All Air Transport articles – Page 19
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AnalysisExperts point at Boeing as investigation into Alaska 737 Max incident gets underway
Though the investigation into the 5 January fuselage failure of an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 is just getting underway, Boeing is already in the crosshairs.
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NewsAir-ground communications capture Alaska 737 Max depressurisation emergency
Air-ground communications show that the depressurisation which affected an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 occurred just after it was transferred to Seattle en route air traffic centre while climbing out of Portland. The aircraft had been climbing to 15,000ft when it contacted Seattle controllers for clearance to a higher ...
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NewsEmirates signals return of one of four Doric-leased A380s
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has indicated plans to return an Airbus A380 to leasing vehicle Doric Nimrod Air Three. The aircraft (A6-EEK) was originally delivered to the carrier in 2013 and was the subject of a leaseback with lessor Amedeo. Guernsey-based affiliate Doric Nimrod Air Three, which has four A380s ...
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NewsIndian Ocean carrier Maldivian seeks A330-200 to step up to long-haul routes
Indian Ocean operator Maldivian is seeking an Airbus A330-200, and has formally requested proposals for a dry-lease. Maldivian’s fleet of 22 aircraft primarily comprises turboprops – a mix of ATR 42s and 72s, and De Havilland Dash 8s – but it includes an Airbus A320, according to the proposal issued ...
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NewsAlaska receives first 737 Max 8 and plans to launch longer-range routes
Alaska Airlines has received its first Boeing 737 Max 8, an aircraft with sufficient range to enable the carrier to launch new transcontinental routes.
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NewsAvion Express begins process to obtain Brazilian AOC for new Latin operator
Charter and wet-lease specialist Avion Express is moving closer to establishing a division in Brazil, commencing the process to obtain an air operator’s certificate. Avion Express had disclosed in May last year that it wanted to set up a Brazilian charter division. It states that it will start with five ...
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NewsNearly 100 foreign aircraft transferred to Aeroflot Group: chief
Aeroflot Group has transferred nearly 100 aircraft from foreign ownership, its chief executive has told Russian president Vladimir Putin during a briefing. Sergei Alexandrovsky stated that the group’s three carriers – Aeroflot, Rossiya and Pobeda – respectively ended the year with 171, 136 and 41 aircraft. Aeroflot Group has been ...
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NewsPolice probe Salt Lake City fatality after finding unconscious man inside engine of Delta A220
Police in Utah have detailed a fatal event during which an individual accessed the apron at Salt Lake City airport and was found inside an operating aircraft engine. The incident occurred late on 1 January. “We just had an aircraft depart 34L, they’re off the departure end, but on their ...
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NewsTokyo Haneda operating in mixed mode at time of JAL A350 landing collision
Tokyo’s Haneda airport was operating in mixed mode – with both departures and arrivals on the same runway – at the time of the collision involving a landing Japan Airlines Airbus A350-900. But the circumstances of the accident, in which the A350 struck a Japanese Coast Guard Bombardier Dash 8-300 ...
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NewsYeti ATR 72 fatally stalled after pilot inadvertently feathered both propellers
Nepalese investigators believe an instructor captain inadvertently moved the propeller condition levers, instead of the flap selector, during an ATR 72-500’s approach to Pokhara, causing the propellers to feather and the aircraft to stall fatally. The instructor had been supervising another captain, the flying pilot, during the Yeti Airlines service ...
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NewsRed Wings supplements fleet with restored Tu-214
Russian carrier Red Wings has received a Tupolev Tu-214 twinjet, following work to restore its airworthiness. The aircraft (RA-64518) was originally delivered to now-defunct operator Transaero in 2009. It was subleased to Red Wings for a short period until 2017. Red Wings states that the aircraft, leased from Ilyushin Finance, ...
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NewsInvestigators probe Polar An-24’s landing on frozen Siberian river
All the occupants of an Antonov An-24 have survived after the aircraft landed on an icy lake while stopping at the Siberian town of Zyryanka. The Polar Airlines aircraft (RA-47821) landed on the Kolyma river running to the right of the runway, at around 11:45 local time on 28 December. ...
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NewsStart-up Air Samarkand secures AOC as it prepares for initial charter flights
Uzbek start-up carrier Air Samarkand has secured its air operator’s certificate from the Central Asian country’s ministry of transport. The carrier has obtained an ICAO code – UZS – as well as the callsign ‘Sarmarkand’, and has started building a fleet with an initial Airbus A330-300 and A321. “Air Samarkand ...
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NewsLow-fuel Icelandair 757 incident exposed flaws in airports’ diversion readiness
Icelandic investigators probing a low-fuel situation involving an Icelandair Boeing 757-200 in October 2019 found weaknesses in the ability of the country’s airports to handle a diversion. The aircraft, inbound from Seattle, had been conducting its approach to Reykjavik Keflavik airport’s runway 01 when a BAe 125 executive jet experienced ...
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NewsPegasus receives first Airbus from new Toulouse single-aisle assembly line
Turkish carrier Pegasus Airlines has taken delivery of an Airbus A321neo, the first aircraft to roll off the airframer’s new final assembly line in Toulouse. The twinjet (TC-RDK) is powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines. It was flown from Toulouse to Istanbul on 27 December. Airbus assembled the aircraft from ...
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NewsEl Al more optimistic on fourth-quarter performance despite conflict
Israeli flag-carrier El Al believes its fourth-quarter results will not be as badly affected as previously estimated, despite the impact of the Gaza conflict. El Al has taken various commercial, financial and operational measures to address the effects of the conflict which began in early October. But it states that ...
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NewsRussia’s S7 and Ural Airlines reach fleet settlements with AerCap and other lessors
Two more Russian carriers have settled with lessor AerCap, as well as other lessors, regarding aircraft which were retained by the operators in response to sanctions over the Ukrainian conflict. S7 Airlines has reached an agreement AerCap in respect of 29 aircraft and four spare engines, while a deal with ...
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NewsSaudia Technic secures public investment to develop extensive MRO facility
Saudia Group’s maintenance division, Saudia Technic, has secured investment from the kingdom’s sovereign fund to support development of an extensive facility. The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund will assist with transforming the carrier’s aircraft servicing arm into a “national MRO champion”, says Saudia Group. Under the scheme the investment will ...
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NewsAegean to gain A320 capacity under Cyprus Airways wet-lease
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines has agreed to wet-lease a pair of Airbus A320s from neighbouring operator Cyprus Airways. Under the long-term pact, the initial aircraft will be deployed to Aegean this month, while the seond will arrive at the end of March next year. Cyprus Airways states that it stands ...
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NewsInquiry seeks rigour on controller rostering after A320 cleared to land on occupied runway
French investigators have determined that a tower controller forgot that a light aircraft was awaiting take-off at Bordeaux before clearing an EasyJet Airbus A320 to land on the occupied runway. The light aircraft, a Robin DR400 with two people on board, had been instructed to line up and hold at ...