page_title: 2019 in aviation
section_title: February
hierarchical_section_title: 2019 in aviation / Events / February
caption_attribution_description: An early morning arrival into London Heathrow
context_page_description: Airbus took 768 net orders in 2019 and delivered 863 aircraft up from 800 in 2018: 642 A320s, 112 A350s, 53 A330s, 48 A220s and eight A380s.
context_section_description: 4 February
  Germania Fluggesellschaft, its sister maintenance company Germania Technik Brandenburg and Germania Flugdienste files for insolvency and end flight operations.
  6 February
  Bombardier Aerospace launches the CRJ550 variant of the CRJ700, with an order for 50 from United Airlines, with 50 seats in three classes to comply with US pilots' scope clauses.
  14 February
  Airbus announces that it will end production of the A380 in 2021 after Emirates decides to replace its last orders for 39 planes by 30 A350s and 40 A330neos.
  16 February
  British Midland Regional Limited, operating as Flybmi, ceases operations and files for administration; Flybmi operated 17 regional jets to 25 European cities, employed 376 employees and carried 522,000 passengers on 29,000 flights in 2018.
  19–21 February
  The British Royal Air Force stages flypasts of Tornado aircraft to mark their withdrawal from its service.
  20–24 February
  Aero India is held in Bangalore.
  23 February
  During approach to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport, a Boeing 767 freighter, Atlas Air Flight 3591, crashes into Trinity Bay in Texas, killing all three people (2 crew members and one passenger) on board.
  26 February – 2 March
  Avalon Australian International Airshow is held in Geelong, Victoria.
  26 February
  The Boeing–Embraer joint venture is approved by Embraer's shareholders.
  27 February
  VietJet Air purchases 100 Boeing 737 MAX for $12.7 billion at list prices, including 20 MAX 8s and 80 larger MAX 10s, during the 2019 Hanoi Summit.
  28 February
  British Airways parent International Airlines Group orders up to 42 Boeing 777-9Xs (18 firm and 24 options), valued at up to $18.6 billion, to replace its Boeing 747-400s with 30% better fuel cost per seat.
caption: On 14 February, Airbus announced the end of A380 production in 2021
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