1]

  Delta Air Lines flew the first DC-9 passenger service on 29 November 1965 with Ship 105 from Atlanta to Memphis and Kansas City; daily scheduled DC-9 service began on 8 December 1965.

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