All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 12

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    Congo Airways wet-leasing pair of 737-800s as bridge capacity

    2024-11-18T08:30:00Z

    Congo Airways is to lease a pair of Boeing 737s from Avia Solutions Group as part of an effort to restore capacity. Both aircraft are being taken on a six-month wet-lease from Avia’s KlasJet division. KlasJet says Congo Airways’ pair of Airbus A320s have been grounded for engine maintenance, and ...

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    Bleed-air switch lapse preceded TUI 737 cabin-altitude incident

    2024-11-15T15:44:00Z

    Pilots of a Boeing 737-800 did not notice that the aircraft’s bleed-air system was not active before the jet took off from Manchester, triggering a cabin-altitude warning that remained active for over 40min. UK investigators found that the bleed-air switches had incorrectly been left off during air-conditioning pack maintenance, and ...

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    Unsecured cargo container shifted as 737-400 freighter descended towards Edinburgh

    2024-11-15T07:21:00Z

    Investigators have been unable to determine precisely why a cargo container on board a Boeing 737-400 freighter was not secured, causing it to shift in flight during a service to Edinburgh. The West Atlantic aircraft (G-JMCZ) had been inbound from London Stansted on 26 April. It was transporting 8.9t of ...

  • Virgin 787 G-VDIA-c-John Taggart Creative Commons
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    No wing-walkers present before Virgin 787’s pushback collision with BA A350

    2024-11-14T10:41:00Z

    UK investigators have determined that a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 was being pushed back without assistance from dedicated wing-walkers when it collided with a British Airway Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch points out that the airport’s operator “does not mandate” wing-walkers at the parking bay ...

  • AIr Belgium A330neo-c-Airbus
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    Air Belgium awaits clarity on bid proposals ahead of court hearing

    2024-11-14T10:06:00Z

    Air Belgium is awaiting details on potential bids for the carrier, after extending a deadline for submission of proposals. The revised deadline will expire on 15 November. Air Belgium says the extension of the bidding period is intended to “ensure solid and binding offers”. It adds that it “reflects the ...

  • Etihad A321neo-c-Etihad Airways
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    Etihad’s nine-month net profits up two-thirds after strong summer period

    2024-11-14T09:07:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is crediting a strong summer season, following network expansion, for a substantial improvement in profitability at the nine-month mark. The Abu Dhabi-based operator – which has extended its network to 83 destinations – says it also achieved “significant growth” in its cargo activities, especially during ...

  • Glasgow airport-c-VisitScotland
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    Three UK airports sold to German management firm AviAlliance

    2024-11-13T14:52:00Z

    Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial and joint-venture partner Macquarie Group are selling the entire shareholding of AGS Airports Holdings, the owner of three major UK airports. AGS Airports is the parent of Aberdeen and Glasgow airports in Scotland, and Southampton airport on the English south coast. Under the agreement they will ...

  • Wizz A321neo-c-Wizz Air
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    Wizz Air: New crew procedures helping to cut GPS interference impact

    2024-11-13T12:06:00Z

    Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has recorded a decline in spurious terrain warnings since implementing defensive crew procedures against GPS spoofing and interference earlier this year. Wizz Air Hungary flight-data monitoring manager Akos Steigervald detailed the carrier’s experience during the annual European Union Aviation Safety Agency conference in Budapest ...

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    Angola’s TAAG starts shifting flights to new Luanda airport

    2024-11-13T09:47:00Z

    Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has commenced operations from the capital Luanda’s new Agostinho Neto international airport. The airline transferred its domestic Luanda-Cabinda flight to the new hub on 10 November, operating the initial service with a Boeing 737-700 before switching to a De Havilland Dash 8-400. Source: TAAG TAAG ...

  • MEA A321neo MSN10000-c-Airbus
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    MEA stays profitable even as Lebanon faces ‘biggest crisis’

    2024-11-13T08:56:00Z

    Lebanese flag-carrier Middle East Airlines is claiming a full-year net profit of $88.8 million for 2023, despite the economic stresses on the country and the initial indications of regional conflict. MEA says the profit figure – up 85% from 2022 – follows a 20% increase in passenger revenues, to $725 ...

