All air transport news – Page 25

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    Jeju 737 crash inquiry suffers setback as neither recorder captures final minutes of flight

    2025-01-11T18:36:00Z

    Korean investigators’ efforts to understand the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash at Muan have suffered a setback after both flight recorders failed to capture the final 4min of the accident sequence. The aircraft overran at high speed, striking the mounted localiser, while attempting a gear-up and apparently flapless landing on ...

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    Airbus nearing handover of first P&W-powered A321XLR

    2025-01-10T18:27:00Z

    Airbus is expecting to deliver its first Pratt & Whitney-powered A321XLR shortly, to budget carrier Wizz Air, which has 47 on order. Speaking during a briefing on 9 January, commercial aircraft chief Christian Scherer referred to the initial delivery to Iberia in late October and the subsequent handovers to Aer ...

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    US government sanctions president of Venezuelan airline Conviasa

    2025-01-10T18:05:00Z

    The US government has slapped economic sanctions on a top Venezuelan aviation official who also heads state-owned airline Conviasa, part of a broader move targeting officials the USA deems as enabling the illegitimate government of president Nicolas Maduro.

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    Air Baltic shows off commemorative livery design as it takes A220 fleet to 50

    2025-01-10T11:22:00Z

    Latvian carrier Air Baltic has shown off the colour scheme which will feature on its latest Airbus A220-300, delivery of which will bring its fleet of the type to 50. Air Baltic will receive the aircraft (MSN55329, YL-ABX), which underwent 18 days of painting at Montreal Mirabel, in February. The ...

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    Lessor Abelo converts ATR orders after airframer drops STOL variant

    2025-01-10T10:25:00Z

    Turboprop leasing firm Abelo is to convert its order for short take-off ATR 42s to conventional models, following the manufacturer’s decision to abandon the modification. ATR had disclosed in November last year that it would drop the development of a short take-off and landing variant, after failing to secure sufficient ...

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    One Air 747’s shed wing panel found next to Heathrow runway after two months

    2025-01-10T10:01:00Z

    UK investigators have disclosed that a trailing-edge panel shed by a One Air Boeing 747-400 freighter was discovered adjacent to runway 27L at London Heathrow two months later. The 1m-long panel, normally located on the upper left wing surface next to the high-speed aileron, was found to be missing after ...

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    Southwest CFO Romo to retire in continuation of management shake-up

    2025-01-09T20:41:00Z

    Southwest Airlines’ longtime chief financial officer (CFO) Tammy Romo will leave the company on 1 April, a move coming as the Dallas-based airline progresses with revamping its business following several years of lagging profits.

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    Airbus delivery figure comparison masks airframer’s industrial improvement: Scherer

    2025-01-09T19:20:00Z

    Airbus commercial aircraft chief Christian Scherer insists the airframer’s improved delivery figures disguise a stronger performance on its industrial operation. The airframer handed over 766 aircraft in 2024. While this was 31 aircraft more than the previous year’s level, Scherer argues that this does not reflect the scale of the ...

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    FAA orders 767 landing gear inspections

    2025-01-09T18:55:00Z

    The Federal Aviation Administration has mandated that airlines inspect Boeing 767s to prevent an issue that could cause the type’s main landing gear to collapse.

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    Tyre blow-out caused Dash 8’s gear collapse at Halifax

    2025-01-09T17:32:00Z

    Canadian accident investigators say a blown tyre caused a 28 December incident at Halifax that led to the collapse of a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 turboprop’s main landing gear.

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    Airbus takes 826 net orders while full-year deliveries fall just shy of target

    2025-01-09T16:57:00Z

    Airbus ended last year with 826 net orders, having delivered a total of 766 aircraft – just shy of the 770 target it had set. The airframer took orders for four long-haul jets in December – three A330-900s for Air Algerie plus a single A350-900 for an undisclosed customer. Air ...

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    Delta commits to test new Airbus wing designs

    2025-01-09T14:35:00Z

    Delta Air Lines is to collaborate with Airbus to develop new aerospace technologies, including working with the airframer’s UpNext innovation unit and through a programme to evaluate efficiencies gained when large jets fly in formation.

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    After E190 crash, EASA warns of Russian airspace risk to approved third-country carriers

    2025-01-09T10:33:00Z

    European air transport safety regulators have expanded a conflict-zone advisory for Russian airspace, two weeks after crash of an Embraer 190 suspected to have been damaged by military activity in Chechnya. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency is advising against all operations, regardless of altitude, within five Russian airspace regions ...

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    Nearly all passengers on burning JAL A350 evacuated through two exits

    2025-01-09T07:44:00Z

    Almost all the passengers on board the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 involved in the Tokyo Haneda runway collision evacuated through the two forward exits after the jet rolled to a halt. Just three of the twinjet’s eight exits – the forward right- and left-hand doors, and the rearmost right-hand door ...

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    Evia Aero signs for 15 BN-2 Islanders

    2025-01-08T16:19:00Z

    German start-up carrier Evia Aero has tentatively ordered 15 Britten-Norman BN-2 Islanders for later conversion to hydrogen power by Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS).

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    Embraer hits goal with 206 aircraft deliveries last year

    2025-01-08T12:27:00Z

    Despite nagging industrywide supply chain troubles, Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer met its 2024 aircraft delivery goal, handing over 206 jets last year.

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    Air Incheon outlines US route expansion as it absorbs 747 fleet through Asiana deal

    2025-01-07T16:39:00Z

    Korean cargo carrier Air Incheon is seeking authorisation to open services to several US destinations from mid-2025. The expansion has emerged from its planned acquisition of Asiana Airlines’ cargo operations as part of last year’s merger between Asiana and Korean Air. Air Incheon, which was founded in 2012, started services ...

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    Administrators detail Reaction Engines’ failed rescue plans as funding crisis grew

    2025-01-07T14:05:00Z

    Reaction Engines explored multiple rescue options throughout 2024 – including a merger, break-up sale or equity injection – as the hypersonic propulsion developer fruitlessly battled a growing cash-crisis that ended in its October insolvency.

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    Previous Azerbaijan flight turned back days before E190 crash: Aliyev

    2025-01-07T09:55:00Z

    Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, has claimed that another Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft had turned away from southern Russia over conflict-zone warnings 10 days before the crash of an Embraer 190. Speaking during a 6 January meeting with relatives from the E190 crew, and survivors of the 25 December crash, Aliyev said ...

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    Maldivian introduces A330 to embark on long-haul services

    2025-01-07T07:44:00Z

    Indian Ocean carrier Maldivian is embarking on widebody operations after introducing an Airbus A330-200 to its fleet The carrier states that the twinjet represents a “significant expansion” for the airline, 25 years after it emerged with a small fleet of two aircraft. Maldivian’s A330 – fitted with 264 seats – ...