All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 22
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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 ...
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NewsLufthansa prepares to roll out virtual-reality pilot training across group carriers
Lufthansa Group is preparing to roll out virtual-reality pilot training across all its carriers, following an encouraging introduction at Brussels Airlines. Two crews from the carrier completed part of their Airbus A320 type rating using the technology at the beginning of July, under a training programme approved by regulators. Lufthansa ...
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NewsLondon Heathrow operator to submit third-runway plan before end-July
London Heathrow’s operator will submit its proposal for a third runway to the government by the end of this month. The proposal will set out the airport’s masterplan to secure long-term capacity growth and detail its investment programme, with a view to obtaining planning permission by the end of the ...
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NewsCentre-of-gravity error left ATR 72 flying close to certification limits
French investigators have disclosed that an ATR 72-500 departed Caen outside of operational limits – and almost outside certification limits – after a data-entry error during load calculations. The Chalair Aviation aircraft had been conducting a service from Caen Carpiquet airport to Kerry in Ireland on 21 September last year. ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian takes spare engines for Embraer E2 fleet
Royal Jordanian has acquired a pair of spare engines for its Embraer E2-family regional jet fleet, supported by a loan agreement. The carrier – which is taking up to 10 aircraft, a mix of E190-E2s and E195-E2s – introduced five of the jets over 2024. It expects to bring in ...
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News‘No issues’ found after fuel-switch lock checks on Air India 787 fleet
Air India states it has found no issues with the fuel-control switch locking mechanisms on its Boeing 787 fleet, after inspections prompted by the crash at Ahmedabad last month.
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NewsAir India A320neo suffers runway excursion during poor-weather landing
One of Air India’s Airbus A320neos has suffered a runway excursion while landing at Mumbai airport in poor weather. Air India says the aircraft has been “grounded for checks” but has yet to confirm the extent of any damage. It states, however, that the twinjet “taxied safely to the gate” ...
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NewsCAAC validation gives Chinese A320-family operators access to EFW freighter conversion
China’s civil aviation regulator has approved Airbus A320 and A321 freighters converted under the cargo modification programme of specialist EFW. EFW is a joint venture majority-owned by Singapore’s ST Engineering with Airbus as its partner. It operates across eight conversion facilities including four located in China for A320-family and A330 ...
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NewsAntonov Airlines flies An-124 out of Kyiv after long modernisation effort
Ukrainian aerospace firm Antonov has flown a modified An-124-100 out of Kyiv, following a long-term modernisation to replace Russian-built on-board equipment. The aircraft (UR-82073) flew to Leipzig on 11 July following a programme initiated in 2021 but held up by the Ukrainian-Russian conflict. Ukraine and Russia had previously co-operated in ...
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NewsAir Arabia and Saudi partners to establish budget carrier at Dammam
Saudi Arabian authorities have granted Air Arabia and Saudi partners the right to establish a national low-cost carrier to operate from Dammam’s King Fahd airport. The airline is intended to build a fleet of 45 aircraft, and serve 57 international and 24 domestic destinations. Saudi Arabian civil aviation regulator GACA ...