Editing 2022 in aviation

{{Short description|Aviation-related events during the year 2022}}
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Many aviation-related events took place in [[2022]]. Throughout the year, [[Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aviation|aviation industry was recovering]] from the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].

==Deadliest crash==
Across all airline operations globally, there were 12 fatal accidents resulting in 229 fatalities in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/can-airline-safety-improve-from-average-performance-in-2022/151714.article |title= Can airline safety improve from average performance in 2022? |author= David Learmount |date= 19 January 2023}}</ref>
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.

== Events ==
=== January ===
[[File:Eurocopter AS365+( kf 8984).jpg|thumb|[[Airbus Helicopters]] delivered the last [[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin|Eurocopter Dauphin]] helicopter on 21 January; more than 1,100 have been produced since 1972.<ref name=Airbus21jan2022/>]]

; 1 January
: The [[Airbus]] group creates [[Airbus Atlantic]], the world number two in [[aerostructures]], combining the resources of [[Stelia Aerospace]] and two Airbus sites.<ref>{{cite press release |title= Launch of Airbus Atlantic, a new global player for aerostructures |url= https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-01-launch-of-airbus-atlantic-a-new-global-player-for-aerostructures |publisher= Airbus |date= 3 January 2022 |access-date= 12 January 2022 |archive-date= 17 January 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220117211013/https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-01-launch-of-airbus-atlantic-a-new-global-player-for-aerostructures |url-status= live }}</ref>
: The [[Prime Minister of Denmark]] announces a goal to eliminate the use of fossil fuels for the country's domestic flights by 2030.<ref>{{cite news |title=Denmark to make domestic flights fossil fuel free by 2030 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59849898 |work=BBC News |date=2 January 2022 |access-date=2 January 2022 |archive-date=2 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220102160029/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59849898 |url-status=live }}</ref>

; 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.<ref>{{Cite press release |url= https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2022-01-05-Allegiant-Air-Orders-Up-to-100-737-MAX-Jets |title= Allegiant Air Orders Up to 100 737 MAX Jets |date= 5 January 2022 |publisher= Boeing |access-date= 12 January 2022 |archive-date= 13 January 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220113071547/https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2022-01-05-Allegiant-Air-Orders-Up-to-100-737-MAX-Jets |url-status= live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Hemmerdinger |first=Jon |date=5 January 2022 |title=Allegiant confirms major order for Boeing's 737 Max |work=Flightglobal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/allegiant-confirms-major-order-for-boeings-737-max/147020.article |url-status=live |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105171003/https://www.flightglobal.com/fleets/allegiant-confirms-major-order-for-boeings-737-max/147020.article |archive-date=5 January 2022}}</ref>{{importance-inline|reason=non-notable commercial aviation order|date=June 2023}}
: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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Rodionov |first1=Maxim |last2=Trevelyan |first2=Mark |date=5 January 2022 |title=Kazakh president seeks help from Russia-led security bloc |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/kazakh-president-seeks-help-russia-led-security-bloc-2022-01-05/ |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://p.dw.com/p/45A3D|title=Kazakhstan president confirms takeover of Almaty airport &#124; DW &#124; 05.01.2022 |author=<!--not stated--> |work=[[Deutsche Welle]] |date=5 January 2022 |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>

; 6 January
: The [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]] withdraws its [[General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16 fighter]] fleet from operational service. It becomes the first air force to have only [[Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II|F-35As]] as combat planes.<ref>{{cite web |last1= |first1= |title=F-35 takes over QRA mission from F-16 in Norway |url=https://ac.nato.int/archive/2022/f35-takes-over-qra-mission-from-f16-in-norway |website=[[Allied Air Command]] |language=en |date=6 January 2022 |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109163851/https://ac.nato.int/archive/2022/f35-takes-over-qra-mission-from-f16-in-norway |url-status=live }}</ref>

; 7 January
: ''[[TASS]]'' reports that [[Collective Security Treaty Organization]] troops have occupied Almaty International Airport and restored order.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=7 January 2022 |title=Peacekeepers take control over Almaty airport - Russian Defense Ministry |url=https://tass.com/defense/1384737 |work=[[TASS]] |location=Moscow |access-date=31 August 2022}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=Per the Wikipedia list of perennial sources, ''TASS'' is considered reliable for official statements of the Russian government, but is not considered an objective news source otherwise.|date=August 2022}}

