All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 3
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NewsFlight recorders from crashed Gazpromavia Superjet recovered and downloaded
Both flight recorders from a crashed Gazpromavia Yakovlev Superjet 100 have been retrieved and their information downloaded for analysis. The aircraft came down in a forest on 12 July while being ferried from Lukhovitsy to Moscow Vnukovo. None of the three crew members survived the accident. Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee ...
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NewsGazpromavia Superjet 100 crashes in forest outside Moscow
Russian investigators have opened an inquiry after a Yakovlev Superjet 100 suffered a fatal accident near the city of Kolomna. United Aircraft says the aircraft was performing a ferry flight on 12 July, without passengers on board. Kolomna is around 100km southeast of Moscow. Russia’s emergency situations ministry says the ...
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NewsVintage UK glider damaged by drone collision during landing approach
UK investigators have disclosed that a vintage glider was damaged in collision with a small drone being flown by a young operator. The Slingsby T21B – built in 1947 – has a high-wing configuration and an open cockpit, with two seats arranged side-by-side. It had been carrying a pilot and ...
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NewsBudget airlines inaugurate Italy’s new Salerno airport
Budget airlines have commenced services from Italy’s Salerno Costa d’Amalfi airport, following its upgrade and restoration with modernised infrastructure. Naples airport management company GESAC is operating the facility. It says Volotea carried out the first arrival, from Nantes, on 11 July followed a few minutes later by an EasyJet service ...
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NewsSAS enters SkyTeam codeshare pact with Air France-KLM
SAS has signed a codeshare agreement with SkyTeam operator Air France-KLM, ahead of its switch to the alliance in September. Under the agreement Air France and KLM customers will have access to 33 destinations in northern Europe reachable beyond the Scandinavian hubs at Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo. SAS will, in ...
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NewsRyanair Group figure joins KM Malta as chief financial officer
New Maltese carrier KM Malta Airlines has named a former Ryanair Group figure as chief financial officer. Joseph Azzopardi has previously served as accountable manager for simulator operations, and in finance roles for Ryanair Group. The group has a Maltese carrier, branded Malta Air. Azzopardi has experience in managing air ...
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NewsJet2 exercises remaining Airbus rights with entire backlog listed as A321neos
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has exercised rights for 36 more Airbus A321neos, giving the carrier a total firm commitment to 146 of the type. The airline has a delivery stream running to 2035 as a result of the decision. Jet2 originally ordered 36 A321neos in 2021, increasing this to 57 ...
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NewsBA Cityflyer loses compensation appeal over flight cancelled by pilot illness
British Airways’ Cityflyer operation has lost an appeal against a compensation claim brought after a flight was cancelled owing to pilot illness. The UK Supreme Court made the ruling on 10 July. It concerned the cancellation of a Milan Linate-London City flight in January 2018, which was due to be ...
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NewsSpanish carriers and Airbus among partners aiming to study hydrogen hub operations
Airbus and Iberia are among partners planning to study the issues associated with establishing a hydrogen airport hub in Spain. The partnership – which also includes regional carrier Air Nostrum, airports operator Aena, and energy specialists Repsol and Exolum – aims to develop a “holistic view” of hydrogen-powered aircraft integration, ...
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NewsAir Cote d’Ivoire requests financing proposals for upcoming A330neo deliveries
Air Cote d’Ivoire is seeking $170 million in financing to cover a pair of Airbus A330neos, for which the carrier signed nearly two years ago. The airline ordered the A330-900s, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, in September 2022. It states in a document to bidders, detailing the financing requirement, ...
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NewsEx-chief of El Al co-founds Israeli start-up carrier aiming to fly from Haifa
Former El Al chief executive Gonen Usishkin is heading a new Israeli start-up airline, which aims to operate turboprop services from the northern coastal resort of Haifa. AirHaifa is expecting civil aviation regulators to complete the carrier’s licence process around September this year. The airline says it plans to operate ...
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NewsTarom claims ‘normality’ agreement after crew disruption forces flight cancellations
Romanian flag-carrier Tarom has reached an agreement with flight personnel to restore normal operations, after multiple claims of sickness forced the airline to cancel a large number of services. The airline cancelled over 20 flights on 8 July after flight staff made “individual declarations of unfitness to fly”. Tarom says ...
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NewsLufthansa faces in-depth re-assessment of €6bn pandemic aid after EU court ruling
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is facing an in-depth investigation by the European Commission over its €6 billion ($6.5 billion) recapitalisation during the Covid-19 pandemic, following court annulment of the original approval. The state aid measure comprised a €5.7 billion silent participation, made up of two financial instruments, plus a €306 million ...
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NewsHolding patterns at dusty airports particularly detrimental to engines: research
Holding patterns for airports in dusty regions are particularly potentially damaging to aircraft engines, analysis of dust ingestion at 10 airports worldwide has found. Arrival holds contributed over 50% of the total dose ingested by the engine core, according to research led by the University of Reading, which also determined ...
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NewsFirmed IndiGo A350s and 37-jet order lift Airbus half-year net figure
Indian budget carrier IndiGo has firmed its order for 30 Airbus A350-900s, while an undisclosed customer has agreed to take a single A350 plus 36 A321neos. The IndiGo deal, entered on Airbus’s backlog on 6 June, takes overall A350 orders to 1,309 including 955 of the -900 variant. Uzbekistan Airways ...
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NewsUnited Engine shows off prototype hybrid powertrain as it looks toward 1.5MW model
Russia’s United Engine is to show off a prototype 500kW hybrid powertrain at an industrial exhibition, as it looks to use the architecture to progress to 1.5MW.
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NewsRossiya set to test integrated aftersales service platform for MC-21’s PD-14 engines
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya is set to test a new aftersales service system developed to handle the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine for the Yakovlev MC-21 twinjet.
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NewsAirbus highlights main-deck door size on A350 freighter mock-up
Airbus has shown off a mock-up of its A350 freighter, and is highlighting its large main-deck cargo door as a key feature. The aircraft will have a maximum payload of 111t. Airbus has yet to detail a formal payload-range chart, but has previously indicated ranges of 4,550nm at 111t and ...
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NewsTwin Otter crew compensated with aerodynamics after losing power on approach
French investigators have disclosed that a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crew resorted to aerodynamic manoeuvring and ground effect to land the aircraft after its engines failed to respond to power commands during approach. The aircraft – operated by New Caledonian carrier Aircalin – had been carrying out a visual ...
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NewsAn-26 lost speed during go-around before crashing short of Utrenny runway
Russian investigators have been told that the crew of an Antonov An-26 was attempting a go-around when the aircraft crashed short of the runway at Utrenny airport. Operated by Utair, it had been arriving from Sabetta after a charter flight on 14 June, carrying 36 passengers and five crew members. ...