All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 306
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Landing A350's wake suspected in Dubai DA62 crash
Investigators believe wake turbulence from a landing Airbus A350-900 may have contributed to the fatal crash of a light aircraft at Dubai earlier this month.
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PICTURES: SAA A340s join presidential inauguration flypast
Two South African Airways Airbus A340-600s have taken part in a large flypast to mark the 25 May inauguration of president Cyril Ramaphosa.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lauda's darkest day echoes in 737 Max crisis
Late motor-racing champion Niki Lauda will be associated not just with his airline entrepreneurship but with an investigation which resulted in scrutiny of design assumptions, and the adequacy of testing and certification methods, similar to that now being given to the Boeing 737 Max.
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NewsFaury defends Airbus forecasting after A380 disappointment
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has defended the airframer’s forecast methodology, in the aftermath of the decision to terminate production of the A380.
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PICTURES: Albatross inspires Airbus flexible-tip demonstrator
Airbus has commenced testing of a scale model demonstrator intended to explore the benefits of hinged wing-tips to alleviate gust loads and consequently reduce aircraft structural weight.
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NewsSAS pairs with Airbus on hybrid-power airport research
Scandinavian carrier SAS has signed a preliminary agreement with Airbus covering hybrid electrical ecosystem research.
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Alrosa to transfer last Tu-134 to museum
Russian carrier Alrosa is set to operate its final flight with a Tupolev Tu-134 on 22 May, as it transfers its single example to Novosibirsk.
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Maturity gives Airbus price leverage over NMA: Scherer
Airbus has indicated that leeway on pricing is a strategic option open to the airframer in its effort to curb the competitive threat from Boeing’s proposed New Mid-size Airplane.
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Airbus hikes maximum take-off weight for A220
Airbus has increased the maximum take-off weight of the A220 by 2.2t.
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A220 helps take Airbus deliveries through 12,000 mark
Airbus has racked up 12,000 deliveries with the handover of the latest A220-100 to US operator Delta Air Lines.
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Ryanair pushes back 737 Max deliveries to winter
Ryanair has delayed the delivery of its first five Boeing 737 Max jets to the winter 2019-20 season, as a result of the worldwide grounding of the re-engined type.
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Crashed Superjet's pitch fluctuated before fatal touchdown
Russian investigators have disclosed that the Sukhoi Superjet 100 involved in a fatal accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo was 1.6t over its maximum landing weight, and experienced two impacts in excess of 5g as it bounced on landing.
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VIDEO: Clearer details emerge of Superjet's fatal bounce sequence
Newly-emerged video images of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo have provided the clearest indication of the increasing severity of the landing bounces which eventually resulted in the destruction of the aircraft.
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Iberia Express to take 232-seat A321neos
IAG is to place four Airbus A321neos with its Spanish spin-off arm Iberia Express, deploying the twinjets with the carrier from April next year.
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Poor snow-clearance led to Ulyanovsk Superjet incident
Russian authorities have warned over the potential hazard from insufficient runway preparation after a landing incident at Ulyanovsk involving a Sukhoi Superjet 100.
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Cabin-fitted MC-21 flown to Moscow for tests
Russian airframer Irkut has flown its first cabin-equipped MC-21-300 aircraft to the Moscow Zhukhovsky airport for testing.
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PICTURE: Start-up Great Dane shows off first aircraft
Start-up regional carrier Great Dane Airlines has shown off its first aircraft, an Embraer 195 newly painted in the Danish operator’s livery.
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Rescuers reached burning Superjet within time limit: airport
Moscow Sheremetyevo firefighters reached a blazing Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 within the required response time, and extinguished the fire in about 16min, according to the airport operator.
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PICTURE: Azul takes delivery of its first A330neo
Brazilian carrier Azul has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900, an aircraft being acquired through lessor Avolon.
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NewsLatest Emirates fleet plan completely omits 787-10s
Emirates Group’s newly-released annual report lists 234 future aircraft deliveries, but makes no mention of the Boeing 787-10s for which Emirates signed in 2017.