; 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/tu-204-freighter-destroyed-in-ground-fire-at-hangzhou/147043.article|title=Tu-204 freighter destroyed in ground fire at Hangzhou|first=David|last=Kaminski-Morrow|date=2022-01-08|website=Flight Global|access-date=9 January 2022|archive-date=8 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108234733/https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/tu-204-freighter-destroyed-in-ground-fire-at-hangzhou/147043.article|url-status=live}}</ref>

; 14 January
: [[Boom Supersonic]] begins conducting engine runs using their [[Boom XB-1]] supersonic demonstrator aircraft.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wolfsteller |first1=Pilar |title=Boom Supersonic begins testing XB-1 demonstrator's GE engines |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/boom-supersonic-begins-testing-xb-1-demonstrators-ge-engines/147134.article |work=Flight Global |date=14 January 2022 |language=en |access-date=29 January 2022 |archive-date=19 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119234004/https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/boom-supersonic-begins-testing-xb-1-demonstrators-ge-engines/147134.article |url-status=live }}</ref>

; 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Teenage pilot Zara Rutherford completes solo round-world record |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59899980 |access-date=20 January 2022 |work=BBC News |date=20 January 2022 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120130258/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-59899980 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last1=Levaux|first1=Christian|last2=Cotton|first2=Johnny|date=20 January 2022|title=British-Belgian teen becomes youngest woman to fly solo round the world|language=en|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/british-belgian-teen-becomes-youngest-woman-fly-solo-round-world-2022-01-20/|access-date=21 January 2022|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120175502/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/british-belgian-teen-becomes-youngest-woman-fly-solo-round-world-2022-01-20/|url-status=live}}</ref>

; 21 January
: [[Enstrom Helicopter Corporation]] ceases activities after almost 62 years of operations.<ref>{{cite news |title=Enstrom Helicopters out of business |url=https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/enstrom-helicopters-out-of-business |work=www.scramble.nl |date=20 January 2022 |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122064104/https://www.scramble.nl/military-news/enstrom-helicopters-out-of-business |url-status=live }}</ref>
: [[Airbus Helicopters]] delivers the last [[Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin|Eurocopter Dauphin]] helicopter, more than 1,100 of which have been produced since 1972.<ref name=Airbus21jan2022>{{cite web |title=Airbus delivers the last ever Dauphin to Spanish Customs |date=21 January 2022 |publisher=Airbus |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-01-airbus-delivers-the-last-ever-dauphin-to-spanish-customs |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122012658/https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2022-01-airbus-delivers-the-last-ever-dauphin-to-spanish-customs |url-status=live }}</ref>

; 27 January
: A [[EADS CASA C-295|C295]] equipped with [[Airbus]]'s semi-[[Adaptive compliant wing|morphing wing]]s completes its first flight in [[Seville]], Spain. With other new materials and technologies, Airbus aims to reduce  [[Carbon dioxide|{{CO2}}]] emissions by up to 43% and [[nitrous oxide|NOx]] by up to 70% in a regional multi-mission configuration.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Hoyle |first=Craig |date=27 January 2022 |title=Airbus C295 demonstrator takes flight with semi-morphing wing |work=FlightGlobal |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/airbus-c295-demonstrator-takes-flight-with-semi-morphing-wing/147288.article |url-status=live |access-date=27 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130033156/https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/airbus-c295-demonstrator-takes-flight-with-semi-morphing-wing/147288.article |archive-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>

; 31 January
: [[Boeing]] launches the [[777X#Freighter|777-8 Freighter]], with an order from [[Qatar Airways]] for 34 aircraft, with deliveries expected to start in 2027.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Boeing Launches 777-8 Freighter to Serve Growing Demand for Cargo, Enhanced Environmental Performance |url=https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2022-01-31-Boeing-Launches-777-8-Freighter-to-Serve-Growing-Demand-for-Cargo,-Enhanced-Environmental-Performance |date=31 January 2022 |publisher=Boeing}}</ref>

=== February ===
[[File:Russian MoD video screenshot showing a UAV taking off from the Gomel Airport runway 2022 (cropped).jpg|thumb|A [[UAV]] taking off from [[Gomel Airport]] (Belarus) during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]]]

