All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 290
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Flight-test PD-14 engines edge towards MC-21 installation
Flight-testing of the Irkut MC-21 with the Russian-built Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine is set to commence next year, although the initial powerplants have yet to be moved to the assembly line.
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Adria figures reveal growing financial pressure on carrier
Slovenian flag-carrier Adria Airways' latest full-year figures have revealed the extent of the financial pressure on the airline which collapsed at the end of September.
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Hard-landing A319 not withdrawn for checks for days
Indian investigators have revealed that an Air India Airbus A319 which suffered a severe hard landing at Chennai was released to continue flying and not taken out of service for five days.
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Czech Airlines and Norwegian cut A320neo commitments
Czech Airlines has cancelled more than half of the Airbus A320neos it originally ordered more than three years ago, while Norwegian has also trimmed its A320neo commitment.
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Lights hit as 767 freighter lands short in Puerto Rico
US investigators have disclosed that a Boeing 767-300ER freighter landed short of the runway in Puerto Rico on 4 October.
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EasyJet claims benefit from BA and Ryanair strikes
EasyJet is expecting a full-year headline pre-tax profit of £420-430 million ($516-528 million), down on the previous level of £578 million.
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German Airways brand unifies Zeitfracht’s LGW and WDL
Freight and logistics firm Zeitfracht Group is to market its regional carriers WDL Aviation and LGW under the brand German Airways. The German corporate registry has been updated with a German Airways entry, dated September, from the parent company. Zeitfracht states on one of its social media outlets that it ...
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A220 deal helps lift Airbus net orders total above 100
Airbus has disclosed an order for 14 A220s, comprising both variants of the twinjet, from an undisclosed customer.
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Volotea to operate Toulouse-Hamburg shuttle for Airbus
Airbus has selected low-cost carrier Volotea to operate its corporate shuttle service between its primary production centres of Toulouse and Hamburg.
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Single-aisle concerns drive EU to probe Boeing-Embraer
Concerns over the competition impact on the single-aisle aircraft market have spurred the European Commission to open an in-depth investigation into the planned tie-up between Boeing and Embraer.
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Finnair to open service to second Tokyo airport
Oneworld alliance carrier Finnair is to open services to Tokyo Haneda, complementing operations to the Japanese capital's Narita airport.
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Ukraine Air Alliance grounded after fatal An-12 crash
Ukrainian authorities have revoked the operating certificate of Ukraine Air Alliance, following a fatal landing accident involving an Antonov An-12 in Lviv.
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Final flights wrap up Thomas Cook repatriation programme
Final flights for the Thomas Cook Group repatriation programme are due to land on 7 October, 14 days after the leisure firm collapsed.
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XL Airways France liquidated after turbulent history
Last-ditch attempts to save XL Airways France have failed, after a commercial court declared the airline would be liquidated, ending a turbulent history for an airline which had undergone multiple ownership changes over the past 15 years.
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Lviv airport operating in fog at time of An-12 crash
Meteorological data from Lviv airport shows that it had been experiencing fog and reduced visibility around the time of a fatal Antonov An-12 landing accident.
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Fatalities confirmed after An-12 crashes in Lviv
Five fatalities have been confirmed after a Ukrainian-registered Antonov An-12 transport crashed in the vicinity of Lviv while conducting a freight flight between Spain and Turkey.
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Air Moldova privatisation excoriated by parliamentary inquiry
Inquiries into the privatisation of Air Moldova have resulted in a damning verdict on the process, which is set to be discussed by the country’s parliament, along with the controversial sale of Chisinau airport. The order of business for the plenary session on 4 October includes hearings on the four-month ...
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Bankruptcy proceedings open against Adria Airways
Bankruptcy proceedings have officially been initiated against Slovenia's Adria Airways following its cessation of operations.
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NewsStar carriers reinforce post-Adria links to Slovenia
Lufthansa Group is to establish further connections to the Slovenian capital Ljubljana in the wake of Star Alliance partner Adria Airways’ collapse.
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SAA and SA Express 'not going concerns': minister
South Africa’s public enterprises minister has informed the country’s parliament that South African Airways and SA Express are not going concerns, in a letter explaining delays in the carriers’ annual report submission.