All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 105
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NewsLufthansa Group carriers aim to source 2,000 pilots over next two years
Lufthansa Group is aiming to recruit more than 2,000 pilots over the next two years in order to meet increasing demand. The company – which is commencing services with its new City Airlines operation next year – has embarked on a promotional campaign to source more cockpit crew. Lufthansa Group ...
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NewsBaltic operator Heston Airlines obtains investment from lessor Genesis
Lithuanian operator Heston Airlines has obtained investment from Irish-based lessor Genesis, which is taking a minority shareholding. Neither the size of the investment nor that of the share has been disclosed. But the agreement underpins a partnership which has been in place since 2020. The Vilnius-based carrier commenced flights in ...
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NewsAir Inuit’s 737-800 freighters to be converted by Aeronautical Engineers
Canadian operator Air Inuit has selected US-based Aeronautical Engineers to convert three Boeing 737-800s into freighter configuration. The carrier had disclosed earlier this year that it planned to take three 737-800s to replace older 737-200s. Two of the three aircraft will be converted into a combi configuration. Aeronautical Engineers has ...
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NewsCzech investigators detail Legacy 600 stick-shaker incident during Sion approach
Czech investigators have detailed an incident involving an Embraer Legacy 600 executive jet which experienced a speed reduction and stick-shaker activation on descent to the Swiss city of Sion. The aircraft had been operating a service from Bratislava on 19 July and conducting an instrument guided system approach to Sion’s ...
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NewsEASA indicates A350-1000 take-off weight hiked to 322t
Airbus has hiked the maximum take-off weight for the A350-1000 by 3t, to a total of 322t, regulatory documents indicate. The airframer’s documentation for the twinjet lists the MTOW of the -1000’s highest weight variant as 319t. But the Europe Union Aviation Safety Agency revised its type certificate data on ...
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NewsAirbus renewing ocean transport vessel fleet to assist A320neo ramp-up demand
Airbus is to support its effort to hike monthly A320neo-family production to 75 aircraft through a renewal of its transatlantic logistics vessel fleet. The airframer has commissioned three new roll-on, roll-off ships – which will incorporate wind-assisted propulsion – for service entry in 2026. Airbus uses ships to transport A320neo ...
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NewsAnalysis urges incentives to exploit Ireland’s potential for €2.5bn sustainable fuel industry
Ten sustainable aviation fuel plants, each with 80,000t capacity, could generate over €2.5 billion ($2.6 billion) in revenues for Ireland by 2050 and meet European-mandated volumes for the country, an industry analysis has concluded, but incentives should be created to stimulate progress. The research has determined that “power-to-liquid” production of ...
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NewsVinci partnership tentatively chosen as strategic investor in new Polish hub airport
Developers of a new Polish central hub airport have selected a French-Australian partnership as the preferred strategic investor for the facility. The airport, capable of handling 40 million passengers annually, will be situated between the capital Warsaw and the major city of Lodz. French airports operator Vinci Group and Australian ...
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NewsFinnair to modernise Embraer cabin interiors as short-haul activity rises
Finnair is to revamp the interiors of its Embraer 190 fleet from next year, as the carrier highlights the growth potential in its short-haul operations. The carrier will introduce new seats, curtains and other features to the E190s of which it has 12, all operated on its behalf by Nordic ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines agrees to lease 28 Boeing jets from AerCap
Turkish Airlines is to lease 28 aircraft – including 25 Boeing 737 Max 8s – from Irish-based lessor AerCap from next year. Along with the 737 Max jets the carrier will lease three Boeing 787-9s. AerCap adds that Turkish Airlines will also extend leases on six Airbus A330-200s. The lessor ...
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NewsFinnair outlines full-year profit expectations after positive third quarter
Finnair Group has refined its full-year profit expectations, predicting a comparable operating result of €160-200 million ($170-212 million), and estimates that revenues will reach €2.9-3.1 billion. The upper threshold of the revenue prediction is around the pre-crisis figure recorded in 2019, although Finnair had previously doubted that this year’s revenues ...
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NewsSmartavia 737-800 skids off wintry Perm runway
Russian investigators are probing an excursion incident involving a Smartavia Boeing 737-800 as it landed at Perm in wintry conditions. The aircraft had arrived from St Petersburg on 24 October at 06:31, according to the Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia. It conducted its approach to runway 21. Rosaviatsia states ...
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NewsSevere bird-strike punctured cockpit of descending A320
US investigators have disclosed that a bird-strike involving a Delta Air Lines Airbus A320 last year was severe enough to penetrate the fuselage and affect pressurisation. The aircraft had been descending through 13,000ft on the MARWI3 arrival pattern to Omaha on 19 November 2022 when it was struck in the ...
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NewsQatar Airways chief Al Baker to step down in November
Qatar Airways has confirmed that its long-standing group chief, Akbar Al Baker, is to step down next month. Al Baker is to leave the post on 5 November, and will be succeeded by Badr Mohammed Al-Meer. Badr Al-Meer is the chief operating officer of Qatar Airways’ hub airport, Hamad International. ...
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NewsRestructuring SAS to enter codeshare with Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways
Scandinavian operator SAS is entering a codeshare agreement with Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways, following Etihad’s opening of a Copenhagen route. The codeshare will take full effect from the end of December. SAS is undergoing a corporate restructuring, known as ‘SAS Forward’, and is currently under US Chapter 11 bankruptcy ...
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NewsNepal Airlines seeks new-build STOL aircraft for regional services
Nepal Airlines is searching for a supplier to provide short-take-off aircraft, and has issued a formal request for proposals. The carrier is seeking three newly-built STOL aircraft with at least 18 seats. It states that they should be reconfigurable, such that the seats can be removed or folded in order ...
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NewsSaudia parent rolls out broad corporate rebranding after livery revamp
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia’s parent company is rebranding its various divisions as part of the transformation which has included developing a new livery for the airline. The parent will be known as Saudia Group and will comprise 12 business units, several of which will adopt new names. Its maintenance arm ...
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NewsHydraulic leak and undercarriage wiring probed after FedEx 757 gear-up landing
US investigators have disclosed that a hydraulic system failure just after take-off preceded the gear-up landing by a FedEx Boeing 757-200 freighter at Chattanooga earlier this month. Examination of the aircraft following the accident revealed that a left-hand landing-gear door retraction actuator hose was leaking hydraulic fluid. The National Transportation ...
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NewsSJ-100 pylon for PD-8 engine undergoes windtunnel testing
Russian aerospace researchers are conducting windtunnel testing of the engine pylon for the Yakovlev SJ-100 version to be powered by domestically-built engines. The new model will feature Aviadvigatel PD-8 powerplants instead of the PowerJet SaM146 used previously. Yakovlev carried out a maiden flight of the SJ-100 in August but the ...
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NewsInspection finds windows missing after Titan A321LR aborts climb out of London Stansted
Investigators are probing an incident in which a Titan Airways Airbus A321LR was found to have missing windows after departing London Stansted. The twinjet had taken off on a transatlantic service to Orlando, Florida, on 4 October. But during the climb, at around 10,000ft, the crew noticed “excessive cabin noise” ...