This is a list of aviation-related events in 2009.
Events During the year, the airlines Aeromak, City Link Air, FlyMontserrat, KentuckySkies, Mint Airways, and Trawel Fly are established, the airlines Air Arabia Maroc, Arik Niger, and Nile Air commence flight operations, and Sol Dominicana Airlines ceases operations.
January The Kiribati airline Coral Sun Airways is established. The Federal Aviation Administration revokes the Operating Certificate of American airline Air Tahoma.
6 January Ted, a brand of the American airline United Airlines for their economy flights, is discontinued. Economy flights are rebranded under the main United Airlines brand.
10 January The Zambian airline Zambian Airways suspends operations.
15 January
Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft of the Russian Air Force collide on the ground at Uytash Airport, Makhachkala, Dagestan killing four of the seven crew. US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320-214 (N106US) with 155 people aboard flies into a flock of Canada geese just after takeoff from New York Citys LaGuardia Airport and ditches in the Hudson River after both engines are disabled by birdstrikes. All passengers and crew are rescued, and only five people are injured.
17 January A Eurocopter AS 532 helicopter of the French Navy crashes into the sea off Gabon shortly after take-off from the amphibious assault ship , killing eight of the ten personnel on board. The bankrupt Lithuanian airline FlyLAL-Lithuanian Airlines ceases operations.
20 January The Dominican Civil Aviation Institute suspends Caribair from operating for "operational irregularities".
25 January The operating licence of Swedish airline Nordic Airways is suspended, the Swedish Transport Agency stating that the airline is "no longer able to fulfill its commitments and duties to its passengers."
27 January FedEx Express Flight 8284 operated by Empire Airlines, an ATR 42-320-Cargo, registration N902FX, crashes short of the runway at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport in the United States, and is destroyed in the subsequent fire.
29 January The Australian airline MacAir Airlines enters voluntary administration and ceases operations.
February The British airline Skysouth ceases operations.
7 February PT-SEA, an Embraer EMB 110-P1 Bandeirante operated by Manaus Aerotáxi, crashes into the Manacapuru River, Brazil killing 24 of the 28 people on board.
12 February Colgan Air Flight 3407, a DHC-8-402 Q400, registration N200WQ, crashes at Clarence Center, New York, killing all 50 people on board and another on the ground.
22 February The Australian airline SkyAirWorld suspends operations pending a restructure of its business.
25 February
Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, a Boeing 737-8F2, registration TC-JGE, crashes short of the runway at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam. Six passengers and three crew members are killed.
March Iraqi Airways begins its first service to Sweden since the outbreak of the Gulf War in January 1991, flying from Baghdad to Athens to Stockholm using a Boeing 737-200 leased from Seagle Air.
12 March Cougar Helicopters Flight 91, a Sikorsky S-92A, registration C-GZCH, ditches in the Atlantic Ocean off Canada, killing 17 of the 18 people on board.
13 March The Mexican airline MexicanaLink commences operations.
20 March Emirates Flight 407, an Airbus A340-500, registration A6-ERG, suffers a tailstrike during its take-off run at Melbourne Airport, Australia. Although take off is achieved, the aircraft overruns the end of the runway and destroys some of strobe lights on the ground. The damaged aircraft dumps fuel and makes a safe landing at Melbourne. The investigation found that an incorrect weight value was entered into the aircraft's computer, resulting in an incorrect calculated take-off speed.
23 March FedEx Express Flight 80, a McDonnell-Douglas MD-11, registration N562FE, crashes on landing at Narita International Airport, Tokyo, killing both crew members.
25 March A Bell 206L-4 Longranger helicopter of Medair crashes at Mount Keş, Turkey, killing all six people on board.
April
April
1 April Eurocopter AS332 L2 Super Puma Mk2 G-REDL of Bond Offshore Helicopters crashes in the North Sea off Scotland after the main rotor gearbox failed and all four main rotor blades were lost. All 18 people on board are killed.
6 April A Fokker F27 of the Indonesian Air Force crashes into a hangar at Husein Sastranegara International Airport, killing 24 people. A CASA CN-235 and CASA C-212 Aviocar are substantially damaged by falling debris and two Boeing 737s slightly damaged.
15 April The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency cancels the operating license of airline Elbrus-Avia.
17 April Mimika Air Flight 514, operated by Pilatus PC-6 PK-LTJ crashes into Mount Gergaji, Indonesia, killing all ten people on board.
19 April Canjet Flight 918, operated by Boeing 737-800 C-FTCZ is hijacked at Sangster International Airport, Jamaica. The lone hijacker is overpowered by members of the Jamaica Defense Force. The Russian airline Arkaim is established.
24 April The Senegalese airline Air Sénégal International suspends all operations.
29 April Air Arabia Maroc is founded. It will begin flight operations on 6 May.
May The Indonesian airline Megantara Air suspends operations.
1 May The Fijian airline Air Fiji ceases operations.
3 May EV 08114, a Mil Mi-35 operated by the Venezuelan Army crashes at Táchira, Venezuela, killing all 21 personnel on board. XM715, a Handley Page Victor, briefly becomes airborne during a fast taxi run at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, United Kingdom. The aircraft is not airworthy and was not intended to have flown. YouTube video
6 May Air Arabia Maroc begins flight operations. Its first flight is from Casablanca, Morocco, to London Stansted Airport in the United Kingdom.
