All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 130
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NewsSudanese airspace closed as armed conflict erupts
Sudan’s civil aviation authority has notified that airspace over the country is closed, with a suspension of air navigation services within the Khartoum flight information region. The measure follows the conflict between government and paramilitary forces which broke out on 15 April and which has included attacks at Khartoum airport ...
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NewsSaudia A330 and SkyUp aircraft caught up in assault on Khartoum airport
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia and Ukrainian operator SkyUp Airlines have confirmed that aircraft in their fleets have been caught up in hostilities at Sudan’s Khartoum airport. Saudia states that one of its Airbus A330s has suffered an “accident” prior to take-off from Khartoum on 15 April. The aircraft was “shot ...
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NewsA350F orders edge above A330-200F deliveries
Orders for Airbus’s A350 freighter have passed the total number of deliveries for its A330-200F, although the earlier cargo aircraft’s own order backlog had once peaked at nearly 80 jets. Airbus has firmed orders for 39 A350Fs in the 15 months since the first aircraft were recorded in the backlog. ...
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NewsRussian aerospace forum outlines prospects for supersonic business jets
Former United Aircraft president Mikhail Pogosyan believes there is a market for 600 supersonic aircraft in the business sector, but expects any initial designs to take more than a decade to emerge. Speaking during a forum at the Moscow Aviation Institute, of which he is rector, Pogosyan said the Russian ...
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NewsUkrainian prosecutors pursue negligence case over An-225 destruction
Ukrainian prosecutors are pursuing a case of alleged official negligence over the destruction of the Antonov An-225 heavy transport during combat at Kyiv’s Gostomel airport. The accusation against the former Antonov general director follows an investigation which found that the An-225 was “not transported from the danger zone”, says the ...
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NewsRussian lessor GTLK turns in heavy net loss as sanctions bite
Russian state lessor GTLK has turned in a full-year net loss of Rb55.8 billion ($683 million) under international standards, its highest ever, which it attributes to international sanctions pressure. The result contrasts with the Rb990 million profit for the previous year. GTLK says the sanctions imposed by various countries have ...
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NewsFaroese carrier Atlantic Airways plans transatlantic service to New York
Faroe Islands carrier Atlantic Airways is to open a transatlantic service to New York later this year, for a short period. The airline will fly from its Vagar base to New York’s secondary Stewart airport from 22 August. Atlantic Airways will serve the connection weekly. It says it will operate ...
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NewsCourt awards BOC Aviation over $400m for Russian 747-8F defaults
Lessor BOC Aviation has been granted damages of more than $400 million against Russian freight operators AirBridgeCargo and Volga-Dnepr, over defaults relating to three leased Boeing 747-8Fs. The situation emerged after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February last year, after which international sanctions were imposed on Russian carriers and ...
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NewsAir Baltic optimistic after strong first-quarter revenue performance
Latvian carrier Air Baltic is optimistic over its prospects for the year after generating revenues of €104 million ($114 million) for the first quarter. The airline is aiming to reach €700 million for the full year and transport 4.4 million passengers. For the first quarter it carried 770,000 and load ...
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NewsAirbus seeks A321XLR rapid-descent approval based on A321neo performance
Airbus is asking US regulators to approve A321XLR emergency descent performance based on that for the basic A321neo, arguing that aerodynamic changes to the long-range variant will only have a limited effect. The airframer states that flight-test and analysis data shows the A321neo is able to descend from its certified ...
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NewsIrish carrier ASL cleared to test freight potential of unmanned aerial vehicles
Irish carrier ASL Airlines has obtained an operator’s certificate for light unmanned aerial vehicles, with which it will test the potential for such craft to expand its freight network. The Irish Aviation Authority has issued the Light UAS certificate to the carrier’s subsidiary ASL Future Flight. ASL Airlines says it ...
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NewsSurveillance overhaul set to replace half of Norway’s conventional radars
Norway’s air navigation service has completed the installation of an antenna array intended to replace half of the country’s conventional radars. Some 200 antennas have been positioned in various locations, including airports and mountain peaks, in order to provide wide-area multilateration coverage. Multilateration enables aircraft positions to be calculated through ...
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NewsIraqi government looks to acquire Falcon jets for VIP transport
Iraq’s government is considering acquiring a pair of Dassault Falcon executive jets with which to modernise the VIP fleet of flag-carrier Iraqi Airways. The ministry of transport set up a committee to explore the plan, and it has discussed the purchase with representatives of the airline, as well as the ...
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NewsAirbus books first A350 freighter order for the year
Four more Airbus A350 freighters have been booked in the airframer’s backlog, attributed to an undisclosed customer. Airbus revealed the order – which was placed on 23 March, and marks its first for the cargo model this year – in its first-quarter backlog figures. The agreement brings to 39 the ...
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NewsOverweight 737-200 collided with tree after delayed rotation
Colombian investigators have determined that a Boeing 737-200 freighter was overweight when it lifted off from Puerto Carreno airport last year, striking the top of a tree as it attempted to climb away. The Aerosucre aircraft – carrying five occupants – was conducting a chartered flight to Bogota on 3 ...
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NewsVertiport concept for eVTOL taxis unveiled for Dubai airport
Preliminary proposals have been unveiled for a vertiport adjacent to Dubai’s main international airport, which would handle future air taxi services. The terminal concept has been put forward by vertiport technology specialist Skyports Infrastructure and architecture firm Foster & Partners. Skyports Infrastructure and the Dubai road and transport authority are ...
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NewsIsrair holding ‘intensive’ talks over Smartwings acquisition
Israeli leisure operator Israir Group states that it is conducting “intensive negotiations” with Czech carrier Smartwings’ owners, in order to reach agreement to acquire the airline. Although the company says the tender process has advanced, it reiterates that it might not be the only contender and “does not know” whether ...
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NewsCirrus hit Metroliner after overshooting approach during high-speed turn
US investigators have determined that a Cirrus SR22 pilot’s high speed while turning from base leg to final caused the aircraft to overshoot the centreline and stray into a parallel approach path, where it collided with a Swearingen Metroliner. Both aircraft, which were communicating on different tower frequencies, were substantially ...
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NewsSerious approach incidents expose altimeter-setting vulnerabilities
Investigation into the Hop Bombardier CRJ1000 low-approach incident at Nantes in October 2021 has exposed vulnerabilities in crucial pressure-setting procedures, and potential difficulties in detecting errors. The CRJ1000 flew the approach more than 500ft below the correct glidepath, a situation only discovered when air traffic control received a minimum safe ...
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NewsAzerbaijan Airlines signs for a dozen Airbus single-aisle jets
Azerbaijan Airlines is ordering a dozen Airbus single-aisle jets, comprising A321neo and A320neo variants. The airline signed a formal agreement for the aircraft on 6 April in the Azerbaijani capital Baku. Azerbaijan Airlines says it will select an engine model “at a later stage”. “The signed contract will provide our ...