All Air Transport articles – Page 68
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NewsWizz Air loses legal challenge over pandemic-related aid to Tarom
Central European budget airline Wizz Air has lost a legal challenge over a capital injection for Romanian flag-carrier Tarom. The European Union’s General Court has ruled that the financial package, nearly €2 million ($2.1 million), is compatible with state aid regulations. Tarom was granted the support as compensation for damage ...
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NewsEgyptAir A320 inquiry urges review of cockpit procedures to tackle oxygen fires
Investigators analysing the fatal loss of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 are recommending a review of cockpit firefighting procedures – particularly regarding oxygen-fuelled fires – and believe greater research is needed on alternative extinguishing agents to halon. The Egyptian air accident investigation commission’s recommendations draw on analysis by French counterpart BEA ...
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NewsEthiopian Airlines receives first of four A350-1000s
Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, the initial example of the largest family member on the African continent. The airline is to receive three more -1000s along with another 11 A350-900s. Ethiopian, which has 21 A350s in its fleet, converted four previous -900 orders to the ...
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NewsInvestment firm to acquire air cargo company ATSG for $3.1 billion
New York investment firm Stonepeak has signed an agreement to acquire US air cargo and aircraft leasing company Air Transport Services Group (ATSG) for $3.1 billion under a deal that would make ATSG a private company.
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NewsCockpit smoking risk should be assessed by EASA: French investigators
French investigators probing a fatal EgyptAir Airbus A320 crash in May 2016 have highlighted the potential risk of smoking in the cockpit, even though they could not establish whether a lit cigarette sparked an oxygen-fuelled fire on the jet. Investigation authority BEA has recommended that the European Union Aviation Safety ...
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AnalysisTariffs, mergers, missiles and SAF: what Harris and Trump policies would mean for airlines and aerospace
The US presidential election on 5 November could determine much about the next four years for US airlines and aerospace manufacturers, leaving firms possibly facing major new policy shifts – or continuation of the status quo.
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NewsEgyptAir A320 crash: Circumstances of oxygen leak and ignition source remain unclear
While French investigators believe an intense oxygen-fuelled cockpit fire brought down an EgyptAir Airbus A320 eight years ago, they have yet to determine fully the reasons for the oxygen leak and pinpoint the source of ignition. Investigation authority BEA has dismissed the Egyptian air accident commission’s official explanation – detonation ...
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NewsEl Al withdraws offer to invest in finance firm Isracard
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has withdrawn its preliminary offer to invest in credit-card and financial services firm Isracard, citing time constraints. The airline had disclosed a non-binding offer in mid-October to take a 45% shareholding in Isracard, through a private placement. But El Al states that Isracard set a “short ...
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NewsAirbus expects to sign Spirit work-package acquisition contract before year-end
Airbus aims to sign a contract by the end of this year for the acquisition of work packages currently managed by US firm Spirit AeroSystems. The airframer previously signed a detailed binding term sheet setting out its plans to take over the A350 fuselage production in North Carolina and St ...
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NewsBoeing sweetens offer to striking machinists
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) says it will vote on Boeing’s latest contract offer on 4 November.
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NewsHonda cleared by FAA to begin eVTOL demonstration flights
A division of Honda appears set to begin flight testing a scaled-down prototype of an unmanned electric aircraft, though few details about the development programme are known.
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NewsFrench investigators dismiss Egyptian findings that explosion brought down A320
After an eight-year inquiry, Egyptian investigators have controversially concluded that ignition of explosive material behind the cockpit of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 resulted in a fire and the loss of the aircraft, an explanation dismissed by French counterparts. The twinjet – operating from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cairo on ...
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NewsAirbus chief insists airframer not ‘doomed’ to backloaded deliveries
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury acknowledges that the airframer is again having to cope with a heavily-backloaded fourth quarter, but views it as a consequence of trying to ramp-up production while addressing unexpected disruptive events.
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NewsLearjet experienced in-flight upset from A330 wake during Halifax approach
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Bombardier Learjet 35A experienced an in-flight upset from wake turbulence during an approach to Halifax.
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NewsAirbus proposes MTU head Wagner to succeed Scherer as commercial aircraft chief
Airbus has proposed MTU Aero Engines chief Lars Wagner to succeed Christian Scherer as the head of the airframer’s commercial aircraft business.
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NewsAirbus maintains production ramp-up targets as supply-chain issues persist
Airbus is maintaining its full-year delivery estimate and its longer-term production ramp-up targets, although it states that supply-chain issues remain a concern.
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NewsFinnair shows off revamped E190 cabin interiors
Finnair has shown off a cabin revamp on its Embraer 190s, which the Nordic carrier uses for regional European services.
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NewsSpain’s Iberia takes delivery of first long-range Airbus A321XLR
Iberia has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321XLR, the longest-range variant of the A321neo family.
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NewsFinnair bets on sustainable fuel progress but pushes back carbon-neutrality target date
Finnair has pushed back its long-term target for achieving carbon neutrality, fixing the timeline at 2050 rather than its previous ambition of 2045. The carrier disclosed the shift as it revealed that short-term plans to decarbonise its operations had secured validation, with formal acceptance of a science-based target to reduce ...
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NewsBoeing continues accepting Leap-1B deliveries despite machinists’ strike
CFM International has continued delivering Leap-1B engines to Boeing during the ongoing machinists’ strike, leading to the airframer accumulating an excess inventory of the powerplants.