2022 in aviation
Years in aviation :
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2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 |
Centuries: | 22nd century
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Decades: | 2050s
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Years: | 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 |
Many aviation-related events took place in
aviation industry was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic
.
Events
January
- 1 January
- The aerostructures, combining the resources of Stelia Aerospace and two Airbus sites.[2]
- The Prime Minister of Denmark announces a goal to eliminate the use of fossil fuels for the country's domestic flights by 2030.[3]
- 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.[4][5][importance?]
- Protesters seize Almaty International Airport during the 2022 Kazakh unrest, halting flights, and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev appeals to Russian security forces to retake the facility.[6][7]
- 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.[8]
- 7 January
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- 8 January
- An Novosibirsk, Russia. The two occupants, the pilot and co-pilot, are unharmed.[10]
- 14 January
- 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.[12][13]
- 21 January
- Enstrom Helicopter Corporation ceases activities after almost 62 years of operations.[14]
- Airbus Helicopters delivers the last Eurocopter Dauphin helicopter, more than 1,100 of which have been produced since 1972.[1]
- 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.[15]
- 31 January
- 777-8 Freighter, with an order from Qatar Airways for 34 aircraft, with deliveries expected to start in 2027.[16]
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.[17]
- 16 February
- At the 2022 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.[18]
- 22 February
- GE Passport, for a first flight expected within five years, mounted on an Airbus A380 prototype.[19]
- 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.
- 25 February
- 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 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]
- 28 March
- As 75, is delivered after 60 years of production and more than 3,000 deliveries, while over 2,000 remain in service.[37]
April
- 7 April
- Juan Santamaria International Airport, causing the aircraft to break in two. However, the crew members escape with minor injuries.[38]
- 13 April
- Newly relaunched British regional airline Flybe makes its first flight from Birmingham to Belfast.[39]
- 19 April
- The U.S. governmentannounces that the mask mandate will be no longer be enforced on domestic flights, but will still be enforced on select international flights.
- 28 April
- USAF.[40]
- Due to budget cuts, SOFIA airborne observatory project will end by October 2022, and the aircraft being used as SOFIA, one of the final Boeing 747SPaircraft in service, will be grounded.
May
- 2 May
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- 5 May
- Arlington, Virginia in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.[42]
- 12 May
- Tibet Airlines Flight 9833, an Airbus A319 crashes while taking off at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport and catches fire. However, all people on board survive, but the aircraft is written off.[43]
- 13 May
- Emirates plans to begin accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment, making it the first airline to accept cryptocurrency as a payment.
- 16 May
- Leipzig-Halle Airport in Leipzig, Germany, after the destruction of the cargo airline's base at Gostomel.
20 May
Airspeeder conducts its first remotely-piloted eVTOL race, with Zephatali Walsh named as the inaugural season champion. [44]
- 22 May
- Two French Air Force are involved in a mid-air collision during an airshow at Cognac, France. The two aircraft were able to land safely; part of a fin was recovered on the ground but no injuries were reported.
- 29 May
- A DHC-6 Twin Otter operating as Tara Air Flight 197 from Pokhara Airport to Jomsom Airport crashes in the Mustang District of Nepal; all 22 occupants are killed.[45]
June
- 1 June
- 7 June
- In response to pressure from Tupolev Tu-214s.[48]
- 15 June
- The Airbus A321XLR makes its maiden flight; entry into service is expected in 2024.[49]
- 21 June
- McDonnell Douglas MD-82 crash-lands at Miami International Airport and catches fire. All people on board survive, but three occupants are hospitalized with minor injuries.[50]
- 28 June
- First flight of the Gulfstream G800.[51]
July
- 5 July
- Scandinavian Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States after pilots went on strike, and to accelerate the airline's transformation by implementing key elements of its SAS Forward plan.
- 16 July
- An Antonov An-12BK, being operated as Meridian Air Cargo Flight 3032, crashes near Kavala, Greece while trying to make an emergency landing at Kavala International Airport.[52][53]
- 18 July
- A Fokker 50 on a Jubba Airways flight from Baidoa crashes on landing at Aden Adde International Airport, Mogadishu and flips over. All 33 occupants survive.[54]
- 18–22 July
- Farnborough Airshow resumes after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[55]
- 19 July
- The KAI KF-21 Boramae Korean jet fighter makes its first flight from Korea Aerospace Industries facility at Sacheon, South Korea.[56]
- 28 July
- JetBlue announces a planned acquisition of Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion.[57]
August
- 16 August
- American Airlines makes an order for 20 Boom Overture supersonic airliners, making it the second major order for the Overture.[58]
September
- 8 September
- Airbus revokes all of Qatar Airways' remaining orders for the Airbus A350, raising the stakes in a safety and contractual dispute by the Gulf carrier.[59]
- 27 September
- Eviation Aircraft conducts the first flight of their Eviation Alice electric regional airliner, ahead of entry into service in 2023.[60]
- Virgin Atlantic announces that it will join the SkyTeam alliance in 2023.
- 29 September
- SOFIA airborne observatory, and the aircraft operating as SOFIA, a Boeing 747SP, is retired, after 15 years of service.[61]
October
- 23 October
- Korean Air Flight 631 overruns the runway while landing after a hydraulic problem. Nobody was injured but the plane was written off.
- 27 October
- A Canadair CL-415 fire-fighting aircraft of the Italian Protezione Civile crashes on Mount Etna, Sicily, during extinguishing operations. Two pilots on board die, after the impact of the hull on the Monte Calcinera ridge.[62]
November
- 6 November
- An ATR 42-500 of Precision Air, operating as Precision Air Flight 494, crashes into Lake Victoria while landing at Bukoba Airport from Dar Es Salaam Airport. The flight was carrying 39 passengers and 4 crew members; the crash resulted in 19 fatalities.[63]
- 12 November
- Two collided mid-air and crashed during the Wings Over Dallas airshow at Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas.[64]
- 18 November
- An LATAM Perú Flight 2213, collides with a fire engine which was on the runway during the flight's takeoff roll. All 102 passengers and 6 crew aboard escape unharmed. However, two firefighters were killed and one injured.[65]
- 28 November
- AE2100 turboprop on hydrogen, towards hydrogen-powered aircraft, before another trial with a Pearl 15 turbofan.[66]
December
- 2 December
- The first completed B-21 Raider is publicly unveiled by Northrop Grumman and the USAF at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California.[67]
- 5 December
- The US Army selects the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor over the competing Sikorsky–Boeing SB-1 Defiant coaxial design for its FLRAA program to replace its 2,300 Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks.[68]
- 21 December
- A Chinese PLANAF Shenyang J-11 fighter intercepts a U.S. Air Force Boeing RC-135 electronic surveillance aircraft with about 30 people on board over the South China Sea, performing what the U.S. described as an "unsafe maneuver". The fighter came within 20 feet (6.1 m) of the RC-135's nose, forcing it to take evasive action.[69]
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Orders and deliveries
Airbus booked 820 net orders in 2022 and delivered 661 aircraft, for a year-end backlog of 7,239; while Boeing booked 774 orders and delivered 480 aircraft for a backlog of 5,430.[73]
Deadliest crash
Across all airline operations globally, there were 12 fatal accidents resulting in 229 fatalities in 2022.[74] Accounting for more than half of those, the deadliest crash of this year was China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735, a Boeing 737 which crashed in Teng County, China on 21 March, killing all 132 people on board.
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