All Airlines articles – Page 189
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NewsRed Wings Superjet 100 overshot landing zone prior to Belgorod overrun
Russian investigators have determined that a Red Wings Irkut Superjet 100 landed long, in poor weather conditions, before the aircraft was involved in an overrun at Belgorod. The aircraft (RA-89122) overran the end of runway 29 after arriving from Moscow Domodedovo in reduced visibility, owing to fog and rain, on ...
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NewsBOC Aviation sees three big themes in air travel sector
Lessor BOC Aviation has outlined key challenges facing the airline sector in the first half, but also notes a significant air traffic recovery globally.
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NewsCanada Jetlines receives air operating certificate, poised for launch
The Canadian government has granted Canada Jetlines, the country’s newest low-cost carrier, an air operating certificate (AOC), removing the final barrier to the airline’s long-awaited launch.
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NewsBA A350-1000 struck tail during go-around after prolonged float
UK investigators have determined that a British Airways Airbus A350-1000 suffered a tail-strike during a go-around at London Heathrow when its first officer initially applied full nose-up pitch input after the twinjet briefly touched down. The aircraft, inbound from Dubai on 2 January, had been arriving to runway 27L with ...
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NewsChinese authorities test alternative turbulence index to account for aircraft type
Chinese authorities have been testing a new in-flight turbulence measurement technique intended to take into account different aircraft types and provide more accurate crew perception. Under ICAO standards turbulence is categorised as light, moderate, or severe based on a cube-root function of the eddy dissipation rate. But this dissipation rate ...
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NewsRex to complete National Jet takeover by September; airline to keep branding
Australian charter operator National Jet Express (NJE) will retain its operating fleet – and grow it “aggressively” in the future – following its acquisition by compatriot Regional Express (Rex).
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NewsCompetition watchdog raises issues against Qantas’s Alliance buy
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has raised several concerns about Qantas’ proposed acquisition of Alliance Aviation.
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NewsPilot who fell from C212 was upset and sick following landing mishap
The pilot who fell from a CASA C212 over North Carolina last month appeared “visibly upset” about a hard landing that had occurred shortly before.
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NewsWing-strike on landing badly damages Angara An-24
Russian investigators are probing a landing accident which damaged the wing-tip of an Antonov An-24 at Ust-Kut airport in Siberia. The turboprop was being operated by Angara Airlines on a 17 August service, according to the federal Investigative Committee’s eastern inter-regional transport investigation division. It states that the aircraft “contacted ...
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NewsCAE, Qantas to set up new pilot training centre in Sydney
CAE and Qantas have signed an agreement for a new pilot training centre in Sydney, Australia.
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NewsALC places 19 A320neo-family jets with Condor
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has placed 19 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with German leisure carrier Condor.
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NewsBoom boosted by American’s 20-unit Overture order
American Airlines will purchase as many as 20 examples of Boom Supersonic’s developmental Overture passenger jet, becoming the second major US carrier to commit to the programme.
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NewsUS regional airline Tailwind to fly floatplanes between New York and DC area
US floatplane carrier Tailwind Air plans next month to launch flights between New York harbor and the Washington, DC area.
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NewsSIA inducts first 777 Freighter under DHL partnership
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its first DHL Express Boeing 777 freighter, which it will operate on flights to the USA under a commercial partnership with the logistics giant.
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NewsHeathrow seeks to tap more ground-handling capacity as it extends passenger cap
London Heathrow’s operator has opened a review into airline ground-handling in order to determine whether it can achieve additional capacity gains in the short and longer term. Ground-handling resource remains a “core constraint” on the airport’s capacity, it says, and the cap aims to alleviate pressure on ground-handling operations which, ...
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NewsC Cubed progresses A320CCF freighter conversion programme
California-based C Cubed Aerospace is gearing up for the first flight of the initial Airbus A320 to be modified under its CCF freighter conversion programme as it bids to hit a year-end target for the completion of certification activities.
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NewsThai A350 sank far below glideslope after shortened approach stressed pilots
German investigators believe a shortened approach route given to a Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 crew generated increased time stress, resulting in a botched high-speed descent to Frankfurt that took the twinjet far below the glideslope. The aircraft, arriving at night, was just 668ft above ground, while still 6.43nm from the ...
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NewsMalaysia Airlines picks A330neos for medium-haul fleet renewal
Malaysia Airlines is to acquire 20 Airbus A330neo widebodies as part of renewal plans for its medium-haul fleet.
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NewsAsiana operating profit up; cargo yield jumps in second quarter
South Korea’s Asiana Airlines saw its second quarter operating profit more than double to KRW211 billion ($162 million) in the second quarter of its 2022 financial year.
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NewsQantas to grow domestic freighter fleet with six more A321P2Fs
Qantas has ordered six more Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter (A321P2F) aircraft, amid what it calls a “step change” in domestic cargo demand.