All Air Transport articles – Page 235
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NewsBA’s and Qatar Airways’ joint business to broaden network access
British Airways is aiming to extend its joint business arrangement with IAG shareholder and Oneworld alliance partner Qatar Airways, to provide greater access to one another’s networks. BA has newly re-opened its Doha connection, with a Boeing 777-200ER service from London Gatwick, and the two carriers will jointly operate up ...
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NewsQantas provisionally selects A320neo and A220 to replace Boeing fleet
Australian carrier Qantas has provisionally selected the Airbus A320neo family and A220-300 as its preferred option to modernise its single-aisle fleet, potentially taking up to 134 aircraft.
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NewsUS cellular industry insists ‘5G’ will not curtail aviation safety
The US cellular industry is pushing back against warnings that soon-to-be-active “5G” wireless networks could cause dangerous interference with aircraft altimeters, citing the safe use of 5G in many other countries.
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NewsGatwick underlines demand for changes to slot rules for next summer
London Gatwick airport has reiterated its call for a return to the 80:20 slot useage rule as it believes the current waiver scheme is hampering the sector’s recovery.
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NewsQuestions surround conversion of ex-Qantas 747 into Rolls-Royce flying testbed
Conversion of a former Qantas 747-400 into a flying testbed for Rolls-Royce is lagging behind schedule as the status of the progamme remains unclear.
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NewsBreeze acquires first A220, from AerCap
US discounter Breeze Airways has received its first Airbus A220, taking a -300 variant from Irish aircraft lessor AerCap.
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NewsIAG purchase of Air Europa still alive but only under new deal structure
IAG is exploring options to continue with its purchase of Air Europa under a freshly agreed deal structure, according to the pan-European airline group’s chief executive Luis Gallego.
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NewsUtair starts transferring 737 fleet to Russian registry
Utair has become the latest Russian operator to begin shifting aircraft onto the country’s domestic registry. The airline has re-registered a Boeing 737-500 – previously operating under Bermuda oversight as VQ-BJL – to the Russian RA-73048. Utair passenger airline president Oleg Semyonov says the company aims to transfer “most” of ...
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NewsSAS chief uncertain of Omicron winter impact but optimistic on summer 2022
The chief executive of Scandinavian carrier SAS has described his ‘optimism’ over demand in summer 2022, despite the near-term uncertainty created by the Omicron variant of Covid-19.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to acquire more A350-1000s from Air Lease
Virgin Atlantic Airways is to receive another pair of Airbus A350-1000s from US lessor Air Lease, under a new agreement between the two. The airline will take delivery of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered aircraft in 2023 and 2024. Air Lease says they will be sourced from the company’s current backlog ...
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NewsIAG in talks to scrap Air Europa takeover
British Airways and Iberia parent IAG is intending to scrap its planned acquisition to take over Spanish operator Air Europa. IAG states that discussions to “terminate the agreement” to acquire Air Europa are “at an advanced stage”. Under the proposal Iberia would have taken over the entire share capital of ...
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NewsFirst business jet A220-100 carries out maiden flight
Airbus has conducted the first flight of a business jet variant of its A220-100, which the airframer has branded as the ACJ TwoTwenty. The aircraft, MSN50062, took off from Montreal’s Mirabel airport on 14 December with two test pilots and a flight-test engineer on board. Airbus is intending to deliver ...
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NewsDe Havilland and ZeroAvia to develop hydrogen-electric Dash 8-400
Turboprop manufacturer De Havilland Canada and UK propulsion company ZeroAvia intend to develop hydrogen-electric propulsion systems for integration into a Dash 8-400 turboprop, with certification targeted as soon as 2026.
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NewsUS aviation coalition warns of flight cancellations due to ‘5G’ wireless
A broad coalition of aviation groups is warning of widespread flight disruptions, including cancellations, due to pending implementation by wireless companies of so-called “5G” cellular systems.
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NewsAn-158s under consideration for new Ukrainian national carrier
Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry is considering ordering five Antonov An-158s for the initial fleet of the new national airline. Contracts are expected to be signed in the first or second quarter of 2022, says state strategic concern Ukroboronprom. Infrastructure minister Oleksandr Kubrakov and Ukroboronprom general director Yuri Gusev disclosed the plan ...
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NewsBoeing lands 91 new aircraft orders in November
A fresh commitment from Southwest Airlines helped push Boeing’s backlog up by 91 net orders in November, marking the 10th straight month during which the company logged positive commercial activity.
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NewsAir Baltic to open base in Finland with single A220-300
Latvian carrier Air Baltic is to open a base in the southwestern Finnish city of Tampere, expanding its footprint beyond the Baltic states for the first time.
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NewsCRJ200 excursion probe flags incorrect declared runway friction
Russian investigators have highlighted the use of incorrect runway friction data during the probe into a serious incident at Chelyabinsk during which a Bombardier CRJ200 suffered an excursion on landing. The UVT-Aero aircraft was transporting 33 passengers and three crew members on the service from Kazan which arrived on 1 ...
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NewsBA mainline to operate Gatwick network until new subsidiary takes over
British Airways has unveiled the initial route network for its new London Gatwick short-haul operation, on which the carrier will commence services in March next year. The new subsidiary has yet to receive its air operator’s certificate and British Airways will serve the network with its mainline operation until the ...
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NewsOptimistic UIA seeks to build on profitable performance
Ukraine International Airlines is preparing next year’s budget for board approval after claiming that its cost-saving measures have returned the carrier to substantial profitability after the first nine months of 2021. Chief executive Yevhenii Dykhne took over the carrier in September 2019, a year in which it made a net ...