All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 21
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NewsFlyGabon introduces initial A320 and first new ATR 42-600
Newly-established carrier FlyGabon has introduced its first large jet, an Airbus A320, as part of a fleet expansion which includes its initial new ATR 42-600. FlyGabon emerged last year, through the Gabonese carrier Afrijet Business Service. Gabon’s president, Brice Oligui Nguema, attended a reception for the A320 in late July. ...
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NewsBelgian hospitals trial medical drone shuttles remotely-piloted from UK
Trials have commenced for an on-demand medical delivery service between Belgian hospitals with unmanned aerial vehicles remotely piloted from the UK. The trial, east of Antwerp, involves shuttling urgent medical cargo to two hospital campuses – located at Herentals and Turnhout St Jozef – from the A-kwadraat operational hub in ...
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NewsAirbus chief Faury philosophical over Boeing’s leverage from Trump
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury is philosophical over Boeing’s order book apparently benefiting from the US presidential administration’s tariff and trade agreements. The administration has disclosed commitments to purchase Boeing aircraft from several countries, notably in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific regions – although the precise status of these orders ...
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NewsCroatia Airlines still burdened by fleet-renewal costs but indicates upward trend
Croatia Airlines admits that it is dealing with substantially-higher costs than expected from its fleet-renewal programme, after turning in a half-year loss. The airline has introduced five Airbus A220s into its fleet and intends to take another two this year. Its overall fleet comprises 17 aircraft – the A220s, plus ...
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NewsLondon Heathrow operator still analysing potential of shorter third runway
London Heathrow airport’s operator believes a 3,500m (11,500ft) third runway will provide the greatest benefit to the hub, but it is still analysing whether a slightly shorter one of 3,100m will suffice. The newly-submitted proposal from the operator, Heathrow Airport, positions the new parallel runway 1,035m north of the current ...
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NewsProsecutors informed after alleged ‘unauthorised access’ incident at Bogota tower
Colombia’s civil aviation regulator has referred to the prosecutor general an alleged incident in which an unauthorised citizen was granted access to the control tower at Bogota El Dorado airport. Aeronautica Civil states that it has temporarily suspended the licences of air traffic controllers allegedly involved while a disciplinary investigation ...
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NewsSubstituted MC-21 prototype nears transfer to flight-test station
Yakovlev has commenced ground-based assessment of the fully import-substituted MC-21 prototype, in preparation for transferring it to the flight-test station. The aircraft, which first flew in December 2021, was the first MC-21 to have a domestically-produced composite wing – a situation forced upon the developers by sanctions imposed even before ...
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NewsOtto Aviation picks Italian specialist to design Phantom’s fuel system
US firm Otto Aviation, which is developing a low-emission business jet, has selected Italian-based Secondo Mona to supply an integrated fuel system. Otto is developing the super-midsize Phantom 3500, which will have a lightweight and low-drag design enabling a substantial fuel saving over competing jets. The company is expecting to ...
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NewsRival submissions to expand Heathrow each promise third runway in a decade
Two proposals for expansion at London Heathrow each foresee a third runway – albeit of different lengths – becoming operational in 2035, with supporting developments including new terminal buildings. Heathrow’s operator has submitted a proposal centred on a privately-financed third runway while the UK government has also permitted a rival ...
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NewsRolls-Royce ‘on track’ with second phase of durability package for 787 and A330neo
Rolls-Royce says it remains “on track” to deliver a 30% time-on-wing improvement for the Trent 1000 and Trent 7000 engine by the end of this year. The manufacturer has been engaged in various initiatives to achieve an average 80% enhancement of time-on-wing across its modern Trent family by 2027. Rolls-Royce ...
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NewsAngara maintenance certificate revoked following inspection after An-24 crash
Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has revoked the maintenance certificate of Siberia’s Angara Airlines, days after the carrier suffered a fatal Antonov An-24 accident. The decision follows an unscheduled inspection of the Irkutsk-based airline’s facilities by transport supervisory authority Rostransnadzor. Rosaviatsia says the inspection turned up “violations” in Angara’s ...
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NewsSafran aims to recover Leap delivery backlog to Airbus by end-October
Safran is aiming to recover the backlog of CFM International Leap-1A engine deliveries to Airbus by the end of October. The powerplant manufacturer has been affected not only by supply-chain bottlenecks but also a strike earlier this year. Airbus has been forced to park engineless aircraft – around 60, most ...
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NewsSafran selects French site for carbon-brake plant after energy cost assessment
Safran is to establish a new aircraft carbon-brakes production facility in France, sited near Lyon, which will represent a €450 million ($515 million) investment. The facility, which will open in 2030, will complement another Safran Landing Systems plant in France – at Villeurbanne – as well as its US site ...
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NewsRolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division posts strong margin improvement in first half
Rolls-Royce achieved 122 large civil engine deliveries over the first half, a figure slightly up on the previous 120. It handed over fewer Trent 1000s for the Boeing 787 and Trent 7000s for the Airbus A330neo, but more Trent XWBs for both the A350-900 and -1000 variants. Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace ...
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NewsSafran encouraged as recovery of Leap engine deliveries continues
Safran handed over 10% more CFM International Leap engines in the first half, a total of 729, as sequential quarterly production rates improved. The deliveries contributed to a near-17% rise in first-half propulsion revenues to €7.5 billion ($8.6 billion). Safran handed over 410 Leap engines in the second quarter, up ...
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NewsAirbus’s Spirit AeroSystems work acquisition slips to fourth quarter
Airbus’s acquisition of work packages from Spirit AeroSystems has slipped to the fourth quarter, a delay the airframer attributes to regulatory approvals. But Airbus says the acquisition process is “making good progress”, adding: “All parties are putting the necessary efforts into the closing process.” The acquisition has been necessitated by ...
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NewsAirbus sees no A330 production rate rise until 2029
Airbus is not expecting to raise A330 production for the next few years, but foresees monthly output lifting from four aircraft to five in 2029. The airframer updated its production expectations for the twinjet programme in a half-year financial briefing. It says A330 production is “stabilising” at the rate of ...
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NewsCrashed Superjet’s erroneous angle-of-attack readings traced to swapped overlay plates
Swapping the angle-of-attack sensor overlay plates on a Gazpromavia Yakovlev Superjet 100 led to last year’s fatal accident as the jet was being ferried from Lukhovitsy to Moscow after a maintenance visit. Investigators from the Interstate Aviation Committee carried out several experiments and analyses in a bid to understand why ...
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NewsNorse Atlantic appoints deputy chief executive
Scandinavian long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic has named Kristin Berthelsen as its deputy chief executive. Berthelsen previously held the post of chief of staff and culture officer at the airline. Norse Atlantic chief Bjorn Tore Larsen says she has been “integral” to the carrier’s progress since its started up in ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines diversifies into Islamic financing to fund A350
Turkish Airlines has opted to use an Islamic financing transaction for the first time, in order to fund the acquisition of an Airbus A350. The carrier says the aircraft’s financing has been structured in Swiss francs with Dubai Islamic Bank, through an Ijarah arrangement – similar to a finance lease. ...