2012 in aviation

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This is a list of aviation-related events in 2012.

January

7 January

9 January

14 January

20 January

27 January

February

3 February

4 February

5 February

7 February

12 February

14 February

March

2 March

3 March

6 March

15 March

21 March

27 March

April

2 April

17 April

19 April

20 April

24 April

27 April

May

9 May

10 May

14 May

23 May

25 May

26 May

June

2 June

3 June

5 June

10 June

21 June

28 June

29 June

July

1 July

4 July

5 July

13 July

26 July

August

1 August

12 August

18 August

19 August

23 August

25 August

26 August

28 August

September

11 September

12 September

21 September

28 September

October

7 October

11 October

14 October

15 October

20 October

November

2 November

21 November

26 November

30 November

December

9 December

21 December

25 December

29 December

First flights

March

April

May

June

July

September

October

November

December

Entered service

Retirements

February

8 February

September

24 September

Deadliest crash

The deadliest crash of this year was Dana Air Flight 992, a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 which crashed in Lagos, Nigeria on 3 June, killing all 153 people on board, as well as six on the ground.

Contents

References

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