All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 4
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NewsEmirates highlights Asia-Pacific connection options as it opens Helsinki route
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to deploy Airbus A350s on a new route to the Finnish capital Helsinki later this year. The airline is opening a year-round daily service from Dubai on 1 October. Emirates says it will be the only such link between Finland and the United Arab Emirates. ...
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NewsMaltese pursue probe into 737 Max engine shutdown after visor mishap
Maltese investigators have confirmed they are probing the in-flight engine shutdown involving a Malta Air Boeing 737 Max 8-200 after a sun visor detached from a cockpit window. But preliminary findings from the incident, which occurred on 8 December last year, give only a few additional details on the circumstances. ...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic agrees sale-and-leaseback of six A330neos
Virgin Atlantic Airways has entered a sale and leaseback agreement with Irish-based lessor AerCap covering six new Airbus A330-900s. The A330neos – from Virgin’s backlog – are set to be delivered from the second quarter of this year, running to the fourth quarter of 2027. Virgin Atlantic has 13 A330-900s ...
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NewsMoscow Domodedovo airport put up for auction after government seizure
Russian authorities have put Moscow Domodedovo up for auction, after the facility was seized by the government during a legal tussle with its previous owners. According to the RTS-Tender electronic platform, the auction comprises the entire authorised capital of DME Holding and other organisations linked to managing the airport. The ...
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NewsInvestigators indicate controller confusion during E175 and B-52 airprox
US investigators have revealed moments of confusion as air traffic controllers at two facilities tried to deconflict a SkyWest Embraer 175 and a US Air Force Boeing B-52H bomber near Minot airport, North Dakota, last year. The B-52 had been travelling east to west at 2,700ft to make a fly-by ...
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NewsAirbus still in talks with P&W over ‘foreseeable’ A320neo engine-supply volumes
Airbus’s commercial aircraft chief executive, Christian Scherer, has indicated that the airframer has yet to reach agreements over upcoming engine supply with Pratt & Whitney. Speaking on 12 January as Airbus released full-year delivery figures for 2025, Scherer – who is handing over his responsibilities to successor Lars Wagner – ...
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NewsAir Inuit prepares to put first combi-converted 737-800 into operation
Canada’s Air Inuit is preparing to put into service a Boeing 737-800 converted into a combi configuration – claiming that the jet is the first of the type to undergo this modification. The modified aircraft has a forward cargo compartment with space for five pallets plus a 90-seat passenger cabin ...
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NewsAirbus exceeds revised delivery target but total stays below 800
Airbus delivered 793 commercial aircraft last year, just above its target of 790 – although this had been a downward revision of its original aim of 820. The airframer took gross orders for exactly 1,000 aircraft, with a net figure of 889. Airbus managed to hand over 136 aircraft in ...
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NewsAirlink acquires E190s to source spare engines and parts
South African regional carrier Airlink has acquired a pair of Embraer 190s sold to the airline by lessor TrueNoord. Airlink, already an operator of E-Jet family aircraft, is planning to use the airframes and their GE Aerospace CF34 engines as a source of spares. “Securing these aircraft is a strategic ...
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NewsEx-Red Wing chief’s firm takes over three Volga-Dnepr Group companies
Russia’s state register of legal entities indicates that three divisions of Volga-Dnepr Group have been acquired by a company headed by the former chief of carrier Red Wings. The register shows that Evraz Avia Servis acquired Volga-Dnepr-Moscow and AirBridgeCargo, as well as a majority of Atran. It lists the participations ...
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NewsEl Al identifies date for chief executive succession
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has disclosed that Levy Halevy is to take over as chief executive from 21 January. Halevy will take up the post following the 31 December resignation of Dina Ben Tal Ganacia. El Al had previously identified Halevy as Ganancia’s successor, but had not specified a transition ...
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NewsAll on board crashed Jeju 737 would have survived but for concrete structure collision: politicians
South Korean politicians are claiming that research has shown that all passengers of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 destroyed at Muan airport would have survived had it not collided with a concrete structure supporting the localiser antenna.
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NewsIAG names successor as finance chief Cadbury steps down
British Airways and Iberia parent company IAG’s chief financial officer, Nicholas Cadbury, is to step down from his post this year.
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NewsTurkish Airlines embarks on major infrastructure projects including cargo and MRO centres
Turkish Airlines has participated in groundbreaking ceremonies for multiple infrastructure projects including Turkish Technic’s engine maintenance centre and the next phase of a major air cargo facility at Istanbul. The engine centre will be completed next year and have the capability to service Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-97 and XWB-84 powerplants – ...
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NewsAirbus amends de-icing checklists after ditch-button slips trigger cabin-altitude alerts
Airbus has updated de-icing checklists after a number of incidents in which aircraft have failed to pressurise after the ditching pushbutton was inadvertently left active prior to take-off. The revision has been disclosed by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch during its probe into an EasyJet A320neo cabin-altitude event, which ...
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NewsBA A380 turbulence probe credits live-weather app with limiting injury risk
UK investigators have highlighted the benefit of access to real-time weather apps, after a turbulence incident south of Greenland involving a British Airways Airbus A380. The aircraft (G-XLEI) had been cruising at 39,000ft during a service from Los Angeles to London Heathrow on 6 December 2024. According to the UK ...
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NewsAvion Express Brasil increases A320 fleet but moderates expansion rate
Newly-established wet-lease carrier Avion Express Brasil has introduced a second Airbus A320 to its fleet, although it has revised down its initial ambitious fleet target. Avion Express Brasil, which obtained its air operator’s certificate last year, had indicated that it would deploy up to 10 A320s by the end of ...
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NewsPerformance indicators feature in revised Russian flight-safety programme
Russia’s government has approved a new flight-safety programme on which it intends to establish a more pro-active approach to risk management in air transport. The new framework – approved by a 23 December government order – replaces the previous state programme dating back to May 2008. Federal air transport regulator ...
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NewsBudget carrier IndiGo to put first A321XLR on routes to Athens
Indian budget carrier IndiGo has introduced its first long-range Airbus A321XLR, which will be deployed on routes to Athens towards the end of January. The aircraft (VT-NLA) has been configured in two classes, with 12 premium and 183 economy seats, manufactured by Recaro. IndiGo has 40 of the variant on ...
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NewsNacelle damage to 737 undetected until day after Faro landing incident: investigators
Portuguese investigators have disclosed that a Ryanair Boeing 737-800 flew four flights before the discovery of damage to an engine nacelle that had occurred during a landing incident the day before.