All Air Transport articles – Page 361
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NewsLate action on weak flare preceded IndiGo A320 hard landing
Indian investigators believe inadequate flare by the first officer of an IndiGo Airlines Airbus A320 led to a hard landing by the twinjet at Raipur. The aircraft (VT-IGK), arriving from Delhi, had been conducting an ILS approach to runway 24 with the first officer – who was undergoing supervised line ...
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NewsAir-conditioning tests start for ‘Russified’ Superjet
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division has commenced testing of a new Russian-built air-conditioning system as part of its development of a revised Superjet 100 with greater domestic content. The ‘SSJ New’ is intended to have a higher proportion of Russian-supplied systems and components, under an import-substitution strategy for the country’s aviation ...
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AnalysisAsia-Pacific sees subdued deliveries in January
Asia-Pacific carriers took 21 of the 55 commercial aircraft delivered globally in the first month of of the new decade, followed by European carriers with 17 deliveries and North American carriers with just 10. While January is particularly weak for deliveries after airframers’ traditional push in December, global deliveries for ...
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NewsTariff hike only deepens US airlines’ misery: Airbus
Airbus has criticised the US government’s decision to increase tariffs on imported aircraft, claiming it simply exacerbates problems for the country’s own airlines. The US Trade Representative decision – which hikes tariffs from the previous 10% to a level of 15% – is a consequence of the long-running transatlantic subsidies ...
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NewsEgyptAir receives first A320neo
EgyptAir has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, the initial aircraft in a batch of 15 being acquired by the Middle Eastern flag-carrier. Airbus has confirmed the handover of the twinjet, powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines. Source: Airbus Three EgyptAir A320neos – SU-GFK, SU-GFJ and SU-GFL ...
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NewsWorld gradually shifting to resist corrupt practices: Airbus chief
Airbus chief Guillaume Faury believes there is an increasing global resistance to corrupt practices from which the airframer is set to benefit in its efforts to combat risks of non-compliance. The company is recovering from a hefty €3.6 billion penalty imposed through a deferred prosecution agreement to settle allegations of ...
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NewsQ400 struck runway during unstable landing after reverse-thrust engaged
Investigators have determined that a Bombardier Q400 crew engaged reverse thrust while airborne after failing to settle the aircraft on the runway during an unstable approach to Yangon. The Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft (S2-AGQ) subsequently lost height and airspeed, struck the runway and broke up. It had been inbound from ...
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NewsAeroflot 777-300ER low approach probed after Moscow residents' alarm
Russian authorities have detailed a serious incident during which an Aeroflot Boeing 777-300ER captured a false glideslope on approach to the new runway 24R at Moscow Sheremetyevo, descending to low altitude before executing a go-around. The incident occurred on 18 December and involved a go-around after the ground-proximity warning system ...
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NewsA220 break-even pushed back to mid-2020s
Airbus is pushing back the estimate for A220 programme break-even to the middle of the current decade, several years later than the 2020 timeline for which Bombardier had been aiming. It has disclosed that it has taken a larger share, 75%, of the programme by picking up part of Bombardier’s ...
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NewsAvolon foresees A321neo delays into 2022
Lessor says delivery schedule not expected to be back on track until 2022, later than Airbus had previously been indicating
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NewsA330-800 secures joint European and US certification
European and US authorities have granted joint type certification to the Airbus A330-800, the smaller variant of the re-engined A330neo family. FlightGlobal had earlier reported that the aircraft was set to receive European Union Aviation Safety Agency and US FAA certification on 13 February. Airbus has confirmed that both authorities ...
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NewsLagos-based Green Africa signs for 50 A220s
Nigerian carrier Green Africa Airways has tentatively agreed to acquire 50 Airbus A220-300s, a potentially strong order for the twinjets. The agreement for the Pratt & Whitney PW1500G-powered aircraft has been disclosed by the airframer, following the signature of a memorandum of understanding. It comes more than a year after ...
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NewsAirbus to cut A330 output and keep A350 rate level
Airbus is to cut production of its A330 line to 40 aircraft this year, and will keep A350 monthly output to between nine and 10 aircraft. The decision is a consequence of “overall customer demand” in the twin-aisle sector, says the airframer. Chief executive Guillaume Faury, speaking in Toulouse on ...
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NewsAirbus sees ‘clear path’ to small hike in A320 production
Airbus indicates that it sees potential for a further small hike in A320-family monthly production rates beyond the 63 already planned for 2021. The airframer says it “sees a clear path” to increasing the rate by one or two aircraft per month for 2022 and 2023 – potentially taking the ...
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NewsPenalties cut into Airbus full-year performance
Heavy penalties on Airbus imposed under the €3.6 billion deferred prosecution agreement, as well as other charges, have cut into the company’s full-year results, leading to its formally reporting a consolidated net loss of €1.36 billion. The penalty is part of an overall €5.6 billion negative impact on the full-year ...
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NewsAirbus to shift A220 cockpit and fuselage work to Mirabel site
Airbus is to transfer A220 work package production currently conducted at Bombardier’s Saint-Laurent facility to the Mirabel site where the aircraft’s final assembly line is located. The airframer’s Stelia Aerospace division is setting up a local subsidiary to take over the work packages, which include cockpit and aft fuselage production, ...
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NewsAirbus takes 75% of A220 programme as Bombardier exits
Airbus is increasing its share in the A220 programme to 75%, with the Canadian government’s Investissement Quebec holding the 25% balance, as Bombardier exits from the former CSeries partnership. The European airframer has confirmed that, under the revised ownership agreement for Airbus Canada Limited Partnership, the Investissement Quebec share will ...
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NewsNew Air Baltic A220 latest to suffer engine failure
Investigators have disclosed that a new Air Baltic Airbus A220-300 which diverted to Bordeaux on 12 February had suffered an engine failure. While the details of the failure, in the left-hand Pratt & Whitney PW1500G powerplant, have yet to be disclosed, the incident follows a series of engine failures on ...
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NewsPod-strike tore cowls off Max Air 747-400
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that an engine pod-strike involving a Max Air Boeing 747-400 resulted in the powerplant’s shedding its cowls as it rolled out after landing at Minna. The country’s Accident Investigation Bureau says the captain, who was flying, had remarked that the ILS signal was “erratic” on both ...
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In depthNew Boeing Global Services chief focuses on 737 Max, not $50 billion revenue goal
The new head of Boeing Global Services (BGS) faces the critically important task of keeping his business, which is key to Boeing’s growth, on track and growing amid turmoil caused by the 737 Max grounding.