  • ITA A319-c-Anna Zvereva Creative Commons
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    ITA restarts flights to Libyan capital as EASA deems coastal airports less risky

    2024-11-12T18:09:00Z

    Italian carrier ITA Airways is to open a service to the Libyan capital Tripoli, despite much of the country still considered risky for air transport. ITA intends to operate to Tripoli’s Mitiga airport, on the coast, rather than the city’s main international airport which lies some 13nm inland. The European ...

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    EFW’s Airbus freighter conversions reach triple figures

    2024-11-12T15:05:00Z

    Modification venture EFW has reached triple figures with Airbus passenger-to-freighter conversions, with the delivery of an A330-300. The A330 underwent conversion at one of EFW’s partner facilities in China. It brings overall EFW deliveries of Airbus P2F airframes to 100. Forty-nine of these conversions have been A330s, with a further ...

  • Avia 737 Max 8-c-Avia Solutions Group
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    Avia Solutions to take new 737 Max jets from beginning of next decade

    2024-11-12T14:01:00Z

    Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group expects to begin taking delivery of its newly-ordered Boeing 737 Max 8s at the beginning of the next decade. It says the agreement – which includes 40 firm aircraft and purchase rights on another 40 – involves deliveries from 2030. All 737 Max jets are ...

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    Air Arabia shrugs off regional challenges with strong third-quarter performance

    2024-11-12T06:23:00Z

    Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia brought its fleet up to 77 single-aisle Airbus jets by the end of the third quarter, as it posted an 8% rise in pre-tax profit to Dhs564 million ($153 million) for the three months. The airline has introduced six additional aircraft this year, and ...

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    Parker offering new wheels-brakes option for A321neos

    2024-11-11T19:24:00Z

    US manufacturer Parker Aerospace has developed a new carbon brake and wheel option for Airbus A321neos being assembled from 2026. The company says the NuCarb product will be certified up to the highest maximum take-off weight of the A321neo family – although it is not yet available for the long-range ...

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    Investigators probe another serious Aerosucre take-off incident as 727 hits ILS

    2024-11-11T12:41:00Z

    Colombian investigators are probing a serious incident during which an Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 freighter struck part of the ILS array on take-off from Bogota. The aircraft (HK-5216) was departing El Dorado airport’s runway 14L on 10 November, according to the Colombian regulator Aerocivil. Upon lift-off it struck one of the ...

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    Ukrainian government cancels bilateral air transport pact with Iran

    2024-11-11T08:51:00Z

    Ukraine’s government has cancelled a bilateral air transport agreement with Iran, which has been in place for over 30 years. Permanent representative of the cabinet of ministers Taras Melnychuk, in a summary of discussions on government activity on 8 November, stated that the air services agreement between the two countries ...

  • Tus Airways-c-Tus Airways
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    New Tus Airways investor has option to acquire whole airline

    2024-11-08T07:07:00Z

    Cypriot carrier Tus Airways’ newest investor will have an option to acquire the entire outstanding capital of the airline from its other shareholders. The investor – a company owned by entrepreneurs Ami Cohen and Arnon Englander – completed a transaction giving it a 75% stake in Tus on 6 November. ...

  • El Al 787-c-El Al
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    El Al stays with Trent 1000 for additional 787s: Rolls-Royce

    2024-11-07T11:19:00Z

    Israeli flag-carrier El Al appears to be sticking with Rolls-Royce engines for its latest Boeing 787s, as the manufacturer progresses with work on blade improvements. El Al already has 16 Trent 1000-equipped 787s, and is due to take delivery of another Trent-powered 787-9 originally intended for another customer. Rolls-Royce states, ...

  • Wizz A321neo-c-Wizz Air
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    Wizz Air foresees return to growth as uncertainty lifts on engine-related aircraft grounding

    2024-11-07T10:33:00Z

    Central European budget carrier Wizz Air expects to return to growth next year, given its Airbus delivery schedule and better visibility on Pratt & Whitney engine issues. Wizz expects the average number of grounded aircraft over the next 18 month to be around 40-45, an improvement on the previous assumption ...