20 May A Lockheed C-130 Hercules of the Indonesian Air Force crashes at Magetan killing 97 people on board the aircraft and a further two on the ground.
June The Egyptian airline AlMasria Universal Airlines commences operations.
1 June
Air France Flight 447, an Airbus A330-200, registration F-GZCP, crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil killing all 228 people on board. Swedish airline Air Express Sweden is taken over by MCA Airlines
30 June Yemenia Flight 626, an Airbus A310-324, registration 7O-ADJ, crashes into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros Islands. There is one survivor from the 153 people on board.
July
3 July A Mil Mi-17 operated by the Pakistan Army crashes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, killing all 43 people on board.
13 July
Southwest Airlines Flight 2294, a Boeing 737-3H4, registration N387SW, suffers a structural failure of the fuselage in flight and subsequent decompression. An emergency landing is successfully made at Yeager Airport, United States.
14 July American airline Pet Airways commences operations. Airfast Indonesia, Garuda Indonesia, Mandala Airlines and Premiair are removed from the European Commission blacklist.
15 July Caspian Airlines Flight 7908, a Tupolev Tu-154, registration EP-CPG, crashes at Jannatabad, Iran, after an in-flight fire on board. All 168 people on board are killed. The Spanish low-cost airlines Clickair and Vueling complete their merger, with Clickair absorbed into Vueling.
24 July The Italian Civil Aviation Authority suspends the operating licence of MyAir due to financial problems and service failures. Aria Air Flight 1525, an Ilyushin Il-62, registration UP-I6208, crashes on landing at Mashhad International Airport, Iran, killing 16 of the 143 or more people on board.
28 July The Cambodian airline Cambodia Angkor Air commences operations.
August 2 August Merpati Nusantara Airlines Flight 9760, a DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, registration PK-NVC, crashes at Oksibil, Indonesia killing all 16 people on board.
4 August Bangkok Airways Flight 266, an ATR 72-212A, registration HS-PGL, overruns the runway at Samui Airport, Thailand, and crashes into a disused control tower, killing one of the 72 people on board.
7 August The Canadian airline Island Express Air commences operations.
8 August N71MC, a Piper PA-32R, and N401LH, a Eurocopter AS350 collide mid-air over New York. Both aircraft crash into the Hudson River, killing all three people on board the aircraft and all six people on board the helicopter.
11 August Airlines PNG Flight 4684, operated by DHC-6 Twin Otter P2-MCB, crashes into a mountain in the Owen Stanley Range, Papua New Guinea, killing all 13 people on board.
14 August Air Australia commences operations.
16 August Two Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft of the Russian Knights are involved in a mid-air collision while practicing a display for the 2009 MAKS Airshow. One pilot is killed as well as one person on the ground.
23 August The Danish airline Wings of Bornholm commences operations.
27 August The Chinese airline East Star Air declares bankruptcy. The Russian airline Avianova begins operations.
31 August The Slovak airline SkyEurope files for bankruptcy. The U.S. Evergreen 747 Supertanker, the world's largest aerial firefighting aircraft, see its first service in the United States, fighting the Oak Glen Fire in California.
September 1 September The Slovak airline SkyEurope suspends operations.
2 September A Bell 430 helicopter crashes at Rudrakonda Hill, India, killing all five people on board, including Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
8 September The Russian airline KD Avia suspends flight operations.
9 September Aeroméxico Flight 576, a Boeing 737-852, registration EI-DRA, is hijacked and landed at Mexico City International Airport, its intended destination. Five people are detained, one of whom is later identified as the hijacker. The Egyptian airline Air Arabia Egypt announces that operations will start in late 2009 or early 2010.
14 September Lufthansa Flight 288, a Fokker 100 operated by Contact Air, registration D-AKFE, makes an emergency belly landing at Stuttgart Airport, Germany, after the undercarriage fails to deploy correctly.
19 September The Maltese airline Efly commences operations.
22 September 5–8208, an Ilyushin IL76-MD operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force is involved in a mid-air collision with a Northrop F-5E Tiger II and crashes near Varamin killing all seven people on board.
24 September South African Airlink Flight 8911, a BAe Jetstream 41, registration ZS-NRM, crashes shortly after take-off from Durban International Airport due to an engine failure. The aircraft is destroyed but the three crew members survive with serious injuries.
29 September Greek state-owned airline Olympic Airlines ceased operation. It was replaced by privately owned Olympic Air, which commenced operations on this day.
30 September The Serbian airline Jat Airways suspends flights due to a maintenance company refusing to work on their aircraft in a dispute over unpaid bills.
October American airlines Go! and Mokulele Airlines merge to form Go! Mokulele. The Greek airline Viking Hellas commences operations.
2 October The Serbian airline Jat Airways resumes flights following the resolution of the dispute with their maintenance company. The Swedish airline Feel Air is established.
21 October Azza Transport Flight 2241, a Boeing 707-320, crashes shortly after take-off from Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates. All six crew are killed. Northwest Airlines Flight 188, an Airbus A320-212 with 149 people on board, lands in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an hour late after its pilots overshoot Minneapolis when they become distracted by a discussion of their schedules.
23 October The Slovak airline Seagle Air ceased operations.
24 October Continental Airlines and Copa Airlines leave the Skyteam airline alliance.
27 October Continental Airlines joins the Star Alliance airline alliance.
29 October