All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 4

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    Ryanair 737 Max crew pushed jet into steep descent after go-around altitude breach

    2024-11-21T11:13:00Z

    Ryanair has introduced a ‘discontinued approach’ procedure after a serious incident at London Stansted during which a Boeing 737 Max 8-200 breached its go-around altitude, leading the crew to push the jet into a steep descent. The aircraft pitched to 17.7° nose-down in instrument conditions, reaching a descent rate of ...

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    SAA claims positive full-year results for first time in over a decade

    2024-11-21T09:56:00Z

    South African Airways has disclosed its full-year results for the fiscal year to March 2023, claiming a net profit of R252 million ($14 million). The carrier’s management board unveiled the performance during its annual general meeting in Johannesburg on 20 November. SAA emerged from business rescue in September 2021. But ...

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    Deutsche Aircraft reinforces Honeywell ties with D328eco radio selection

    2024-11-21T08:44:00Z

    Deutsche Aircraft has selected Honeywell to supply the high-frequency radio system for the under-development D328eco turboprop. The D328eco – a stretched and modernised version of the Dornier 328 – will be fitted with the Primus HF-1050 model. Honeywell previously provided avionics equipment for the 328. The supplier says the HF-1050 ...

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    United Aircraft modernisation plan for Tu-214 envisions two-person cockpit

    2024-11-20T16:24:00Z

    Russia’s United Aircraft is intending to use a newly-restored Tupolev Tu-214 to advance efforts to develop a two-person cockpit for the type. The aerospace firm disclosed the plan as the testbed commenced a flight programme to check Russian-built components developed to modernise the twinjet. United Aircraft says the Tu-214 – ...

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    El Al purchases 777 airframe to secure spare engines for operational fleet

    2024-11-20T14:54:00Z

    Israel’s El Al has purchased a Boeing 777 fuselage in order to have spare engines available for its fleet of the twinjet type. The airline disclosed the acquisition as it released third-quarter financial results. El Al says it was purchased from a “foreign company” for a consideration of $7.3 million, ...

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    Royal Jordanian to open new US gateway route next year

    2024-11-20T14:36:00Z

    Royal Jordanian Airlines is to open a new transatlantic service to Washington DC ahead of the summer season next year. The Oneworld alliance carrier states that it will fly the nonstop route from Amman twice-weekly. Royal Jordanian will deploy Boeing 787s for the service. It will bring to four the ...

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    El Al benefits in third quarter as regional jitters keep competitors away

    2024-11-20T13:59:00Z

    Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s third-quarter revenues topped $1 billion as the airline continued to benefit from the depleted competition out of Tel Aviv. Demand generated a $308 million surge in revenues for the three months including $36 million for the cargo sector. El Al’s pre-tax profit for the three-month period ...

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    Turkey’s BBN seeks approval to operate US services

    2024-11-19T11:10:00Z

    Turkish operator BBN Airlines is seeking authorisation to open both passenger and cargo services to US destinations. BBN initially aims to start cargo and passenger charter operations but expand to scheduled services in both sectors. The carrier uses the main Istanbul airport for cargo flights, and the secondary Sabiha Gokcen ...

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    Long-haul routes copying ‘green’ shipping corridors could drive SAF economic case: researchers

    2024-11-19T07:59:00Z

    Concentrating sustainable aviation fuel use on a small number of dense long-haul routes would accelerate development of commercial supply chains, a new research paper has concluded. Such “green flightpaths” would demonstrate economic viability, the paper states, and drive the large-scale investment needed for broader take-up of sustainable fuels. The research ...

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    Airbus UpNext Citation testbed prepared for wing swap at Cazeaux

    2024-11-18T11:35:00Z

    Airbus’s innovation division UpNext is preparing to engineer the wing-swap on its Cessna Citation VII platform to test future wing technology. The Citation, undergoing the work at Cazeaux in southern France, has had its engines removed. With no crane capacity in the hangar, the aircraft had been jacked from the ...

