▁Air ▁B ots w ana ▁pilot , ▁comm ande ers ▁an ▁empty ▁A TR - 4 2 ▁air lin er ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁air line ▁and ▁circles ▁Sir ▁Ser et se ▁Kh ama ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁G abor one , ▁B ots w ana , ▁for ▁two ▁hours ▁before ▁crash ing ▁his ▁plane ▁into ▁the ▁air lines ▁other ▁two ▁A TR - 4 2 s , ▁which ▁are ▁park ed ▁on ▁the ▁ground , ▁killing ▁himself ▁and ▁destroy ing ▁all ▁three ▁air lin ers . ▁The ▁incident ▁dest ro ys ▁three ▁of ▁Air ▁B ots wan as ▁four ▁plan es ▁and ▁leaves ▁it ▁with ▁no ▁oper ational ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁October ▁ 1 5 ▁– ▁All ▁N ipp on ▁Air ways ▁joins ▁the ▁Star ▁Alliance . ▁ ▁October ▁ 1 9 ▁– ▁The ▁Indones ian ▁air line ▁Lion ▁Air ▁is ▁founded . ▁it ▁will ▁begin ▁flight ▁operations ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 3 ▁– ▁While ▁pract icing ▁autor ot ation ▁with ▁power ed ▁recovery ▁in ▁a ▁Bell ▁ 2 0 6 L 4 ▁Long R anger ▁hel ic opter ▁over ▁the ▁Lake ▁Pir u ▁river bed ▁near ▁Santa ▁Clar ita , ▁California , ▁American ▁film ▁actor ▁Harrison ▁Ford ▁is ▁unable ▁to ▁recover ▁before ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁strik es ▁the ▁ground . ▁Ne ither ▁he ▁nor ▁his ▁flight ▁instruct or ▁suffer ▁inj uries , ▁but ▁the ▁hel ic opter ▁is ▁seriously ▁dam aged . ▁ ▁October ▁ 2 5 ▁– ▁A ▁Lear jet ▁ 3 5