2025 in aviation
This is a list of aviation-related events in 2025.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 January
- The flag carrier of Cambodia changed its name from Cambodia Angkor Air to Air Cambodia.[1][importance?]
- 7 January
- A Cessna 208 Caravan seaplane operated by Swan River Seaplanes crashed during takeoff from Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Three of the seven people onboard were killed and three were injured.[2]
- 28 January
- Boom Technology's XB-1 demonstrator successfully went supersonic, achieving a speed of Mach 1.1.[3][4]
- An Airbus A321 operating as Air Busan Flight 391 caught fire shortly before takeoff from Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea. All 176 people on board evacuated safely, with only 7 suffering minor injuries.[5]
- 29 January
- A Beechcraft 1900 operated by Light Air Services crashed shortly after takeoff from Unity oilfield in South Sudan, killing twenty of the twenty-one people on board.[6]
- American Eagle Flight 5342, a Bombardier CRJ700, collided with a United States Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter while attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington D.C., United States, and crashed into the Potomac River.[7] None out of the 64 people on board the CRJ700 and 3 on the helicopter survived the collision.[8]
February
[edit]- 10–14 February
- The Aero India Airshow is scheduled to be held in Bengaluru, India.[9][10]
March
[edit]- 25–30 March
- The Australian International Airshow is scheduled to be held at Avalon Airport, Geelong, Australia.[9][11]
June
[edit]July
[edit]- 21–27 July
- The EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is scheduled to be held at Wittman Regional Airport and Pioneer Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. United States.[13]
August
[edit]- 30 August – 1 September
- The Canadian International Air Show is scheduled to be held at Toronto, Canada.[9][14]
September
[edit]- 26–28 September
- The Oregon International Air Show is scheduled to be held in Oregon, United States.[9]
Deadliest accident
[edit]As of 30 January, the deadliest aviation accident of 2025 is the mid-air collision between a Bombardier CRJ700 operating as American Eagle Flight 5342 and a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter above the Potomac River in Washington, DC. All 64 people on board the CRJ700 and 3 on the helicopter were killed.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "National carrier expanding fleet, announces name change".
- ^ "A seaplane crashes off an Australian tourist island, killing 3 and injuring 3 others". Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Ros, Miquel (28 January 2025). "Boom Supersonic's XB-1 goes supersonic". AeroTime. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ Clash, Jim (28 January 2025). "Boom XB-1 Achieves Supersonic Flight - First Time Since Concorde In 2003". Forbes. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ^ "No. of injured victims from Busan airplane fire rises to 7, all with minor injuries". The Korea Herald. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Plane crashes in South Sudan, killing 20, official says". Reuters. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Aircraft crashes into Potomac River near Reagan National Airport; emergency response underway". BNO News. 29 January 2025. Retrieved 29 January 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "More than 60 feared dead in Washington after jet hits helicopter, crashes into river".
- ^ a b c d "2025 Airshow Calendar". AirshowStuff. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Aero India February 10-14, 2025". Aitech Website. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Avalon Australian International Airshow". Prince George's County Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ "Oman Air to join Oneworld on June 30, 2025 - Executive Traveller". www.executivetraveller.com. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "EAA AirVenture Oshkosh dates confirmed through 2027 | EAA AirVenture News". www.eaa.org. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Canadian International Air Show" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2024.