- 2 5 s ▁but ▁score ▁no ▁hits . ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro – G ale ão ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro , ▁Brazil , ▁is ▁renamed ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro / RI O g ale ão – Ant onio ▁Carlos ▁Job im ▁International ▁Airport . ▁Five ▁Ira qi ▁Air ▁Force ▁j ets ▁viol ate ▁the ▁no - fly ▁zone ▁over ▁southern ▁Ira q ▁and ▁two ▁others ▁viol ate ▁the ▁no - fly ▁zone ▁over ▁northern ▁Ira q . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁claims ▁that ▁Ira qi ▁aircraft ▁have ▁viol ated ▁the ▁two ▁no - fly ▁zones ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 7 0 ▁times ▁since ▁Operation ▁Des ert ▁Fox ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁mid - Dec ember ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁February ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 ▁– ▁The ▁O new orld ▁air line ▁al liance ▁begins ▁operations . ▁Its ▁found ing ▁members ▁are ▁American ▁Airlines , ▁British ▁Air ways , ▁Canadian ▁Airlines , ▁C ath ay ▁Pacific , ▁and ▁Q ant as . ▁ ▁February ▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁A ▁G ulf stream ▁II ▁carrying ▁film ▁director ▁Barry ▁S onnen feld ▁( Men ▁in ▁Black , ▁Men ▁in ▁Black ▁II , ▁and ▁Wild , ▁Wild ▁West ), ▁sl ides ▁off ▁a ▁run way ▁at ▁Van ▁Nu ys , ▁California . ▁S onnen feld ▁is ▁un in j ured . ▁February ▁ 2 4 ▁– ▁China ▁South west ▁Airlines ▁Fl ight ▁ 4 5 0 9 , ▁a ▁T up ole v ▁Tu - 1 5 4 , ▁crashes ▁into ▁a ▁field ▁in ▁Ru