All Air Transport articles – Page 2
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NewsUK’s One Air introduces second 777F to fleet
UK long-haul cargo carrier One Air has put a second Boeing 777F into service, operating the twinjet on routes to Hong Kong. The new 777F – registered G-ONEH – has been stationed at East Midlands airport. It has been deployed on services to Hong Kong via Frankfurt and Dubai. One ...
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NewsLeisure carrier Marabu expands fleet to a dozen A320neos
Estonian carrier Marabu Airlines is expanding its fleet of Airbus A320neos through a lease with Irish-based CDB Aviation. The leisure carrier, based in Tallinn, was established in late 2022 with links to German airline Condor’s owners. It operates a fleet of eight A320neos, conducting services out of German bases to ...
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NewsCroatia Airlines proposes capital increase through share issue to government
Croatia Airlines is convening an extraordinary general meeting over a proposal to increase the carrier’s share capital. It will discuss raising the share capital by €43 million ($50 million) by converting creditor claims into newly-issued shares. The share capital would increased to €135.38 million, the airline states in its agenda ...
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NewsChina Airlines approves Airbus and Boeing widebody acquisitions and plans to sell 747-400Fs
China Airlines has approved a plan to acquire up to 18 Airbus and Boeing passenger and freighter aircraft, and dispose of four Boeing 747-400Fs. In a disclosure to the stock exchange, it states that the package comprises five Airbus A350-1000s and five Boeing 777-9s, plus four 777-8Fs and two 777Fs. ...
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NewsGerman researchers launch flight campaign to measure contrails from new-generation engines
German researchers have begun a series of flights to measure the contrails produced by the latest-generation engines as part of a wider project tackling aviation’s non-CO2 impacts.
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NewsAirbus expects main-deck cargo door fit for initial A350F test aircraft early next year
Airbus has yet to fit the main-deck cargo door to its initial A350F test aircraft but is expecting to take delivery of the assembly early next year. While much of the airframe for MSN700 – fuselage, wings, empennage and landing-gear – has been mated and rolled out, the cargo door ...
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NewsFull-year profit to elude Norse Atlantic as transatlantic market softens
Norse Atlantic Airways admits that it will be unable to achieve its ambition of full-year profitability this year, after its third quarter was affected by soft transatlantic demand and one-off costs. The Scandinavian low-cost airline’s chief, Bjorn Tore Larsen, says there is “tough competition” on core transatlantic routes. This softening, ...
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NewsSmartLynx ‘underperformed’ after operational disruption and fall in cargo narrowbody demand
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group attributes the underperformance of its SmartLynx airline division to operational and maintenance problems last year, as well as a downturn in the cargo sector. Avia Solutions divested the Latvian division of SmartLynx during October-November, and the carrier subsequently ceased operations. The company states, in its ...
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NewsNew volcanic ash forecasting service could halve airline disruption from future eruptions
Meteorological agencies in France and the UK are spearheading the launch of a new and more detailed volcanic ash forecasting service they believe could significantly reduce disruption to airlines in the event of a large-scale volcanic eruption.
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NewsFresh layoffs hit ZeroAvia’s Propulsion Center of Excellence in Everett
Questions have been raised over ZeroAvia’s future plans for its Propulsion Center of Excellence in Everett, Washington after staff were hit with another round of redundancies – the third since August.
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NewsNASA reveals details of X-59’s first flight, describes programme as ‘validation’
NASA has disclosed further details of its X-59 Quesst supersonic demonstrator’s maiden flight on 28 October, marking the first major piloted X-plane the agency has built and flown in over two decades.
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NewsLufthansa 747-8 and A380 among types to receive centenary livery
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is to paint five additional aircraft – each a different model – with the anniversary livery celebrating the airline’s centenary. The airline has already shown off the colours on a Boeing 787-9. Source: Lufthansa Lufthansa will paint six different aircraft models including an A380 ...
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NewsLatvia’s SmartLynx ceases operations as financial situation proves insurmountable
Latvian carrier SmartLynx Airlines is ceasing commercial operations after more than three decades, just a month after its divestment by former owner Avia Solutions Group. SmartLynx chief executive Edvinas Demenius and chief financial officer Mindaugas Kazakevicius acquired the carrier with the support of a Dutch investment fund. But it filed ...
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NewsNorthern Russia’s Yamal Airlines unveils revamped livery on A320
Russian carrier Yamal Airlines, headquartered near the Arctic Circle, has unveiled a new livery on an Airbus A320 twinjet. The colour scheme features a ‘ice floe’ representation of a polar bear on the fin looking up to Polaris, the star in the constellation Ursa Minor which is associated with the ...
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NewsAir Arabia A320 descended to just 41ft above sea after take-off from Catania
Italian investigators have disclosed that an Airbus A320 descended to just 41ft above the sea after take-off from Catania in September, as the captain made nose-down pitch inputs during the initial climb. The crew of the Air Arabia Maroc aircraft – which departed from runway 08, towards the sea, on ...
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NewsJoby sues Archer over alleged trade secrets theft
Joby Aviation has filed a lawsuit against rival air taxi developer Archer Aviation, alleging theft of trade secrets by a former employee who subsequently undermined a real estate partnership involving landing sites.
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NewsAir taxi ‘certification tourism’ draws industry criticism
Plans by some air taxi developers to launch operations in the Middle East before achieving US and European certifications has drawn criticism from industry executives, with Vertical Aerospace’s chair warning against ‘certification tourism’.
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NewsIndiGo invests to tilt fleet structure more in favour of aircraft ownership
Indian budget carrier IndiGo is to invest $820 million into a wholly-owned subsidiary as part of a strategy to increase aircraft ownership. The capital investment – which has received board approval – involves the subsidiary InterGlobe Aviation Financial Services. Funds will be “primarily deployed” towards acquisition of aviation assets, says ...
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NewsUPS inquiry yet to explain MD-11F’s failure to climb after shedding engine
US investigators have yet to determine why a UPS Boeing MD-11F failed to climb away from Louisville after shedding an engine on take-off. Preliminary findings from the National Transportation Safety Board confirm the left-hand GE Aerospace CF6-80 engine and pod broke away on rotation, being flung backwards over the wing ...
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NewsAir Astana signs for up to 50 Airbus single-aisle jets with A321LRs prominent
Kazakh carrier Air Astana intends to order up to 50 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft, primarily the long-range A321LR variant, for a fleet modernisation. The tentative agreement – still a memorandum of understanding – covers a proposal for 25 firm orders and 25 purchase options, with deliveries starting in 2031. “This would ...