1925 in aviation

Events
In Germany, in-flight (silent) movies shown in commercial airliners for the first time.

January
January 1 - French airline CIDNA is formed.

March
March 1 - Ryan Airlines begins regular services

April
April 13 - First scheduled airfreight service begins in the US

April 15 - Ukvozdukhput begins services in the Ukraine

May
May 1 - the Imperial Japanese Army Air Corps is established.

July
July 13 - Western Air Express is founded.

August
August 5 - Lloyd Aero Boliviano commences operations.

September
September 2 - Zeppelin USS Shenandoah breaks up in a storm and crashes, killing fourteen.

October
October 15 - a de Havilland DH.53 Humming Bird is successfully launched from the British airship R.33

October 18 - Sadi Lecointe wins the Beumont Cup, with a speed of 194 mph (312 km/h).

October 26 - Schneider Trophy race flown at Baltimore, US. Won by Jimmy Doolittle (USA) in a Curtiss R3C at 374.2 km/h (232.6 mph).

First flights

Potez 25
Aero A.11

January
January 3 - Fairey Fox
January 5 - Short Singapore

February
Gloster Gamecock
February 22 - de Havilland Moth

March
March 10 - Supermarine Southampton

May
May 2 - Douglas C-1
May 10 - Armstrong Whitworth Atlas

July
July 6 - Douglas DAM
July 7 - Boeing 40
July 29 - Blériot 155

August
August 24 - Supermarine S.4
29 August - Gloster III

November
November 9 - Fairey Firefly (biplane)
November 26 - Tupolev TB-1

Entered service

May
May 15 - Junkers G.23 with Swedish Air Lines