; 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Frontier to buy Spirit Airlines in $2.9 bln budget carrier deal|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spirit-airlines-frontier-merge-29-bln-deal-2022-02-07/|work=[[Reuters]]|last1=Singh|first1=Rajesh Kumar|last2=Nair|first2=Aishwarya|date=7 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022}}</ref>
; 16 February
: At the 2022 [[Singapore Airshow]], [[Airbus]] gets two orders for the upcoming [[A350F|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Chuanren |title=SIA Finalizes A350F Order As Etihad Signs For Freighter |url=https://aviationweek.com/shownews/singapore-airshow/sia-finalizes-a350f-order-etihad-signs-freighter |work=aviationweek.com |date=16 February 2022}}</ref>
; 22 February
: [[Airbus]] announces a demonstration of a liquid [[Hydrogen-powered aircraft|hydrogen-fueled]] turbofan, with [[CFM International]] modifying a [[GE Passport]], for a first flight expected within five years, mounted on an [[Airbus A380]] prototype.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2022-02-the-zeroe-demonstrator-has-arrived |date= 22 February 2022 |title= The ZEROe demonstrator has arrived |publisher= Airbus}}</ref>
; 24 February
: The airspace of Ukraine is closed, just a few hours before Russia begins the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]], and flights flying to Ukraine are diverted to other airports.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-24|title=Ukrainian Airspace Closes As Russian Forces Move Into The Country|url=https://simpleflying.com/ukraine-airspace-closed-russian-forces-move-in/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=Simple Flying|language=en-US}}</ref>

; 25 February
: [[International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine#Aviation|EU sanctions against Russia]] include a ban on the sale of aircraft and spare parts.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=EU to prohibit sales of aircraft and spares to Russian carriers |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/eu-to-prohibit-sales-of-aircraft-and-spares-to-russian-carriers/147714.article |work=Flight Global |date=25 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The sanctions also require lessors to terminate the leases on aircraft placed with Russian airlines.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freed |first1=Jamie |last2=Cornwell |first2=Alexander |title=Hundreds of Russia plane leases to be axed after EU sanctions |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/hundreds-russia-plane-leases-be-axed-after-eu-sanctions-2022-02-28/ |work=Reuters |date=28 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
; 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Timsit |first1=Annabelle |last2=Firozi |first2=Paulina |title=More European nations ban Russian flights from their airspace — including the entire E.U. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/02/27/airspace-russia-flights-european-countries-ban/ |newspaper=Washington Post |date=27 February 2022}}</ref> Russia issues a reciprocal ban, forcing many airlines to reroute or cancel flights to Asian destinations.<ref>{{cite news |title=West's flight ban on Russian planes draws Moscow retaliation |url=https://www.portcalls.com/wests-flight-ban-on-russian-planes-draws-moscow-retaliation/ |work=PortCalls Asia |date=28 February 2022}}</ref>
: During the [[battle of Antonov Airport]], the world's largest cargo plane, the [[Antonov An-225 Mriya]], is destroyed by bombing and fire.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cenciotti |first=David |date=2022-03-04 |title=Here Are The First Clear Images Of The Remains Of The An-225 Inside The Hangar At Antonov Airport |url=https://theaviationist.com/2022/03/04/here-are-the-first-clear-images-of-the-remains-of-the-an-225-inside-the-hangar-at-antonov-airport/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=The Aviationist |language=en-US}}</ref> Ukraine affirms its intent to rebuild the aircraft.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guy |first1=Jack |title=World's largest plane destroyed in Ukraine |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/antonov-an-225-largest-plane-destroyed-ukraine-scli-intl/index.html |work=CNN |date=28 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

=== 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>

===April===
[[File:Flybe at Leeds Bradford Airport.jpg|thumb|British regional airline [[Flybe]] was relaunched on 13 April.]]

