All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 29
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NewsRussia’s Smartavia changes leadership again
Russian carrier Smartavia has again changed its chief executive, naming Andrei Vinichenko to the post. The airline states that Vinichenko will succeed Sergei Lazarev, who was appointed barely a year ago. Lazarev had been the fourth leader identified by the carrier over the space of some two years. He will ...
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NewsGeneva capacity restriction lifted after software update to halt radar display glitch
Switzerland’s air navigation service, Skyguide, has lifted a capacity restriction at Geneva airport imposed after air traffic controllers experienced instances of losing radar display information. Skyguide had introduced a precautionary 20% reduction in approach capacity on 2 June. But it says it restored normal services on 3 June after successfully ...
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NewsTurkish directorate cracks down on passengers who prematurely unfasten seatbelts
Turkish aviation regulators are instructing carriers to inform passengers that they face possible fines if they unfasten seatbelts after landing, and start retrieving overhead luggage, before the aircraft has parked. The Turkish directorate general of civil aviation, in a circular, states that there has been a “serious increase” in the ...
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NewsDesign service UKADS to replace ‘unworkable’ airspace modernisation model
Creation of the UK Airspace Design Service to oversee modernisation of the country’s airspace structure is a consequence of the increasing weakness of the model currently used to drive such changes. UKADS has emerged from a consultation initiated in October last year. The consultation proposed that the entity would “act ...
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NewsNew design service to manage most extensive overhaul of UK airspace
Proposals for the largest shake-up of UK airspace in its history are set to be laid before the country’s parliament. The overhaul will be carried out by a new organisation, UK Airspace Design Service, which will be operational by the end of this year. Concentrating initially on reshaping the ...
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NewsTerminal construction for new Polish capital hub to commence in 2026
Polish authorities expect to sign a construction contract for the passenger terminal of a new capital airport next year, after initiating the selection process. The airport is being built between Warsaw and Lodz and the zl5 billion ($1.3 billion) contract is the largest tender unveiled this year. Its terminal will ...
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NewsFedEx 757 forced to land gear-up after broken wire impeded alternate undercarriage extension
US investigators have determined that a broken wire prevented activation of the alternate undercarriage extension system on a FedEx Boeing 757-200 freighter, forcing the crew to conduct a gear-up landing. Some 22s after the landing-gear was retracted, shortly after take-off from Chattanooga, a fatigue rupture in the left main-gear door ...
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NewsAirbus completes wings for initial A350 freighter flight-test airframe
Airbus has completed the initial wing set for the A350 freighter at the manufacturer’s UK production facility in Broughton. The wings for the twinjet cargo aircraft, designated the A350-1000F, will be shipped to Bremen for system installation before being transferred to the Toulouse final assembly line. Airbus is constructing two ...
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NewsANZ 777 struck edge lights after pilot did not compensate for disengaged autopilot
New Zealand investigators believe the pilot of a Boeing 777-300ER which experienced a runway excursion during touchdown at Auckland did not compensate for the aircraft’s response after belatedly disengaging the autopilot. The Air New Zealand twinjet – arriving from Melbourne on 27 January 2023 – had been conducting the ILS/DME ...
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NewsAegean progresses with fleet expansion as it slashes first-quarter losses
Greek carrier Aegean is expecting to expand its fleet with six aircraft this year, five of which will be Airbus single-aisle jets. Aegean says, in a first-quarter statement, that it is “committed” to its fleet investment. It is scheduled to receive three A321neos and two A320neos, plus an ATR 72-600. ...
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NewsKorean ministry fines three carriers over maintenance lapses
Korea’s government has imposed fines on three carriers over maintenance lapses, as it continues to pursue a safety crackdown on the air transport sector. Fines totalling more than W3.5 billion ($2.6 million) are being imposed on T’way Air and Jeju Air, as well as flag-carrier Korean Air, for violation of ...
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NewsGulf Air to update fleet with Airbus leases from BOC Aviation
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air is to lease nine Airbus A320neo-family jets through an agreement with Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation. Gulf Air will take three A321neos and six A320neo under the pact, the lessor has disclosed. All nine of the twinjets will be powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines and ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian begins Airbus renewal with first A320neo delivery
Royal Jordanian has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, which is being supplied through Irish-based lessor Avolon. Powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines, it was flown from Toulouse to Amman on 28 May. The flag-carrier disclosed in 2022 that it had chosen the re-engined model to replace its ...
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NewsUS lessor Azorra to pick up nearly 50 E-Jets as DAE divests around 75 aircraft
US lessor Azorra is to acquire a batch of 49 Embraer E-Jet aircraft from the portfolio of Middle Eastern leasing company Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. DAE has disclosed that it is selling around 75 aircraft to two parties, neither of which it has identified. But Florida-based Azorra has revealed it is ...
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NewsUK-based AOG Technics’ director charged over alleged turbofan engine parts fraud
Law-enforcement authorities have formally charged an individual with fraudulent trading following an investigation into UK-based company AOG Technics, which was selling parts for turbofan engines. AOG Technics had been distributing components for CFM International CFM56 and GE Aerospace CF6 powerplants to airlines and other customers including maintenance providers. It came ...
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NewsGermany’s Deutsche Aircraft shows off initial prototype D328eco
Deutsche Aircraft has shown off its initial D328eco prototype, rolling out the twin-turboprop at its facility in Oberpfaffenhofen. The airframe, designated TAC1, has been created by combining two Dornier 328 – mating the centre fuselage of one with the nose and empennage of the other. “This milestone represents our transition ...
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NewsOregon HA-420 overrun probe analyses landing-distance calculations
US investigators are examining landing distance calculations as they try to determine why a Honda Aircraft HA-420 overran a wet Oregon runway before coming to rest submerged in water. All five occupants survived, although one of the four passengers suffered serious injuries during the 7 April landing accident, in early-morning ...
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NewsUS government licence loosens sanctions on Syrian Arab Airlines
US authorities have eased sanctions against flag-carrier Syrian Arab Airlines, following the changes in the Syrian government in the aftermath of Bashar Al-Assad’s fall from power. The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a general licence enabling transactions with a number of sanctioned Syrian ...
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NewsFrench investigators argue case for monitoring pilot dual-input events
French investigators believe the occurrence of dual-input situations, in which both pilots simultaneously operate the flight controls, is underestimated and should be monitored more closely. This phenomenon had previously been associated with aircraft fitted with independent sidesticks, such as the current Airbus range, where the location of the sidestick and ...
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NewsSiberian authorities probe nose-gear collapse on Angara An-24
Russian investigators are probing a incident involving an Antonov An-24 during which the nose-gear apparently collapsed during landing at Kirensk. The aircraft, operated by Angara Airlines, had been operating a service from Irkutsk on 26 May. Its nose-gear strut “broke” and the aircraft “rolled off the runway” while landing, says ...