2009 in aviation

January
6 January - Ted (airline) ceased operations and flights were given back to United Airlines.

15 January – US Airways Flight 1549, an A320, hits a flight of geese while taking off from La Guardia, NYC. The plane is safely landed in the Hudson River. All 151 aboard survive.

February
12 February - Continental Connection Flight 3407 crashes into a house in Clarence, NY on its way to land in Buffalo. All 49 aboard are killed, along with one person on the ground.

25 February - Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, a Boeing 737, crashes on approach to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, nine of the 135 onboard are killed.

March
22 March - a Pilatus PC-12 crashes in Montana, United States, 14 died.

22 March- a FedEx Express MD-11 crashes at Narita International Airport. Both pilots on board were killed.