; 7 April
: [[DHL Aero Expreso Flight 7216]], a [[Boeing 757|Boeing 757-200]] freighter crash-lands after a runway excursion at [[Juan Santamaria International Airport]], causing the aircraft to break in two. However, the crew members escape with minor injuries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Accident: DHL B752 at San Jose on Apr 7th 2022, hydraulic failure results in runway excursion |url=https://avherald.com/h?comment=4f719c2d&opt=1 |access-date=2022-04-08 |website=avherald.com}}</ref>
; 13 April
: Newly relaunched British regional airline [[Flybe]] makes its first flight from [[Birmingham Airport|Birmingham]] to [[George Best Belfast City Airport|Belfast]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Orban |first1=André |title=Flybe's first flight takes to the skies from Birmingham Airport |url=https://www.aviation24.be/defunct-airlines/flybe/flybes-first-flight-takes-to-the-skies-from-birmingham-airport/ |work=Aviation24.be |date=13 April 2022 |access-date=13 April 2022 |archive-date=13 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413103523/https://www.aviation24.be/defunct-airlines/flybe/flybes-first-flight-takes-to-the-skies-from-birmingham-airport/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
; 19 April
: The [[U.S. government]] announces that the mask mandate will be no longer be enforced on domestic flights, but will still be enforced on select international flights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranabhat |first=Sharad |date=2022-04-19 |title=U.S. Will No Longer Enforce Mask Mandate on Airplanes |url=https://samchui.com/2022/04/19/u-s-will-no-longer-enforce-mask-mandate-on-airplanes/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=SamChui.com}}</ref>
; 28 April
: [[Boeing Defense, Space & Security]] rolls out the first of 351 production [[T-7A Red Hawk]] training aircraft, a $9.2 billion contract for the [[USAF]].<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3014351/first-t-7a-red-hawk-rolls-out/ |title= First T-7A Red Hawk rolls out |date= April 28, 2022 |publisher= US Air Force}}</ref>
: Due to budget cuts, [[NASA]] announces that the [[SOFIA]] [[airborne observatory]] project will end by October 2022, and the aircraft being used as SOFIA, one of the final [[Boeing 747SP]] aircraft in service, will be grounded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-28 |title=Unique Boeing 747: NASA Will End The SOFIA Program Before October |url=https://simpleflying.com/nasa-end-sofia-boeing-747-project/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=Simple Flying |language=en-US}}</ref>

===May===
[[File:Airbus A350 1041 MSN 59 F-WMIL at Paris Air Show June 2019 (5).jpg|thumb|[[Qantas]] selected the [[A350-1000]] for [[Kangaroo Route#Non-stop flights|Project Sunrise]] non-stop flights on 2 May.]]

; 2 May
: [[Qantas]] places a formal order for 12 [[Airbus A350-1000]] aircraft for [[Kangaroo Route#Non-stop flights|Project Sunrise]] non-stop flights, to start in 2025.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.qantasnewsroom.com.au/media-releases/qantas-group-announces-major-aircraft-order-to-shape-its-future/ |title=Qantas group announces major aircraft order to shape its future |date=2 May 2022 |publisher=Qantas}}</ref>{{importance-inline|reason=non-notable commercial aviation order|date=June 2023}}

; 5 May
: [[Boeing]] announces its headquarters will be moved from [[Chicago]] to [[Arlington, Virginia]] in the [[Washington, D.C.]] metropolitan area.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2022-05-05-Boeing-Names-Northern-Virginia-Office-Its-Global-Headquarters-Establishes-Research-Technology-Hub |title= Boeing Names Northern Virginia Office Its Global Headquarters; Establishes Research & Technology Hub |publisher= Boeing |date=2022-05-05}}</ref>

; 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crash of an Airbus A319-115 in Chongqing |url=https://baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-airbus-a319-115-chongqing |publisher=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://simpleflying.com/tibet-airlines-airbus-a319-take-off-fire/ | title=Tibet Airlines Airbus A319 Catches Fire Taking off in Chongqing | date=12 May 2022 }}</ref>

; 13 May
: [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] plans to begin accepting [[Bitcoin]] as a form of payment, making it the first airline to accept [[cryptocurrency]] as a payment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-13 |title=Emirates Plans To Accept Bitcoin As A Form Of Payment |url=https://simpleflying.com/emirates-bitcoin-payment/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Simple Flying |language=en-US}}</ref>

; 16 May
: [[Antonov Airlines]] shifts its base from [[Hostomel Airport]] in [[Kyiv]], Ukraine, to [[Leipzig-Halle Airport]] in [[Leipzig]], Germany, after the destruction of the cargo airline's base at Gostomel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title=Antonov Airlines Is Shifting Its Base To Leipzig, Germany |url=https://simpleflying.com/antonov-airlines-shifts-base-to-leipzig-germany/ |access-date=2022-05-16 |website=Simple Flying |language=en-US}}</ref>
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'''20 May'''

