All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 22
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NewsNordwind 777 opens first connection between Russian and North Korean capitals
Russian carrier Nordwind Airlines has become the first to connect Moscow with the North Korean capital Pyongyang in nearly eight decades of diplomatic relations. Nordwind carried out the 27 July flight from Moscow Sheremetyevo using a Boeing 777-200ER, arriving in Pyongyang the following day. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia says ...
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NewsRotating 727 narrowly missed intruding vehicle as runway discipline slackened
Brazilian investigators have cited poor communications and slipshod practices after a Boeing 727-200 narrowly missed a vehicle towing a lighting tower while rotating for take-off at Curitiba airport. The right wing of the Total Linhas Aereas freighter – departing runway 15 for Sao Paulo on 24 July last year – ...
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NewsSwiss identifies initial A350 long-haul route as it shows off cabin concept
Swiss will operate its initial Airbus A350-900 to Boston, with flights commencing at the beginning of January next year. The Star Alliance carrier, which is taking 10 of the type, disclosed the first long-haul destination for the twinjet as it unveiled new first- and business-class seats. Swiss intends to take ...
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NewsAustralia’s Skytrans rebrands under SmartLynx name
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group has rebranded its recently-acquired Skytrans division as SmartLynx Australia. Avia Solutions Group took over the regional turboprop operator last year and has since been expanding its fleet, stepping up to jets with the inclusion of the Airbus A319. It states that the rebranding will provide ...
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NewsUK’s Titan Airways considers further E-Jet expansion after introducing E190
UK operator Titan Airways has acquired its first regional jet, an Embraer 190, to complement its fleet of Airbus types. The E190 (G-POWX) – originally delivered to Air Astana in 2012 – has been sold to Titan by leasing firm TrueNoord. “We identified the [E190] as the ideal aircraft to ...
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NewsCrashed Angara An-24’s flight-data recorder destroyed by fire
Russian investigators have disclosed that flight-data recordings from an Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 were destroyed by fire when the aircraft crashed into a forest in the Amur region. The Interstate Aviation Committee says, however, that the cockpit-voice recorder information “was preserved”. None of the occupants of the An-24 survived when ...
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NewsRussian prosecutor blames cyberattack after Aeroflot cancels over 50 flights
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has cancelled 54 round-trip flights after suffering a serious IT problem, apparently the result of a cyberattack on its infrastructure. Aeroflot says the 260 flights were scheduled for 28 July, adding that 206 are expected to operate. It is describing the occurrence as a “failure” in its ...
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NewsAerospace escapes tariff regime under new US-EU trade agreement
Aircraft and components will be exempt from tariffs under the new transatlantic trade agreement between the European Union and USA. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the aerospace sectors are among the “strategic products” contained on a “zero-for-zero” tariff list. This list also features semiconductor equipment, critical raw ...
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NewsRussian legislation seeks to establish regulated market for PMA spares
Russian aerospace firm Yakovlev is highlighting legislative measures aimed at averting development of a market for unapproved spare parts as a result of shortages driven by sanctions. New legislation progressing through parliament is intended to address the need for design and manufacture of authentic spares – known as Parts Manufacturer ...
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NewsSwiss takes first solar-energy jet fuel delivery from Synhelion facilities
Swiss has started using jet fuel produced using solar energy, with an initial delivery from clean-technology specialist Synhelion. The carrier has shown off a 190-litre barrel of synthetic crude oil from Synhelion’s Dawn plant at Julich, west of Cologne. This crude oil has been transferred to a refinery in northern ...
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NewsWrongly-maintained Superjet’s behaviour misled crew before overspeed and fatal dive
Russian investigators believe the crew of a Yakovlev Superjet 100 thought the aircraft was experiencing an air-data system fault relating to airspeed, rather than a highly-improbable angle-of-attack discrepancy, before the jet fatally dived into a forest about 6min after take-off. Simulations of the flight have led test pilots to conclude ...
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NewsEuroAtlantic diversifies fleet with introduction of first Airbus
Portuguese wet-lease carrier EuroAtlantic Airways has introduced its first Airbus, in the form of an A330-200. Powered by GE Aerospace CF6 engines, the twinjet, MSN489, was originally delivered to Qatar Airways in 2002. EuroAtlantic states that it is leasing the aircraft from Chicago-based AELF. The A330 – identified as CS-TGD, ...
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NewsEtihad identifies routes for initial three-class A321LR
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is to put its first long-range Airbus A321LR into service on the route to Phuket at the beginning of August.
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NewsWork begins to adapt new PD-8 engine to Be-200 firefighting amphibian
Work has started to adapt the Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine to the Beriev Be-200 amphibious firefighter, according to Russian state technology firm Rostec. United Aircraft manufactures the jet-powered amphibian at its Taganrog aviation plant near Rostov-on-Don. The PD-8 was developed initially for the Yakovlev SJ-100 programme – a successor to the ...
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NewsWizz Air to slash A321XLR commitment to just 10-15 aircraft
Wizz Air is expecting to retain only 10-15 Airbus A321XLR twinjets, rather than the 47 it ordered, as it shifts its business strategy away from the Middle East. The airline is shutting down its Abu Dhabi operation from September. “Wind-up plans [are] underway,” the carrier states in a first-quarter briefing. ...
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NewsNo survivors after Angara An-24 crashes in Russia’s eastern Amur region
Russian investigators have opened an inquiry into the crash of an Antonov An-24RV in the vicinity of Tynda airport, in the Amur region of the country. The Interstate Aviation Committee identifies the Soviet-era aircraft involved as RA-47315, operated by Siberian carrier Angara Airlines. It came down in forest, at around ...
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NewsLessor Avolon discloses orders for up to 130 more Airbus jets
Irish-based lessor Avolon has disclosed an order for up to 130 Airbus jets, comprising A330neos and A321neos. Fifteen A330neos and 75 A321neos make up the firm part of the agreement, with options and purchase rights covering a further 15 A330neos and 25 A321neos. Avolon says the deliveries will run to ...
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NewsWizz to ‘rationalise’ A321XLR fleet and curb growth after Abu Dhabi axe
Wizz Air chief Jozsef Varadi says the budget carrier is “rationalising” its Airbus A321XLR programme, following the decision to suspend its Middle Eastern operation. The airline is to axe its Wizz Air Abu Dhabi division from 1 September. Wizz started taking delivery of 47 A321XLRs in its fiscal first quarter, ...
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NewsIl-114-300 deliveries to begin in August next year: Russian industry minister
Russia’s trade and industry ministry is expecting deliveries of the Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop to commence in August next year. Industry minister Anton Alikhanov told Russian president Vladimir Putin, during a 23 July meeting of senior government figures, that certification would be finished this year. “According to the plan, in August ...
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NewsFirst A350F stabiliser completed at Airbus’s Spanish plants
Airbus’s Spanish facilities in Cadiz and Getafe have produced the first horizontal stabiliser for the A350 freighter. The structure will be transferred to the Toulouse final assembly line in the next few weeks. Airbus is producing a pair of A350Fs for the flight-testing and certification programme. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered ...