2022 in aviation
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Many aviation-related events are expected to take place in 2022. The aviation industry continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Events[]
January[]
- 1 January
- The Airbus group creates , the world number two in aerostructures, combining the resources of Stelia Aerospace and two Airbus sites.[1]
- The Prime Minister of Denmark announces a goal to eliminate the use of fossil fuels for the country's domestic flights by 2030.[2]
- 5 January
- Allegiant Air orders up to 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft including 50 optional: of 50 737 MAX 7s and 50 737 MAX 200s.[3][4]
- A Caspian Airlines Boeing 737-400 suffers a main landing gear collapse while landing at Isfahan International Airport. Everyone on board survives, but the aircraft suffers serious damage.[5]
- 6 January
- The Royal Norwegian Air Force withdraws its F-16 fighter fleet from operational service. It becomes the first air force to have only F-35As as combat planes.[6]
- 8 January
- An Aviastar-TU cargo Tu-204 is destroyed by a fire at Hangzhou Airport in China, after arriving from Novosibirsk Airport in Novosibirsk, Russia. The two occupants, the pilot and co-pilot, are unharmed.[7]
- 14 January
- Boom Supersonic begins conducting engine runs using their Boom XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft.[8]
- 20 January
- Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford becomes, at age 19, the youngest woman to fly solo around the world after a five-month journey which began in Kortrijk, Belgium on 18 August 2021.[9][10]
- 21 January
- Enstrom Helicopter Corporation ceases activities after almost 62 years of operations.[11]
- Airbus Helicopters delivers the last Eurocopter Dauphin helicopter, more than 1,100 of which have been produced since 1972.[12]
- 27 January
- A C295 equipped with Airbus's semi-morphing wings completes its first flight in Seville, Spain. With other new materials and technologies, Airbus aims to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 43% and NOx by up to 70% in a regional multi-mission configuration.[13]
- 28 January
- More than 5,000 domestic flights are cancelled as a result of the January 2022 North American blizzard.[14]
- 31 January
- Boeing launches the 777-8 Freighter, with an order from Qatar Airways for 34 aircraft, with deliveries expected to start in 2027.[15]
February[]
- 7 February
- Frontier Airlines announces a planned merger with Spirit Airlines, in a $2.9 billion deal expected to close in the second half of 2022.[16]
- 16 February
- At the 2022 Singapore Airshow, Airbus gets two orders for the upcoming A350 freighter: a firm order from Singapore Airlines, for 7 aircraft to be delivered from 2025 onwards, and Etihad Airways, who signed a letter of intent for 7 aircraft.[17]
- 22 February
- Airbus announces a demonstration of a liquid hydrogen-fueled turbofan, with CFM International modifying a GE Passport, for a first flight expected within five years, mounted on an Airbus A380 prototype.[18]
- 24 February
- The airspace of Ukraine is closed, just a few hours before Russia begins the invasion of Ukraine, and flights flying to Ukraine are diverted to other airports.[19]
- 25 February
- EU sanctions against Russia include a ban on the sale of aircraft and spare parts.[20] The sanctions also require lessors to terminate the leases on aircraft placed with Russian airlines.[21]
- 27 February
- All EU member states, as well as the UK and Canada, close their airspace to all Russian aircraft including both commercial and private aircraft.[22] Russia issues a reciprocal ban, forcing many airlines to reroute or cancel flights to Asian destinations.[23]
- During the battle of Antonov Airport, the world's largest cargo plane, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, is destroyed by bombing and fire.[24] Ukraine affirms its intent to rebuild the aircraft.[25]
March[]
- 1 March
- The United States closes its airspace to all Russian aircraft.[26][27]
- 2 March
- Airbus and Boeing both suspend maintenance support for Russian airlines.[28]
- 7 March
- Embraer announces their intentions to enter the cargo market, by providing freighter conversions of E-190s and E-195s, which should enter service in 2024.[29]
- 8 March
- Aeroflot suspends all its remaining flights to international destinations (except for Minsk, Belarus) due to airspace restrictions[30] and to counter the "risk" of aircraft being repossessed by lessors.[31]
- 9 March
- To avoid Russian airspace, Finnair adopts routes over the North Pole to Asia, the first time a polar route has been used in nearly 30 years.[32]
- 14 March
- The Cessna 408 SkyCourier receive its FAA type certification after 2,100 hours of flight tests.[33]
- Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a decree authorising Russian airlines to register in their own name aircraft leased from foreign companies, mainly Western ones. This nationalisation concerns approximately 500 airliners valued at over $10 billion.[34]
- 17 March
- US conglomerate Textron, parent of Beechcraft, Bell Textron and Cessna, announces the acquisition of Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel, producer of the Velis Electro, the first EASA certified electric aircraft, with a transaction due to close in the second quarter of 2022 to form the basis of a new eAviation division focused on "the development of sustainable aircraft".[35]