[[Airspeeder (racing series)|Airspeeder]] conducts its first remotely-piloted [[eVTOL]] race, with Zephatali Walsh named as the inaugural season champion. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-27 |title=The Airspeeder Is A Real F1 'Flying Racing Car' From The Future |url=https://www.slashgear.com/909091/the-airspeeder-is-a-real-f1-flying-racing-car-from-the-future/ |access-date=2023-07-25 |website=SlashGear |language=en-US}}</ref>
; 22 May
: Two [[Rafale]] fighters of the [[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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Charpentreau |first1=Clément |title=Two Rafale fighters collide during air show in France |url=https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/31079-rafale-collision-cognac-air-show |work=www.aerotime.aero |date=23 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref> 
 
; 29 May 
: A [[Tara Air]] [[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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Prasain |first1=Sangam |title=Missing Tara Air plane found crashed, 14 bodies recovered |url=https://kathmandupost.com/national/2022/05/30/missing-tara-air-plane-found-crashed-14-bodies-recovered |work=kathmandupost.com |date=30 May 2022 |language=English}}</ref>

===June===
[[File:Hamburg-Finkenwerder Airport Airbus Industrie Airbus A321-251NY F-WXLR (DSC05191).jpg|thumb|The [[A321XLR]] made its maiden flight on 15 June.]]

; 1 June
: [[Kulula.com]] suspends all flights and enters [[business rescue]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Ray |title=Still no clarity on whether Comair will resume operations soon |url=https://ewn.co.za/2022/06/03/still-no-clarity-on-whether-comair-will-resume-operations-soon |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en-US}}</ref> before being placed into liquidation on 9 June.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brandt |first=Kevin |title=Comair's application to be placed under provisional liquidation granted |url=https://ewn.co.za/2022/06/14/comair-s-application-to-be-placed-under-provisional-liquidation-granted |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en-US}}</ref>

; 7 June
: In response to pressure from [[International sanctions during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine#Aviation|international sanctions]], [[Aeroflot]] announces a $3&nbsp;billion emergency share issue and plans to order 300 Russian-built aircraft, mostly the [[Irkut MC-21]] and [[Sukhoi Superjet 100]], as well as a smaller number of older [[Tupolev Tu-214]]s.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 June 2022 |title=Russia's Aeroflot plans $3 billion cash injection, said to eye big jet order |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/russias-aeroflot-raise-up-3-billion-via-new-share-issue-2022-06-07/}}</ref>

; 15 June
: The [[Airbus A321XLR]] makes its maiden flight; entry into service is expected in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaminski-Morrow |first1=David |title=Airbus embarks on A321XLR flight-test campaign with maiden sortie |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/airbus-embarks-on-a321xlr-flight-test-campaign-with-maiden-sortie/149012.article |work=Flight Global |date=15 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

; 21 June
: [[Red Air Flight 203|RED Air Flight 203]], a [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2022 |title=Fiery crash landing at Miami airport captured on video |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fiery-crash-landing-miami-airport-captured-video-rcna34672 |website=NBC News}}</ref>

;28 June
: First flight of the [[Gulfstream G650/G700/G800#G800|Gulfstream G800]].<ref name="ai822">{{cite magazine |last=Willis |first=Dave |title=G800 begins flight tests |magazine=[[Air International]] |date=August 2022 |pages=8–9 |issn=0306-5634}}</ref>

=== July ===
[[File:KF-21 prototype.jpg|thumb|The Korean [[KAI KF-21]] (ex-K-FX) prototype makes its first flight on 19 July.]]

; 5 July
: [[Scandinavian Airlines]] files for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hardiman |first=Jake |date=July 5, 2022 |title=SAS Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection In The US |url=https://simpleflying.com/sas-chapter-11-bankruptcy-protection/ |website=Simple Flying}}</ref>

; 16 July
: An [[List of Antonov An-12 variants|Antonov An-12BK]], being operated as [[Meridian Flight 3032|Meridian Air Cargo Flight 3032]], crashes near [[Kavala|Kavala, Greece]] while trying to make an emergency landing at [[Kavala International Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kantouris |first1=Costas |last2=Nellas |first2=Demetris |date=July 17, 2022 |title=Cargo plane operated by Ukraine carrier crashes in Greece |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/plane-crashes-northern-greece-unknown-number-victims-86945641}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2022 |title=Cargo plane crashes near Greece's northern city of Kavala |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/cargo-plane-crashes-near-greeces-northern-city-kavala-2022-07-16/ |website=Reuters}}</ref>

