2023 in aviation
Many aviation-related events are expected to take place in 2023. The aviation industry is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Events
- Virgin Atlantic is expected to join the SkyTeam alliance in early 2023.[1]
- The VoltAero Cassio 330 is expected to make its first test flight in 2023.[2]
- 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.[3]
- The Comac C919 developed by Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac is expected to enter service with China Eastern Airlines.[4][5]
- The first prototype of the Turkish fighter aircraft TAI TF-X is expected to make its maiden flight in 2023.[6]
- Ghana Airlines, the new national carrier of Ghana, is expected to begin operations.[7]
- American low-cost airline Northern Pacific Airways is expected to begin operations.[7]
- Marabu airline is expected to begin operations.[7]
January
- 1 January
- The Philippine airspace temporarily closed due to an issue with air traffic control and navigation systems.[8]
- 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.[9]
- 11 January
- Thousands of flights are delayed or cancelled in the United States after a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) NOTAM system outage.[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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.[12]
- 28 January
- Flybe, a British regional airline which relaunched in April 2022, ceases operations and enters administration.[13]
- 31 January
- The 1,574th and final Boeing 747, a 747-8 freighter, is delivered to Atlas Air.[14]
- Norwegian carrier Flyr, which launched operations in June 2021, ceases operations before filing for bankruptcy after failing to secure financing.[15]
- Australian low-cost airline Bonza conducts its maiden flight from the Sunshine Coast to the Whitsundays.[16]
February
- 6 February
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries terminates its SpaceJet project and plans to liquidate its Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation subsidiary.Cite error: A
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June
- The Paris Air Show is scheduled to be held.
November
- The Dubai Airshow is scheduled to be held.
References
- ^ "Virgin Atlantic To Join SkyTeam Airline Alliance In 2023". Forbes. 31 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "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.