All Air Transport articles – Page 205
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Airline BusinessAirline Business Covid-19 recovery tracker: August 2022 update
Our regular examination of the latest global data for several key airline market indicators, including traffic and capacity in passenger and cargo markets, in-service and stored fleets, jet fuel costs, and share price trends for the world’s largest groups.
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NewsBoeing will resume 787 deliveries ‘in the coming days’: FAA
Boeing will resume deliveries of its beleaguered 787 Dreamliner “in the coming days”, according to the FAA.
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NewsHard 737 landing seriously injured harnessed flight attendant
US investigators have disclosed that a seated cabin crew member suffered a serious spinal injury after a Boeing 737-700 landed hard at Santa Ana airport in California. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the flight attendant – harnessed in the aft jumpseat – said the Southwest Airlines jet “hit ...
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NewsRussian civil aviation violations put ICAO credibility at risk: European Commission
Continuing Russian government violation of civil aviation safety procedures threatens the broader credibility of ICAO, the European Commission has warned. Russia is an ICAO Council member but the Commission states that it is “actively working against” principles laid down to ensure air transport safety. Such actions put ICAO’s overall credibility ...
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NewsSAS strike carves into summer passenger numbers
Scandinavian carrier SAS was forced to cut capacity by 23% in July, compared with the previous month, as a result of the two-week pilot strike. Passenger numbers for the airline were down by almost a third against June’s figures after 3,700 services were cancelled during the 15-day walkout. But changes ...
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NewsCanadian DC-3 crash probe flags culture of skirting safety margins
Investigators believe a Canadian carrier’s operational culture, which prioritised mission completion over regulatory compliance, contributed to breaches of safety procedures and the crash of a modified Douglas DC-3 during an attempt to land at Sachigo Lake airport in Ontario. The inquiry highlights, in particular, the decision by the North Star ...
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NewsEve posts Q2 loss of $11.8m in first earnings report since going public
Eve, the Embraer-backed electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, reported a loss of $11.8 million during the first quarter as it ramps up research and development, sales, marketing and staffing.
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NewsUK start-up Hans Airways introducing ex-Air Europa A330
UK start-up long-haul carrier Hans Airways has received its first Airbus A330-200, which arrived at Birmingham from Palma de Mallorca on 2 August. The twinjet is a General Electric CF6-powered aircraft, most recently operated by Spanish carrier Air Europa. Air Europa originally took delivery of the A330 in 2008. Hans ...
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NewsFalling revenue, more deliveries and a growing backlog for Embraer in second quarter
The Brazilian jet manufacturer turned a $74 million profit during the second three months of the year, with its commercial backlog reaching new heights for the pandemic era.
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NewsBoom supersonic airliner compatible with sustainability strategy: United executive
Operating supersonic aircraft can be compatible with United Airlines’ efforts to reduce its environmental footprint and reach net-zero CO2 emissions, according to the carrier’s chief sustainability officer Lauren Riley. United last year agreed to purchase 15 of Boom’s supersonic Overture jets, drawing some criticism to an airline that is often ...
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NewsNew EASA analysis to explore air traffic controller fatigue risk
Safety analysts are looking to assess fatigue risks for European air traffic controllers, particularly in light of advances in technology and future evolution of the operational environment. Some 18,000 controllers operate in Europe and a comprehensive view of the way fatigue risk is managed – five years since the introduction ...
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NewsUzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq stepping up to A321neos
Uzbek carrier Qanot Sharq is to introduce a pair of Airbus A321neo jets through US lessor Air Lease. The twinjets are set to be delivered to the carrier in autumn this year, and will be drawn from Air Lease’s order backlog with Airbus. Qanot Sharq, whose name means ‘eastern wings’, ...
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NewsAmerican Airlines teams up with ZeroAvia to develop regional jet engine
American Airlines and zero-emissions propulsion specialist ZeroAvia have teamed up on a project to develop an engine for regional jet aircraft.
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NewsEASA rules out mandate for frozen-contamination cockpit alerts
Europe’s air transport safety regulator is ruling out a certification mandate to fit aircraft with systems capable of detecting and alerting pilots to frozen contaminants on critical aerodynamic surfaces. Such a requirement has been rejected by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in a proposed revision to large aircraft certification ...
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NewsEtihad Airways firms order for A350 freighters
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways has confirmed its order for seven Airbus A350 freighters, cementing an agreement originally unveiled in mid-February. The airline already had orders for 20 A350-1000s, of which five have been delivered. Airbus says the freighters are “adding to” Etihad’s order for the -1000s. “This additional cargo ...
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NewsSAS submitting preliminary financial details to US bankruptcy court
Scandinavian operator SAS is filing statements of its financial affairs, as well as documentation covering assets and liabilities, with a US bankruptcy court. The company had sought to extend a deadline for the filing – from 19 July to 2 August – after experiencing a strain on its resources resulting ...
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NewsLufthansa Group to explore large sustainable fuel supply pact with Shell
Lufthansa Group has reached a tentative seven-year agreement with energy firm Shell potentially covering provision of sustainable aviation fuel up to the end of the decade. Under the exploratory – and still non-binding – memorandum, Shell would use a broad range of feedstock to produce the fuel. The two sides ...
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NewsSwiss pilots press for better collective agreement after convincingly rejecting proposal
Swiss crew union Aeropers is seeking rapid amendments to a proposed collective agreement, in order to ensure stability of flight operations over the summer and autumn seasons. Aeropers members have rejected, by over 80%, the latest version of the proposal, after the airline rejected a previous proposal in February. The ...
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NewsVinci picks up near-30% share in major Mexican airports operator
Vinci Airports is to take over a near-30% share of Mexican airport operator OMA after affiliates of Fintech Advisory opted to sell their stakes in the company. OMA is the brand name for Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte, which manages 13 international airport in the central and northern region of ...
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NewsSSJ-New fuselage emerges from production line during transfer to Moscow test facilities
Russia’s United Aircraft has delivered a prototype fuselage for the Irkut ‘SSJ-New’, the updated version of the Superjet 100, to test facilities in Moscow. The SSJ-New revises the baseline aircraft design to feature a greater proportion of Russian-built components, as well as to incorporate evolutionary changes developed from Superjet operational ...