Editing 2022 in aviation (section)

=== March ===
[[File:G-ZNTH Learjet 75 LJ75 c n 45-540 - BZE (46212773245).jpg|thumb|On 28 March, the final [[Learjet]], a [[Learjet 75|75]], is delivered after 60 years of production and more than 3,000 deliveries.]]

; 1 March
: The United States closes its airspace to all Russian aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Shepardson |first1=David |last2=Freed |first2=Jamie |last3=Chee |first3=Foo Yun |date=2022-03-02 |title=U.S. follows Canada, Europe on Russian aircraft ban |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/airspace-closures-after-ukraine-invasion-stretch-global-supply-chains-2022-03-01/ |access-date=2022-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Tangel |first1=Andrew |last2=Sider |first2=Alison |date=2022-03-01 |title=U.S. to Ban Russian Flights From American Airspace |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-expected-to-ban-russian-flights-from-american-airspace-11646178615 |access-date=2022-03-01 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref>
; 2 March
: Airbus and Boeing both suspend maintenance support for Russian airlines.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-02 |title=Airbus and Boeing to halt supply of aircraft parts to Russian airlines |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/02/airbus-and-boeing-to-halt-supply-of-aircraft-parts-to-russian-airlines |access-date=2022-03-02 |work=the Guardian}}</ref>
; 7 March
: [[Embraer]] announces their intentions to enter the cargo market, by providing freighter conversions of [[Embraer E-Jet family|E-190s and E-195s]], which should enter service in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Dunn |first=Graham |date=7 March 2022 |title=Embraer launches E190/195 freighter conversion programme |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/programmes/embraer-launches-e190/195-freighter-conversion-programme/147819.article |work=FlightGlobal}}</ref>
; 8 March
: [[Aeroflot]] suspends all its remaining flights to international destinations (except for Minsk, Belarus) due to airspace restrictions<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunn |first1=Graham |title=Aeroflot suspends virtually all international flights from 8 March |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/aeroflot-suspends-virtually-all-international-flights-from-8-march/147813.article |work=Flight Global |date=7 March 2022}}</ref> and to counter the "risk" of aircraft being repossessed by lessors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Subramanian |first1=Samanth |title=How sanctions are bringing Russia's airline industry to a grinding halt |url=https://qz.com/2138563/russias-aeroflot-airline-is-grounding-its-international-flights/ |work=Quartz |date=7 March 2022}}</ref>
; 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Finnair revisits polar routes to maintain Asian destinations |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/finnair-revisits-polar-routes-to-maintain-asian-destinations/147975.article |work=Flight Global |date=18 March 2022 }}</ref>
; 14 March
: The [[Cessna 408 SkyCourier]] receive its [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] type certification after 2,100 hours of flight tests.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://media.txtav.com/211907-the-next-big-thing-in-flight-has-arrived-cessna-skycourier-twin-utility-turboprop-earns-faa-type-certification |date= 14 March 2022 |title= The next big thing in flight has arrived – Cessna SkyCourier twin utility turboprop earns FAA type certification |publisher= Textron Aviation}}</ref>
: 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wolfsteller |first1=Pilar |title=Russia moves to seize hundreds of leased aircraft |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/russia-moves-to-seize-hundreds-of-leased-aircraft/147918.article |work=Flight Global |date=15 March 2022 }}</ref>
; 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 [[European Union Aviation Safety Agency|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".<ref>{{cite news |author=Perry |first=Dominic |date=17 March 2022 |title=Textron moves to snap up Pipistrel |work=FlightGlobal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/textron-moves-to-snap-up-pipistrel/147962.article}}</ref>
; 21 March
: [[China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735]], a [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]] crashes in the mountains of [[Guangxi]] near [[Guangzhou]], killing all 132 people on board.<ref>{{cite news |title=No survivors found in China Eastern plane crash, state media say |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/plane-crash-china-eastern-no-survivors-123-passengers-crew/ |work=www.cbsnews.com |date=22 March 2022}}</ref>
; 28 March
: As [[Bombardier Aerospace|Bombardier]] focuses on its larger Challenger and Global [[business jet]]s, the final [[Learjet]], a [[Learjet 75|75]], is delivered after 60 years of production and more than 3,000 deliveries, while over 2,000 remain in service.<ref>{{cite news |author=Hemmerdinger |first=Jon |date=30 March 2022 |title=Learjet production goes silent after six decades |work=Flightglobal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/business-aviation/learjet-production-goes-silent-after-six-decades/148088.article}}</ref>