; 18 July
: A [[Fokker 50]] on a [[Jubba Airways]] flight from [[Baidoa Airport|Baidoa]] [[2022 Jubba Airways Fokker 50 crash|crashes on landing]] at [[Aden Adde International Airport]], [[Mogadishu]] and flips over. All 33 occupants survive.<ref>{{cite news |title=Plane flips over after crash-landing in Somalia |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-62206497 |work=BBC News |date=18 July 2022}}</ref>

; 18–22 July
: [[Farnborough Airshow]] resumes after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Boeing, Airbus Face Off at Farnborough Air Show |url=https://www.aviationpros.com/aircraft/commercial-airline/news/21274400/boeing-airbus-face-off-at-farnborough-air-show |work=www.aviationpros.com |date=18 July 2022}}</ref>

; 19 July
: The [[KAI KF-21 Boramae]] Korean jet fighter makes its first flight from [[Korea Aerospace Industries]] facility at [[Sacheon]], South Korea.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Korea's KF-21 takes off |magazine=[[Air International]] |date=September 2022 |volume=103 |issue=2 |page=11 |issn=0306-5634}}</ref>

; 28 July
: [[JetBlue]] announces a planned acquisition of [[Spirit Airlines]] for $3.8 billion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Josephs |first1=Leslie |title=JetBlue to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion in push to become the fifth-largest US carrier |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/28/jetblue-airways-reaches-deal-to-buy-spirit-airlines.html |work=[[CNBC]] |date=July 28, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:Any Port in a Storm FLL JTPI 6961 (42269719011).jpg|thumb|[[JetBlue]] announces its acquisition of [[Spirit Airlines]] on 28 July.]]

=== August ===
; 16 August
: [[American Airlines]] makes an order for 20 [[Boom Overture]] supersonic airliners, making it the second major order for the Overture.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/16/american-airlines-agrees-to-buy-20-supersonic-planes-from-boom.html | title=American Airlines agrees to buy 20 supersonic planes from Boom | website=[[CNBC]] | date=16 August 2022 }}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last= |date=2022-09-08 |title=Airbus confirms cancellation of remaining Qatar A350 orders |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-confirms-cancellation-remaining-qatar-a350-orders-2022-09-08/ |access-date=2022-10-09}}</ref>

; 27 September
: Eviation Aircraft conducts the first flight of their [[Eviation Alice]] electric regional airliner, ahead of entry into service in 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/eviations-alice-gets-airborne-for-first-time/150347.article | title=Eviation's Alice gets airborne for first time }}</ref>
: [[Virgin Atlantic]] announces that it will join the [[SkyTeam]] alliance in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boon |first=Tom |date=2022-09-27 |title=Virgin Atlantic To Join The SkyTeam Alliance |url=https://simpleflying.com/virgin-atlantic-join-skyteam-alliance/ |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=Simple Flying}}</ref>

[[File:SOFIA ED10-0182-01 full (cropped).jpg|thumb|The last ever flight of the [[SOFIA]] airborne observatory occurs on 29 September.]]

; 29 September
: [[NASA]] conducts the last ever flight of the [[SOFIA]] airborne observatory, and the aircraft operating as SOFIA, a Boeing 747SP, is retired, after 15 years of service.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Klesman |first1=Alison |title=SOFIA flying observatory takes final flight |url=https://astronomy.com/news/2022/09/sofia-flying-observatory-takes-final-flight |work=Astronomy.com |date=29 September 2022 }}</ref>

=== 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Noëth |first1=Bart |title=Canadair CL-415 crashes in Sicily during firefighting mission; two pilot-firefighters perish |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/canadair-cl-415-crashes-in-sicily-during-mission-two-pilot-firefighters-perish/ |work=Aviation24.be |date=28 October 2022}}</ref>

=== November ===

; 6 November
: An [[ATR-42-500|ATR 42-500]] of [[Precision Air]], operating as [[Precision Air Flight 494]], crashes into [[Lake Victoria]] while landing at [[Bukoba Airport]] from [[Julius Nyerere International Airport|Dar Es Salaam Airport]]. The flight was carrying 39 passengers and 4 crew members; the crash resulted in 19 fatalities.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dausen |first1=Nuzulack |title=Passenger plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/precision-air-plane-crashes-into-lake-victoria-tanzania-state-media-2022-11-06/ |access-date=6 November 2022 |work=Reuters |date=6 November 2022}}</ref>

