All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 32
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NewsLondon Heathrow closure after substation fire cost IAG around €50m
Closure of London Heathrow following a power outage on 21 March had a €50 million ($56 million) impact on the operating profit of British Airways and Iberia parent IAG. IAG disclosed the figure during a first-quarter briefing on 9 May, stating that the closure contributed to an overall 8.8% increase ...
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NewsKlein Vision unveils production prototype of convertible AirCar
Slovakian-based development firm Klein Vision has unveiled a production prototype of its AirCar, a road vehicle capable of converting to an aircraft. The AirCar – which has been granted a certificate of airworthiness – has conducted over 170h of flight testing, including more than 500 take-offs. It is able to ...
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NewsInquiry stresses motor-skills practice after BA 777 rejected take-off incident
UK investigators have highlighted the value of crews’ practising motor skills after a co-ordination mix-up led a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER pilot to reject take-off after passing the V1 threshold. The aircraft had been accelerating along London Gatwick’s runway 26L on 28 June last year when, upon hearing the automatic ...
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NewsVietJet ties up with Kazakhstan’s Qazaq Air to establish new 737 budget operation
Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet is to launch a Kazakh carrier – with a fleet of jets – by tying up with regional turboprop operator Qazaq Air. VietJet will take a strategic equity stake in Qazaq Air and launch a new airline brand, VietJet Qazaqstan, as part of its international expansion ...
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NewsEmirates extends fleet refurbishment to more 777s as delivery delays persist
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has expanded its aircraft refurbishment programme to another 28 Boeing 777-300ERs, as a result of fleet-renewal delays. The airline has 170 Boeing 777-9s on order plus 35 777-8s. “Our first 777-9 isn’t expected until 2027 and we remain in contact with Boeing on our order backlog,” ...
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NewsUkrainian justice minister seeks transfer of seized Volga-Dnepr An-124
Ukrainian justice minister Olha Stefanishyna believes Canadian efforts to confiscate a Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124-150 will result in the heavy transport aircraft being transferred to Ukraine. Stefanishyna says Canadian authorities have “begun the process” of seizing the jet – parked at Toronto Pearson airport – and that “painstaking work” has resulted ...
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NewsNew UAE corporate tax barely ruffles Emirates full-year financial performance
Emirates Group has paid its first corporate tax under a new United Arab Emirates business law, but the change in legislation barely affected its full-year financial performance. The UAE finance ministry unveiled the 9% corporate tax in January 2022, stating that it would apply to companies whose financial year began ...
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NewsWizz Air to establish new base in Armenian capital as local carriers hit snags
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is setting up a base in the Armenian capital Yerevan, from which it will open several new routes. Wizz Air states that it will station two Airbus A321neos at the city’s Zvartnots airport. The carrier will open new services to eight new destinations in ...
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NewsA320neo-family ‘gliders’ drag down Airbus delivery figures
Airbus confirmed a continuing dip in deliveries over the first four months of the year, with 192 aircraft handed over compared with 203 at the same point in 2024. The airframer delivered 149 A320neo-family jets during the period – down on last year’s 167 – as supply-chain issues forced it ...
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NewsAvia Solutions Group obtains heavy MRO approval for 737 Max
Wet-lease specialise Avia Solutions Group has secured European approval for heavy maintenance services on Boeing 737 Max jets. The company’s FL Technics division has obtained Part-145 certification from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency. It says this will enable it to carry out heavy maintenance on 737 Max 8s and ...
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NewsYemenia Airbus fleet heavily damaged during Israeli air strike on Sana’a airport
Yemeni flag-carrier Yemenia states that three of its aircraft have been damaged during an Israeli Air Force attack on the capital’s Sana’a international airport. Israeli fighters carried out the attack after Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport came under missile fire from the Iranian-backed Houthi movement. The air force claims to ...
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NewsSouth African Airways assessing extent of data impact after cyber incident
South African Airways is assessing the potential data impact of a cyber incident which affected several of the carrier’s IT systems. It says the “significant” cyber breach, which began on 3 May, disrupted the airline’s website, its mobile app, and “several” internal operational system. “The preliminary investigation is currently assessing ...
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NewsSaudi Arabian budget carrier Flynas initiates IPO to sell 30% stake
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas is to proceed with an initial public offering, under which it will sell shares representing 30% of its capital. Flynas secured approval for the offering from the kingdom’s Capital Market Authority at the end of March. The airline intends to sell 33.8 million existing shares ...
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NewsAbsent balance weights spur directive to check 747 elevators
Boeing 747 operators are being instructed to carry out prompt elevator checks after a 747-8 freighter was flown without balance weights after maintenance. The US FAA states that the 747-8F was flown with a right-hand outboard elevator which had been received and installed without the weights. It says that this ...
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NewsITA edges into full-year operating profit although net loss remains deep
Italian carrier ITA Airways has edged into full-year operating profit with a surplus of €3 million ($3.4 million), a performance which it claims is ahead of schedule. While ITA also posted a net loss of €227 million, it states that it achieved the positive operating result even before the intervention ...
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NewsEmirates to open fifth mainland Chinese destination
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is expanding its mainland China reach with a fifth destination, intending to operate to Hangzhou. Emirates plans to open the daily Dubai-Hangzhou service on 30 July – subject to government confirmation – and deploy Boeing 777-300ERs on the route. Deputy president Adnan Kazim says the expansion ...
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NewsThai Airways formally submits court request to exit business rehabilitation
Thai Airways International has formally sought to exit its business rehabilitation process, claiming to have met various criteria during the carrier’s restructuring. Chief executive Chai Eamsiri, in a 28 April notification, said administrators had submitted a petition to the Central Bankruptcy Court referring to the “successful implementation” of the rehabilitation ...
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NewsQatar Airways identified as launch customer for Mammoth 777-200LR converted freighter
Qatar Airways’ cargo division is to be the launch customer for the Boeing 777-200LR freighter conversion programme established by US-based Mammoth Freighters. The disclosure follows the initial test flight of the prototype converted aircraft (N705DN), designated the 777-200LRMF, following its modification at Aspire MRO in Fort Worth. Mammoth says it ...
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NewsAvion Express establishing Mexican carrier to reinforce Latin American presence
Wet-lease operator Avion Express is expanding its Latin American reach with a Mexican division, and is initiating the process to secure an air operator’s certificate. Avion Express says Mexico offers “strong potential”, with opportunities in tourism as well as the regular transport of passengers across the expanse of the country. ...
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NewsYakovlev sets up Superjet maintenance station with inflatable hangar
Russian aircraft manufacturer Yakovlev has taken advantage of an inflatable hangar to establish a line maintenance station at Samara Kurumoch airport. The facility will house technical maintenance capabilities for the Superjet 100 and – in the future – the MC-21 twinjet. Kurumoch airport executive director Mikhail Berman claims the hangar ...