All air transport news – Page 58
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NewsUganda Airlines to open London route with A330-800
Uganda Airlines has disclosed that it plans to open a route to London, several years after initially floating the plan. The carrier will operate Airbus A330-800s on the four-times weekly route from Entebbe to London Gatwick. It will start the service on 18 May. Chief executive Jenifer Bamuturaki detailed the ...
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NewsHong Kong A320 reportedly diverts after overhead luggage compartment fire
Images circulating on social media are purporting to show an in-flight fire in an overhead luggage bin which led a Hong Kong Airlines Airbus A320 to divert to Fuzhou. The aircraft had been bound for Hong Kong from Hangzhou on 20 March. Several Chinese outlets are reporting that the fire ...
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NewsNew UK carrier Ascend secures approval for US charters
New UK operator Ascend Airways has obtained approval to conduct transatlantic charter services to US destinations. The approval took effect from 12 March, according to regulatory filings from the US Department of Transportation. Ascend Airways secured its UK air operator’s certificate and operating licence just under a year ago, in ...
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NewsKC-46 cracks will not affect 2024 deliveries, rework ‘not a big deal’: Boeing CFO
Boeing has revealed details about cracks that recently prompted it to halt deliveries of KC-46 military tankers, while insisting the issue will not seriously disrupt the programme.
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NewsEmbraer reveals wing-development work as part of ‘New Technologies Demonstration’
Brazilian manufacturer Embraer has revealed the existence of a technology demonstration programme under which it and partners are developing and testing a composite wing and a “flying” laboratory.
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NewsBoeing and FAA still working through exemption request for 737 Max 7 and 10
Boeing remains unsure how the Federal Aviation Administration will handle the company’s request for regulatory exemptions related to the stall management yaw damper (SMYD) on the 737 Max 7 and Max 10.
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NewsBoeing CFO downplays tariff impacts on commercial jet business
Boeing does not expect new tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump to significantly impact its commercial aircraft business, at least not immediately.
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NewsEmirates expands its A350 deployment to Asia-Pacific and north Africa
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is set to expand its Airbus A350-900 network to another seven destinations, including its first in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. It will operate the twinjets to four Middle Eastern and north African cities – Baghdad, Amman, Dammam and Tunis – as well as Oslo, Istanbul ...
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NewsCollision-risk restructuring of Zurich airspace temporarily limits arrival capacity
Swiss air traffic controllers are to impose temporary capacity reduction at Zurich airport, in order to implement a new airspace structure which has been based on collision-risk modelling. The redesigned airspace – intended to minimise infringements – will come into effect from 20 March. Swiss air navigation service Skyguide will ...
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NewsSouth African Airways pilots initiate further industrial action over pay talks
South African Airways pilots are initiating further industrial action over long-running pay and conditions negotiations, to the carrier’s dismay. The airline says it has been notified – by the SAA Pilots Association and the National Transport Movement – of a work-to-rule measure which will take effect on 19 March. Talks ...
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NewsUnited 787 suffered inertial reference unit failures ahead of January inflight upset
Two inertial reference units (IRU) on a United Airlines Boeing 787-8 failed shortly before the jet experienced a rapid altitude shift over Africa in January that injured 16 people.
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NewsLanhsa Airlines Jetstream 32 crashes after taking off from Roatan
Twelve people died when a Lanhsa Airlines British Aerospace Jetstream 32 turboprop crashed shortly after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatan on 17 March.
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NewsEthiopian introduces BBJ2 to attract VIP and specialist business charter customers
Ethiopian Airlines Group is introducing a Boeing BBJ2 business jet which will be dedicated to operating VIP and specialist charter services. The company says the BBJ2 – based on the 737-800 – will facilitate its efforts to serve business communities and other customers looking for premium charter flights. “Introduction of ...
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NewsFAA ‘permanently’ closes helicopter route near DC's National airport, part of broader response to collision
The Federal Aviation Administration will shutter the Route 4 helicopter corridor near Ronald Reagan Washington National airport in response to the deadly 29 January midair collision involving a passenger jet.
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NewsA380 testbed starts series of flights aimed at in-service fleet improvement
Airbus is undertaking a series of flight tests with its original A380 testbed as part of an effort to improve the in-service fleet. The airframer has not specified the nature of the testing involving MSN1. But it says the aircraft has undergone “several months of preparation” and system upgrades, as ...
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NewsProbe into fatal Swiss A220 cabin-smoke event finds damage to engine gear system
Examination of a Swiss Airbus A220-300 engine following a fatal smoke and diversion event over Austria has revealed damage to the fan drive gear system as well as bearings. But investigators probing the occurrence, on 23 December last year, have yet to draw specific conclusions over the circumstances and the ...
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NewsTrump nominates Republic Airways chief as FAA administrator
US president Donald Trump has nominated Republic Airways chief executive Bryan Bedford as the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a move widely supported by US airlines and aviation groups.
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NewsJudge again delays Boeing plea deal deadline
A federal judge has again granted Boeing and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) another four weeks to hammer out the terms of a possible guilty plea to fraud charges, but attorneys for crash victims are warning they will challenge any additional requests for extensions.
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NewsBeyond Aero reveals details about fuel-cell system for conceptual electric business jet
French start-up Beyond Aero has “refined” the configuration of its conceptual eight-passenger hydrogen-electric business aircraft and says it is seeking regulatory exemptions required to eventually certify the type.
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NewsModified Superjet 100 conducts maiden flight with Russian-built PD-8 engines
Russia’s United Aircraft has conducted the maiden flight of a Yakovlev Superjet powered by the domestically-built Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine. It took off from the manufacturing facility at Komsomolsk-on-Amur, on 17 March, for a sortie lasting 40min. The aircraft is a modified Superjet 100 airframe, serial number 95157, which was built ...