; 12 November
:Two [[World War II]]-era aircraft, a [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] and a [[Bell P-63 Kingcobra]], [[2022 Wings Over Dallas airshow mid-air collision|collided mid-air]] and crashed during the Wings Over Dallas [[Air show|airshow]] at [[Dallas Executive Airport]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2 aircraft collide and crash during WWII airshow in Dallas |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/aircraft-collide-crash-wwii-airshow-dallas/story?id=93175961 |website=ABC News |access-date=2022-11-12}}</ref>

;18 November
: An [[Airbus A320neo]] of [[LATAM Chile]], operating a domestic flight between [[Jorge Chávez International Airport|Lima]] and [[Inca Manco Cápac International Airport|Juliaca]] as [[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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aquino |first=Marco |date=2022-11-18 |title=LATAM Airlines plane crashes at Peruvian runway, two firefighters dead |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/perus-international-airport-reports-accident-runway-says-passenger-unharmed-2022-11-18/ |access-date=2022-11-18}}</ref>

; 28 November
: [[Rolls-Royce PLC]] announces it had run an [[AE2100]] turboprop on hydrogen, towards [[hydrogen-powered aircraft]], before another trial with a [[Rolls-Royce BR700#Pearl 15|Pearl 15]] turbofan.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://www.rolls-royce.com/media/press-releases/2022/28-11-2022-rr-and-easyjet-set-new-aviation-world-first-with-successful-hydrogen-engine-run.aspx |title= Rolls-Royce and easyJet set new world first |date= 28 November 2022 |publisher= Rolls-Royce}}</ref>

=== December ===
[[File:B-21 Plant 42 hangar.jpg|thumb|The first [[Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider|B-21 Raider]] is unveiled on 2 December.]]

; 2 December
: The first completed [[Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider|B-21 Raider]] is publicly unveiled by [[Northrop Grumman]] and the USAF at [[United States Air Force Plant 42|Plant 42]] in Palmdale, California.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finnerty |first=Ryan |title=Northrop Grumman reveals B-21 test aircraft as stealth programme roars toward first flight |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/northrop-grumman-reveals-b-21-test-aircraft-as-stealth-programme-roars-toward-first-flight/151201.article |date=2022-12-03 |website=Flight Global}}</ref>

; 5 December
: The [[US Army]] selects the [[Bell V-280 Valor]] tiltrotor over the competing [[Sikorsky–Boeing SB-1 Defiant]] coaxial design for its [[Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft|FLRAA]] program to replace its 2,300 [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk]]s.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/bell-beats-out-sikorsky-to-produce-us-armys-new-assault-helicopter/151226.article |title= Bell beats out Sikorsky to produce US Army's new assault helicopter |author= Ryan Finnerty |date= 6 December 2022 |work= Flightglobal}}</ref>

;21 December
: A Chinese [[People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force|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 {{Convert|20|ft}} of the RC-135's nose, forcing it to take evasive action.<ref name="CNN-Liebermann-20221229">{{cite news |last1=Liebermann |first1=Oren |title=Chinese fighter jet intercepts US recon aircraft with 'unsafe maneuver,' US Defense Department says {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/29/politics/chinese-fighter-jet-intercepts-us-reconnaissance-aircraft/index.html |access-date=December 30, 2022 |work=CNN |date=December 29, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
: The [[late December 2022 North American winter storm]] sweeps across the United States and Canada, resulting in the cancellation of over 10,000 flights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Becky |date=December 21, 2022 |title=A massive winter storm is sweeping across the U.S., making holiday travel dangerous |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1144970060/winter-storm-holiday-travel |access-date=December 31, 2022 |publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Fox |first1=Lauren |last2=Fortin |first2=Jacey |last3=Paz |first3=Isabella Grullón |date=December 22, 2022 |title=With roughly 10,000 flights affected by weather, travelers adjust or abandon their holiday plans. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/12/22/us/winter-storm-snow-weather-forecast |access-date=December 31, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 22, 2022 |title=Winter storm sweeps Toronto, leaving slippery roads, power outages, flight cancellations |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/winter-storm-toronto-1.6695629 |access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://leehamnews.com/2023/01/10/airbus-and-boeing-2022-orders-and-deliveries/ |title= Airbus and Boeing 2022 orders and deliveries |author= Bjorn Fehrm |date= January 10, 2023 |work= Leeham News}}</ref>

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