All Air Transport articles – Page 14
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NewsHawker 800XP crashes during post-maintenance stall test in Michigan
Three people died when a Raytheon Hawker 800XP crashed during a post-maintenance stall test flight in Michigan on 16 October, with pilots electing to perform the test themselves after being unable to coordinate with experienced test pilots.
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NewsFully-substituted MC-21 prototype flown to Zhukovsky for certification tests
United Aircraft has flown the latest, fully import-substituted Yakovlev MC-21 prototype to the test centre at Moscow Zhukovsky from Irkutsk, to join the certification fleet. The twinjet – which carried out its maiden flight towards the end of October – flew nonstop to Moscow, a sortie of 6h 15min. Operated ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic secures Heathrow slot-based financing for fleet investment
Virgin Atlantic is to support investment in its fleet through a $745 million financing against the UK carrier’s valuable slot portfolio at London Heathrow. The proceeds from the financing will be put towards improvements such as the refurbishment of its Boeing 787-9s – with new interiors from 2028 – and ...
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NewsJazeera Airways founders plan to acquire entirety of budget carrier’s share capital
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is the subject of a full takeover by its founding shareholders, through the Boodai Reliance Real Estate Company. Boodai Reliance is equally co-owned by entrepreneurs Marwan and Jassim Boodai. It holds a direct 6.84% stake in Jazeera Airways – just over 15 million shares – ...
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NewsWizz Air to have all-A321neo fleet from 2033 under revised expansion plan
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air’s revised Airbus delivery schedule means it will have an all-A321neo fleet from fiscal 2033. The airline states in a half-year briefing that, at this point, it will have a total of 379 aircraft, comprising 368 standard A321neos plus 11 long-range A321XLRs. Its fleet plan ...
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NewsPremium leisure carrier Beond unveils ambitious multi-AOC fleet-expansion strategy
Premium leisure carrier Beond is aiming to build a fleet of 56 aircraft, spread between multiple air operator’s certificates, by the end of the decade. Beond emerged towards the end of 2023, and uses a pair of Airbus A320-family jets mainly to connect the Maldives with such destinations as Dubai, ...
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NewsContinued aviation tax grab risks making air travel the ‘preserve of the rich’: Jet2 chief
Steve Heapy, chief executive of leisure carrier Jet2, has added his voice to those calling on the UK government to resist targeting aviation with tax rises in the forthcoming budget, warning that it risks making flying “the preserve of the rich and privileged”.
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NewsJet2 to set up London Gatwick base and open nearly 30 leisure routes
UK budget carrier Jet2 is establishing a base at London Gatwick, aiming to use six aircraft from the station and open nearly 30 routes from summer next year. Jet2’s network from Gatwick will focus on Mediterranean leisure destinations, although its first service – from 26 March – will operate to ...
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NewsGradual return of foreign carriers begins to curb El Al profit performance
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has acknowledged the increasing return of foreign airlines to Tel Aviv over the third quarter, following the cessation of Gaza hostilities, but points out that they are still operating at “relatively low” volumes. El Al adds that this return is remaining “gradual” during the fourth quarter, ...
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NewsGE begins testing Passport-based hybrid-electric propulsion system
GE Aerospace has commenced test runs of its Passport turbofan-based hybrid-electric propulsion system developed under NASA’s HyTEC programme, marking a significant milestone in the company’s efforts to advance technologies for future narrowbody aircraft engines.
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NewsWith ‘Boeing backs America’ message, US airframer embarks on Charleston expansion
Boeing will invest $1bn to build a second 787 assembly facility in North Charleston, potentially doubling production capacity to meet growing demand driven partly by Trump administration trade deals.
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NewsPeak-season fleet groundings frustrate Kazakhstan’s Air Astana
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana is irritated by the impact of unscheduled engine removals on its fleet during the peak season, which affected the differential between unit revenues and unit costs and more than halved net profit for the third quarter. Air Astana says 14 of the 19 unscheduled removals so far ...
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NewsEasyJet eyes A319 phase-out by 2030 as fleet replacement accelerates
EasyJet intends to have largely retired its fleet of elderly Airbus A319s by 2030 as the budget carrier’s refleeting programme accelerates.
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NewsPIA A320 crew failed to notice wrong runway selected during Lahore diversion
Investigators have determined that the first officer of a Pakistan International Airlines Airbus A320 selected the wrong ILS frequency before a wrong-runway landing at Lahore. The twinjet had been operating flight PK150 from Dammam, in Saudi Arabia, to Multan on 17 January. But Pakistani investigation authority BASIP, in findings released ...
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NewsUPS MD-11F crash probe focuses on engine mounts
Investigators probing the fatal 4 November crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11F in Louisville are examining whether an engine mount failure contributed to the left engine separating from the wing during take-off, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
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NewsWizz A321XLR's descent rate increased just before hard landing and tail-strike
Czech investigators have disclosed that a Wizz Air UK Airbus A321XLR’s descent rate increased by 60% in the last few seconds before a hard touchdown and tail-strike at Prague. It had been conducting an ILS approach to runway 24 following a service from London Gatwick on 11 September. Weather conditions ...
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NewsSJ-100’s domestic engines tested for resilience to water ingestion
United Aircraft has carried out water-ingestion tests on its initial import-substituted Yakovlev SJ-100, equipped with Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplants. The aircraft, number 97023, carried out the runway pooled-water test at the Gromov institute at Zhukovsky, outside Moscow. It was accelerated through the standing pool – about 70m long and 12m wide ...
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NewsUS FAA grounds MD-11F fleets pending inspections in wake of Louisville crash
US regulators have ordered Boeing MD-11F operators to ground the aircraft in the wake of the UPS freighter crash at Louisville. The FAA has issued an emergency directive which “prohibits further flight” until the aircraft are inspected and any necessary corrective actions are carried out. It has taken the action ...
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In depthUPS MD-11F crash evokes spectre of American 191 but the depth of parallels is unclear
Confirmation that the UPS Boeing MD-11F which crashed in Louisville suffered a separation of its left-hand engine during take-off is likely to draw comparisons to the watershed McDonnell Douglas DC-10 accident in Chicago more than 45 years ago.
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NewsUPS MD-11 failed to gain more than 100ft of altitude climbing out of Louisville: US NTSB
The UPS Boeing MD-11 cargo jet that suffered a wing-engine separation during take-off in Louisville, Kentucky on 4 November failed to gain more than 100ft of altitude, rather than its previously disclosed altitude point of 475ft.