of the wealthiest women in Russia and co-owner of S7 Airlines, with her husband. Her father and the pilot were also killed in the crash. The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation found in its investigation that on approach, the plane had made a 30–45 degree left-sided bank turn. Kommersant reported that the cause of the crash was pilot error, likely a pilot-induced stall. The US Federal Aviation Administration awarded the E1000 its type certification in November 2019. The certification effort had been initially estimated by King to take three years and cost US$20M, but took seven years and about US$200M. At the time of certification the company had more than 80 orders for the E1000. After certification the company indicated that it intends to ramp up production to one aircraft every three weeks by the second half of 2020 and earn its production certificate, so each individual aircraft will not require FAA inspection prior to delivery. This will be followed by one aircraft every two weeks by the first half of 2021 and work towards one aircraft a week. The goal is to ultimately produce 50 aircraft per year. The company announced in May 2020 that the first two E1000s had been delivered to customers. In July 2020, Epic earned FAA production certification for the E1000, allowing the company to build, test, and approve aircraft with less FAA oversight. That month, the E1000 was named as the winner of Flying magazine's 2020 Innovation Award. Flying's Editor-in-Chief Julie Boatman, noted the aircraft's deliveries started during the COVID-19 pandemic. Plane & Pilot magazine named the E1000 its 2020 plane of the year, citing its powerful engine, range, and design. That December, Epic and ATP, an aircraft software company, announced a partnership for tracking maintenance and distributing technical publications. In July 2021, the updated E1000 GX received its FAA type certificate, equipped with Garmin's GFC 700 autopilot and a Hartzell 5-blade composite propeller. By the end of July, Epic expanded its service network to three facilities in the United States with a Fort Worth-based maintenance station. By the third quarter of 2021, Epic had delivered six E1000 GX aircraft, with another 4 delivered by the end of fourth quarter. Epic's goal is to complete 20 planes in 2022, and up to 40 in 2023. To increase production capacity, Epic hired 175 additional staff between July and December of 2021, with many