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    Deutsche Aircraft chief positive on D328eco prospects as prototype takes shape

    2024-11-18T10:49:00Z

    German turboprop manufacturer Deutsche Aircraft is justifying an ambitious outlook for its D328eco, arguing that there are fewer rival manufacturers pursuing the primary markets. Deutsche Aircraft, in its latest full-year financial statement, says its planning for the D328eco “assumes” sales of 1,000 aircraft, based on various market studies – a ...

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    Investigators probe SAA A330’s pitch oscillation during cruise

    2024-11-18T09:36:00Z

    Investigators are probing an in-flight oscillation at cruise altitude which affected a South African Airways Airbus A330-300 operating a domestic service. The aircraft – flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg on 27 October – had been cruising at 41,000ft when it started to oscillate in pitch, between nose-up and nose-down. ...

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    Congo Airways wet-leasing pair of 737-800s as bridge capacity

    2024-11-18T08:30:00Z

    Congo Airways is to lease a pair of Boeing 737s from Avia Solutions Group as part of an effort to restore capacity. Both aircraft are being taken on a six-month wet-lease from Avia’s KlasJet division. KlasJet says Congo Airways’ pair of Airbus A320s have been grounded for engine maintenance, and ...

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    Bleed-air switch lapse preceded TUI 737 cabin-altitude incident

    2024-11-15T15:44:00Z

    Pilots of a Boeing 737-800 did not notice that the aircraft’s bleed-air system was not active before the jet took off from Manchester, triggering a cabin-altitude warning that remained active for over 40min. UK investigators found that the bleed-air switches had incorrectly been left off during air-conditioning pack maintenance, and ...

  • G-JMCZ-c-Rob Hodgkins Creative Commons
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    Unsecured cargo container shifted as 737-400 freighter descended towards Edinburgh

    2024-11-15T07:21:00Z

    Investigators have been unable to determine precisely why a cargo container on board a Boeing 737-400 freighter was not secured, causing it to shift in flight during a service to Edinburgh. The West Atlantic aircraft (G-JMCZ) had been inbound from London Stansted on 26 April. It was transporting 8.9t of ...

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    No wing-walkers present before Virgin 787’s pushback collision with BA A350

    2024-11-14T10:41:00Z

    UK investigators have determined that a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 787-9 was being pushed back without assistance from dedicated wing-walkers when it collided with a British Airway Airbus A350-1000 at London Heathrow. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch points out that the airport’s operator “does not mandate” wing-walkers at the parking bay ...

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    Air Belgium awaits clarity on bid proposals ahead of court hearing

    2024-11-14T10:06:00Z

    Air Belgium is awaiting details on potential bids for the carrier, after extending a deadline for submission of proposals. The revised deadline will expire on 15 November. Air Belgium says the extension of the bidding period is intended to “ensure solid and binding offers”. It adds that it “reflects the ...

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    Etihad’s nine-month net profits up two-thirds after strong summer period

    2024-11-14T09:07:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is crediting a strong summer season, following network expansion, for a substantial improvement in profitability at the nine-month mark. The Abu Dhabi-based operator – which has extended its network to 83 destinations – says it also achieved “significant growth” in its cargo activities, especially during ...

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    Three UK airports sold to German management firm AviAlliance

    2024-11-13T14:52:00Z

    Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial and joint-venture partner Macquarie Group are selling the entire shareholding of AGS Airports Holdings, the owner of three major UK airports. AGS Airports is the parent of Aberdeen and Glasgow airports in Scotland, and Southampton airport on the English south coast. Under the agreement they will ...

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    Wizz Air: New crew procedures helping to cut GPS interference impact

    2024-11-13T12:06:00Z

    Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has recorded a decline in spurious terrain warnings since implementing defensive crew procedures against GPS spoofing and interference earlier this year. Wizz Air Hungary flight-data monitoring manager Akos Steigervald detailed the carrier’s experience during the annual European Union Aviation Safety Agency conference in Budapest ...