All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 29
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NewsFinnair reaches tentative labour agreement with pilots after 10 months of talks
Finnair appears to have reached a breakthrough in its drawn-out negotiations with cockpit crew representatives. The collective labour discussions have been taking place since August last year. Finnair chief people officer Kaisa Aalto-Luoto says the two sides “reached a result” on 8 June. “This agreement is a platform on which ...
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NewsWrongly-fitted vane actuator parts found after American 737 engine fire
US investigators found a number of flaws in the right-hand engine of a Boeing 737-800 which caught fire at Denver after a diversionary landing, having exhibited vibration during flight. The fire in the CFM International CFM56 powerplant ensued after the American Airlines jet had taxied to a gate and the ...
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NewsExecutive order instructs US FAA to repeal ‘outdated’ overland supersonic ban
President Donald Trump has ordered the US FAA to take steps to repeal a long-standing prohibition on overland supersonic flight within six months. Trump has issued the executive order to rescind “outdated and overly-restrictive regulations” – originally imposed in 1973 – banning civil flight at speeds exceeding Mach 1. It ...
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NewsWizz negotiating for spare engines and shop visits in A321neo powerplant tender
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is holding crucial discussions on contingency and maintenance for engines as part of a powerplant selection tender covering nearly 180 aircraft. The airline states that the negotiations – relating to additional engineering shop-visit slots and increased access to spare engines – will conclude by ...
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NewsAll Tanzanian carriers blacklisted six months after EU ban on Air Tanzania
All airlines from Tanzania as well as Suriname have been blacklisted by the European Commission, banning them from operations within EU airspace. The Commission says the prohibition has been imposed because the civil aviation regulators in both countries are “unable to ensure compliance” with international safety standards. “This decision is ...
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NewsAirbus delivers 51 jets in quiet May before Paris air show
Airbus delivered 51 aircraft in May, a month absent of order activity ahead of the Paris air show in June. The airframer handed over three A350-900s and three A330-900s, plus 40 A320neo-family jets and five A220s. Overall deliveries for the first five months of this year reached 243, still lagging ...
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NewsSeveral cabin crew struggled with protective equipment during Swiss A330 incident in cruise
Swiss investigators have found that cabin crew on board an Airbus A330-300 experienced considerable difficulty with using protective breathing equipment during an incident in cruise over the English Channel. The Swiss-operated jet (HB-JHL) had been flying at 34,000ft en route from Zurich to Newark on 11 July 2023. Both pilots ...
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NewsUnited Engine pilots IT system to support entire range of new domestic powerplants
Russia’s United Engine is piloting an IT system intended to cover aftersales support for the entire powerplant range of new domestically-produced aircraft. The digital platform automates engine maintenance processes and monitors operating parameters, and enables operators to obtain up-to-date technical documentation. It is part of a broader integrated aftersales system ...
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NewsUK’s Global Airlines insists strategy to develop scheduled carrier remains in place
UK start-up Global Airlines insists it is not switching its business model towards becoming a wet-lease operator, and remains intent on evolving into a scheduled airline. The company clarified its plans a couple of weeks after carrying out initial Airbus A380 flights with two transatlantic services to New York JFK ...
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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 ...