2023 in aviation
Many aviation-related events are expected to take place in 2023. The aviation industry continued to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Deadliest crash
Thus far, the deadliest crash has been Yeti Airlines Flight 691, an ATR 72 which crashed on final approach to Pokhara, Nepal, on 15 January, killing all 72 people on board.
Events
- The VoltAero Cassio 330 is expected to make its first test flight in 2023.[1]
- The Lockheed Martin X-59 QueSST is expected to make its first test flight in 2023 as part of NASA's low-boom supersonic flight demonstrator project.[2]
- The Comac C919 developed by Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac is expected to enter service with China Eastern Airlines.[3][4]
- The first prototype of the Turkish fighter aircraft TAI TF-X is expected to make its maiden flight in 2023.[5]
- Ghana Airlines, the new national carrier of Ghana, is expected to begin operations.[6]
- American low-cost airline Northern Pacific Airways is expected to begin operations.[6]
- Marabu airline is expected to begin operations.[6]
January
- 1 January
- The Philippine airspace temporarily closed due to an issue with air traffic control and navigation systems.[7]
- 2 January
- Two helicopters collide near the Sea World theme park in the city of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The collision killed four people and injured eight.[8]
- 11 January
- Thousands of flights are delayed or cancelled in the United States after a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) NOTAM system outage.[9]
- 15 January
- An ATR 72-500 operating Yeti Airlines Flight 691 from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal, crashes near Pokhara; all 72 people on board are dead.[10]
- 18 January
- A helicopter crashes in Brovary, a suburb of Kyiv, Ukraine, killing Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denys Monastyrsky, his deputy Yevhen Yenin, and state secretary Yurii Lubkovych and 11 others.[11]
- 28 January
- Flybe, a British regional airline which relaunched in April 2022, ceases operations and enters administration.[12]
- 31 January
- The 1,574th and final Boeing 747, a 747-8 freighter, is delivered to Atlas Air.[13]
- Norwegian carrier Flyr, which launched operations in June 2021, ceases operations before filing for bankruptcy after failing to secure financing.[14]
- Australian low-cost airline Bonza conducts its maiden flight from the Sunshine Coast to the Whitsundays.[15]
February
- 4 February
- A Chinese-operated high-altitude weather balloon was shot down by the US Air Force over US territorial waters off the coast of South Carolina. Over the next few days, more balloons are shot down over the US and Canada.[16]
- 6 February
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries terminates its SpaceJet project and plans to liquidate its Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation subsidiary.[17]
- A Boeing 737-300 of Coulson Aviation crashes while fighting fires in Australia; both pilots survive the crash.[18]
- 14 February
- In one of the largest ever purchases of passenger aircraft,[19] Air India places orders for a total of 470 airliners: 250 from Airbus (210 A320neo family and 40 A350s) and 220 from Boeing (190 737 MAX, 20 787s and 10 777Xs).[20]
March
- 2 March
- Virgin Atlantic joins the SkyTeam alliance.[21]
April
- 15 April
- A Saudi Airlines Airbus A330 and a SkyUp Airlines Boeing 737-800 operating on behalf of Sun Air are badly damaged or destroyed at Khartoum International Airport, Sudan, during clashes between rival factions of the country's military. Major airlines suspend their flights to the region.[22][23] A United Nations Humanitarian Air Service aircraft was also badly damaged.[24]
May
- 3 May
- Indian airline Go First declares bankruptcy and temporarily ceases operations, citing loss of revenue as a result of Pratt & Whitney engine issues.[25]
- 9 May
- Ryanair orders 150 Boeing 737 MAX 10s outfitted with 228 seats, with options for a further 150 aircraft, to be delivered between 2027 and 2033, for a value of $40 billion at list price.[26]
- 11 May
- Business jet operator NetJets order up to 250 Embraer Praetor 500s for $5 billion to be delivered from 2025, after having ordered up to 125 Phenom 300 in 2010 and 100 more in 2021.[27]
June
- The Paris Air Show is scheduled to be held.
November
- The Dubai Airshow is scheduled to be held.
References
- Weitering, Hanneke (15 December 2022). "Air New Zealand Signals Next Steps To Decarbonize Fleet". Aviation International News. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- Hemmerdinger, Jon (13 January 2023). "NASA now eyes 2023 first flight for X-59, as supersonic projects face heat". Flight Global.
- Bogaisky, Jeremy. "China Preps To Launch Its First Big Passenger Jet. It's No Threat To Boeing Or Airbus—Yet". Forbes.
- "China's answer to Boeing's 737 is finally, almost ready for take-off". Fortune.
- Iddon, Paul. "TF-X: Turkey Plans To Fly Its Homegrown Stealth Fighter In 2023, But It's Still Far From Finished". Forbes.
- "5 Startup Airlines To Watch Out For In 2023". Simple Flying. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- Cepeda, Mara (1 January 2023). "Manila airport power failure causes flight delays, diversions". The Straits Times.
- Cabral, Sam (2 January 2023). "Australia helicopter collision: Four dead in mid-air incident over Gold Coast". BBC News.
- "Air travel across US thrown into chaos after computer outage". AP NEWS. 11 January 2023.
- "Nepal plane crash: No hope of finding survivors, official says". BBC News. 15 January 2023.
- "Ukraine crash: Ministers killed as helicopter comes down near nursery". BBC News. 18 January 2023.
- Seet, Charlotte (28 January 2023). "Flybe Placed Into Administration And All Operations Ceased". Simple Flying.
- Hemmerdinger, Jon (31 January 2023). "Last of the jumbos: Boeing closes chapter with final 747 delivery". Flightglobal.
- Dunn, Graham (31 January 2023). "Norway's Flyr ceases operations after financing fails". Flightglobal.
- "First airline to launch in Australia in 15 years looks to open up routes but says Sydney fees are too expensive". ABC News. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- Brown, Matthew; Pollard, James (5 February 2023). "Eyes on the sky as Chinese balloon shot down over Atlantic". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- "Mitsubishi Heavy Announces Pullout from Passenger Jet Development". Jiji Press. 7 February 2023 – via Nippon.com.
- "2 pilots walk away from Boeing 737 tanker crash in Australia". The Seattle Times. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- Jolly, Jasper (14 February 2023). "Air India makes record-breaking purchases from Airbus and Boeing". The Guardian.
- Carvajal, Nikki; Isidore, Chris (14 February 2023). "Boeing lands massive Air India order, but still loses out to Airbus". CNN.
- Byrne, Jack K. (3 March 2023). "Virgin Atlantic Becomes SkyTeam's First UK Member". AviationSource News.
- Hogg, Ryan (15 April 2023). "A Saudi Arabian airline said an A330 plane was involved in an 'accident' at Khartoum airport in Sudan". Business Insider.
- @flightradar24 (15 April 2023). "Video from the airport in Khartoum showing damage to the SkyUp 737 and Saudia A330" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "World Food Programme halts Sudan operations, 3 workers killed". Reuters. 16 April 2023.
- "India's Go First cancels flights after bankruptcy". BBC News. 3 May 2023.
- David Kaminski-Morrow (9 May 2023). "Ryanair reaches 737 Max 10 deal covering up to 300 aircraft". Flightglobal.
- Jon Hemmerdinger (12 May 2023). "NetJets to purchase up to 250 Embraer Praetor 500s". Flightglobal.
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