All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 10
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NewsCathay Pacific to buy back Qatar Airways’ near-10% shareholding
Cathay Pacific Airways is intending to purchase Qatar Airways’ entire shareholding in the Hong Kong-based carrier. The provisional buy-back agreement is subject to approval by Cathay’s independent shareholders. Qatar Airways holds a 9.57% stake in Cathay Pacific. Both operators are Oneworld alliance members. Source: Cathay Pacific Cathay will ...
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NewsNorway’s OSM to acquire Tecnam P-Mentor fleet for cadet training
Norwegian pilot-training company OSM Aviation Academy is to acquire up to 30 Tecnam P-Mentor light aircraft for its cadet fleet. The provisional agreement covers purchase of 25 aircraft plus options on another five. OSM executive director Hans Kyrre Hultgren says the order is part of a strategy to “establish a ...
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NewsApparent engine separation and left-side fire during take-off preceded UPS MD-11F crash
Photographic and video evidence indicates the UPS Boeing MD-11F which crashed on take-off at Louisville was on fire, after one of its engines separated from the wing during the take-off roll. Smoke and flame appeared strongly evident from the left wing’s leading edge – in the vicinity of its GE ...
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NewsVertical discussing industrial partnerships to support VX4 commercialisation
Vertical Aerospace is holding talks with several prospective entities as it seeks a strategic industrial partner to support its commercialisation of the VX4 eVTOL. Speaking during a third-quarter briefing, chair Domhnal Slattery said that, with the imminent piloted transition test phase expected to be completed in a few weeks, “now ...
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NewsVertical shows off scalable VX4 cabin design days ahead of transition flight tests
Vertical Aerospace has unveiled the cabin design for its certification-standard VX4 eVTOL, days ahead of commencing transition flight testing of the prototype aircraft. It has shown off a four-seat cabin, but also an option for a six-seat layout, as well as a cockpit observer’s seat next to the pilot. The ...
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NewsRussia’s prototype TVRS-44 regional turboprop set to fly in mid-2026
Russian aerospace firm UZGA expects to build the first prototype of its TVRS-44 Ladoga regional turboprop by the end of the year. The twin-engined Ladoga is one of three UZGA aircraft programmes which have undergone a review by Russian certification authorities during a meeting at the federal government co-ordination centre. ...
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NewsCapital A plots Bahrain AOC for AirAsia as part of hub plan for Gulf kingdom
Budget carrier operator AirAsia’s parent, Capital A, is to explore the possibility of establishing a Middle Eastern hub in Bahrain, and setting up a Bahrain-based air operator’s certificate to operate onward connections. Capital A has signed a preliminary agreement with Bahrain’s ministry of transportation to study the option of opening ...
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NewsRyanair accelerating pilot recruitment to prepare for Max 10 arrival
Ryanair is to speed up pilot recruitment for the next three years as it prepares to introduce its first Boeing 737 Max 10s in spring 2027. It states that Boeing is expecting Max 10 certification in mid-2026 and that the airframer expects to meet Ryanair’s contracted delivery dates for the ...
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NewsCroatia Airlines fleet transition continues to drag financial performance
Croatia Airlines has experienced delays in returning a pair of De Havilland Dash 8-400s to their owners, adding to fleet transition costs as it switches to Airbus A220s. The airline says one of the aircraft (9A-CQB) carried out its last operation in January, and the other (9A-CQA) was withdrawn from ...
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NewsA330neo and Cessna 402 crews jolted by apparent Boston runway-intersection conflict
Air-ground communications have captured the unsettled reactions of pilots after an intersecting-runway conflict between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-900 and Cape Air Cessna 402 at Boston. The A330, arriving from Paris Charles de Gaulle on 30 October, had diverted from its original destination of New York JFK. As the ...
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NewsAirbus freighter forecast highlights Asia demand as region’s carriers sign for A350F
Two recent Asia-Pacific agreements for the Airbus A350 freighter have reinforced Airbus’s confidence in the aircraft’s long-term prospects, despite the substantial turmoil endured by global trade in a year which has virtually been defined by escalating tariffs, retaliation, and geopolitical tension. Korean Air and Air China Cargo have newly disclosed ...
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NewsKLM contract termination left UK’s Eastern with ‘unsustainable’ costs
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways found itself burdened by high fixed costs after Dutch operator KLM terminated a capacity partnership, according to its administrator. Eastern Airways, based at Humberside airport, suspended operations on 27 October. RSM UK Restructuring Advisory is expecting to be formally appointed to oversee the carrier, as ...
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NewsFinnair dry-leasing pair of A330s under Qantas collaboration
Finnair is dry-leasing two Airbus A330s to Australian carrier Qantas, to support the Oneworld partners’ capacity relationship. Speaking during a third-quarter briefing on 30 October, Finnair chief Turkka Kuusisto said four of the carrier’s A330s were currently “tied” to the Qantas collaboration. But two A330s which have been wet-leased under ...
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NewsKorean Air converts seven A350-1000s into orders for A350 freighter
Korean Air is to convert orders for seven Airbus A350-1000s into agreements for A350 freighters, becoming a new customer for the cargo twinjet. It marks another lift for the A350F following the disclosure by Air China Cargo that it is also planning to acquire the type. Korean Air had 27 ...
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NewsLufthansa schedule unaffected by 777-9 delay but 787s await US cabin certification
Lufthansa Group chief Carsten Spohr says the operator is unaffected by the latest delay to the Boeing 777-9’s entry into service, and also believes a US certification hold-up on its new 787 interiors will ease by the year-end. Speaking during the company’s third-quarter briefing on 30 October, Spohr said Lufthansa ...
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NewsAmbulance Citation XLS crash inquiry probes evidence of smoke and spin during descent
Kenyan investigators have yet to establish the cause of the recent air ambulance Textron Aviation Citation XLS crash in Nairobi, but there is evidence of smoke from one side of the aircraft during its descent. The aircraft – operated by AMREF Flying Doctors – came down some 3min 25s after ...
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NewsWet-lease start-up Thai SmartLynx secures air operator’s certificate
Avia Solutions Group’s latest wet-lease operator, Thai SmartLynx, has secured its air operator’s certificate from the Thai regulator. The carrier, based at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport, will begin operations with an Airbus A320. It received its first aircraft in August. Thai SmartLynx aims to expand with the introduction of 15-20 ...
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NewsLufthansa Group confident in stronger full year as passenger and cargo divisions improve
Lufthansa Group is confirming a stronger full-year outlook, as the company posted its strongest-ever quarterly revenue performance – a figure of €11.2 billion ($13 billion) – for the three months to 30 September. While the company’s operating profit for the period, at €1.3 billion, was marginally down on the previous ...
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NewsAirbus halves number of parked ‘gliders’ as it strives to meet year-end delivery target
Airbus has halved, the last three months, the number of engineless aircraft for which it has been forced to postpone delivery owing to a powerplant shortfall. The number of so-called ‘gliders’ had reached a peak of around 60 in June. Speaking during a third-quarter briefing on 29 October, Airbus chief ...
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NewsAirbus trims A220 production targets over supply and demand considerations
Airbus has lowered its target for A220 production rates, aiming for 12 aircraft per month next year rather than the previous 14. The airframer is attributing the decision, disclosed during a third-quarter briefing, to the “current balance between supply and demand”. Airbus, which took net orders for 36 A220s over ...