- 21 March
- China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735, a Boeing 737-800 crashes in the mountains of Guangxi near Guangzhou, killing all 132 people on board.[36]
References[]
- ^ "Launch of Airbus Atlantic, a new global player for aerostructures" (Press release). Airbus. 3 January 2022. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Denmark to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030". BBC News. 2 January 2022. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Allegiant Air Orders Up to 100 737 MAX Jets" (Press release). Boeing. 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Jon Hemmerdinger (5 January 2022). "Allegiant confirms major order for Boeing's 737 Max". Flightglobal. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (5 January 2022). "Accident: Caspian B734 at Isfahan on Jan 5th 2022, main gear collapse on landing". The Aviation Herald. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "F-35 takes over QRA mission from F-16 in Norway". Allied Air Command. 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (8 January 2022). "Tu-204 freighter destroyed in ground fire at Hangzhou". Flight Global. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Wolfsteller, Pilar (14 January 2022). "Boom Supersonic begins testing XB-1 demonstrator's GE engines". Flight Global. Archived from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford completes solo round-world record". BBC News. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Levaux, Christian; Cotton, Johnny (20 January 2022). "British-Belgian teen becomes youngest woman to fly solo round the world". Reuters. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Enstrom Helicopters out of business". www.scramble.nl. 20 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Airbus delivers the last ever Dauphin to Spanish Customs". Airbus. 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Craig Hoyle (27 January 2022). "Airbus C295 demonstrator takes flight with semi-morphing wing". FlightGlobal. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Schulz, Bailey. "Nor'easter upending travel plans". Gannett.
- ^ "Boeing Launches 777-8 Freighter to Serve Growing Demand for Cargo, Enhanced Environmental Performance" (Press release). 31 January 2022.
- ^ Singh, Rajesh Kumar; Nair, Aishwarya (7 February 2022). "Frontier to buy Spirit Airlines in $2.9 bln budget carrier deal". Reuters. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Chen, Chuanren (16 February 2022). "SIA Finalizes A350F Order As Etihad Signs For Freighter". aviationweek.com.
- ^ "The ZEROe demonstrator has arrived" (Press release). Airbus. 22 February 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian Airspace Closes As Russian Forces Move Into The Country". Simple Flying. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
- ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (25 February 2022). "EU to prohibit sales of aircraft and spares to Russian carriers". Flight Global.
- ^ Freed, Jamie; Cornwell, Alexander (28 February 2022). "Hundreds of Russia plane leases to be axed after EU sanctions". Reuters.
- ^ Timsit, Annabelle; Firozi, Paulina (27 February 2022). "More European nations ban Russian flights from their airspace — including the entire E.U." Washington Post.
- ^ "West's flight ban on Russian planes draws Moscow retaliation". PortCalls Asia. 28 February 2022.
- ^ Cenciotti, David (4 March 2022). "Here Are The First Clear Images Of The Remains Of The An-225 Inside The Hangar At Antonov Airport". The Aviationist. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Guy, Jack (28 February 2022). "World's largest plane destroyed in Ukraine". CNN.
- ^ Shepardson, David; Freed, Jamie; Chee, Foo Yun (2 March 2022). "U.S. follows Canada, Europe on Russian aircraft ban". Reuters. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Tangel, Andrew; Sider, Alison (1 March 2022). "U.S. to Ban Russian Flights From American Airspace". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Airbus and Boeing to halt supply of aircraft parts to Russian airlines". the Guardian. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Graham Dunn (7 March 2022). "Embraer launches E190/195 freighter conversion programme". FlightGlobal.
- ^ Dunn, Graham (7 March 2022). "Aeroflot suspends virtually all international flights from 8 March". Flight Global.
- ^ Subramanian, Samanth (7 March 2022). "How sanctions are bringing Russia's airline industry to a grinding halt". Quartz.
- ^ Kaminski-Morrow, David (18 March 2022). "Finnair revisits polar routes to maintain Asian destinations". Flight Global.
- ^ "The next big thing in flight has arrived – Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop earns FAA type certification" (Press release). Textron Aviation. 14 March 2022.
- ^ Wolfsteller, Pilar (15 March 2022). "Russia moves to seize hundreds of leased aircraft". Flight Global.
- ^ Dominic Perry (17 March 2022). "Textron moves to snap up Pipistrel". FlightGlobal.
- ^ "No survivors found in China Eastern plane crash, state media say". www.cbsnews.com. 22 March 2022.
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