All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 4
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NewsLufthansa City Airlines opens services from Frankfurt hub
Lufthansa City Airlines has commenced flight operations from Frankfurt, expanding to the Lufthansa Group’s primary hub after previously opening services from Munich. The carrier aims to have seven Airbus A320neos operating from Frankfurt by autumn this year. Its initial service departed Frankfurt for Manchester on 9 February, and the network ...
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NewsNorwegian air navigation service initiates remote-tower trial with multiple airports
Norwegian air navigation service Avinor has commenced trial remote-tower operations covering multiple airports. The operations are being co-ordinated through a single remote-tower centre located at Bodo, which has digital links to 14 airports. Four airport pairs are participating in the trial: Rorvik and Namsos, Mehamn and Hasvik, Vardo and Berlevag, ...
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NewsEl Paso mayor vents frustration over ‘unnecessary’ airport shutdown
El Paso’s mayor has condemned the sudden and unexpected shutdown of the city’s airport, claiming it was carried out without co-ordination with local authorities. The US FAA issued a temporary flight restriction covering airspace around the airport from 11 February – initially scheduled for up to 10 days, although it ...
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NewsUS FAA closure of El Paso airspace lifted after drone threat ‘neutralised’
US authorities have withdrawn a 10-day airspace closure notice for El Paso airport, only a short time after it was imposed – apparently as a precaution against cartel drone incursions. The closure had comprised two airspace zones on the Mexican border, one of which was a circle of 10nm radius ...
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NewsIl-114-300 arrives at Yakutsk airport for extreme-weather testing
United Aircraft is conducting ground-testing of the Ilyushin Il-114-300 at Yakutsk airport to assess operational capabilities in extreme conditions. The test are taking place in mid-February when the temperature at the Siberian airport is typically minus 35-45°C. Ilyushin specialists are seeking the “lowest possible” temperatures for the tests, says United ...
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NewsGazprom Neft undertakes ground-based engine tests with sustainable fuel
Russian oil refining firm Gazprom Neft has undertaken rig testing for a product it claims will be the county’s first sustainable aviation fuel. The low-carbon fuel is based on synthesis of renewable organic material including waste frying oil and animal fats. Gazprom Neft says the fuel has been tested on ...
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NewsSheremetyevo vows to restore Domodedovo profitability after signing acquisition deal
Moscow Sheremetyevo airport’s operator is vowing to restore the Russian capital’s Domodedovo airport to profitability after signing an acquisition agreement for the hub. Domodedovo was auctioned on 29 January after being taken over by the Russian government. Sheremetyevo’s operator – represented by subsidiary Perspektiva and in collaboration with bank PSB ...
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NewsSomalian Fokker 50 badly damaged after overrunning onto Mogadishu beach
Somalia’s civil aviation regulator states that all those on board a Fokker 50 have survived after the aircraft was badly damaged in an overrun at Mogadishu. The turboprop was carrying 55 people, says the Somali Civil Aviation Authority. It overran the end of runway 23 at around 13:17 on 10 ...
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NewsEASA to tailor flight-time limitation rules for air taxi and emergency medical operations
European safety regulators are seeking to develop flight-time limitations tailored to the specific requirements of air taxi and emergency medical service operations.
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NewsRyanair to set up in-house engine MRO facilities as it extends CFM partnership
Ryanair is to establish its own in-house engine repair facilities, and is assessing around five potential sites with a view to opening the first of two shops by the end of 2028. Chief executive Michael O’Leary detailed the plan during a Paris briefing on 10 February, as the carrier renewed ...
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NewsCuba’s capital airport declares jet fuel unavailable as energy crisis deepens
Cuban authorities have formally notified that the island nation’s main airport has run out of aviation fuel. Havana airport has issued a NOTAM effective 10 February which states that Jet A-1 fuel is “not available”. The NOTAM remains provisionally in effect until 11 March. Source: CACSA Havana’s Jose ...
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NewsEgyptAir starts taking delivery of 16 ordered A350s
Egyptian flag-carrier EgyptAir has received the first of 16 Airbus A350-900s ordered by the airline. The carrier signed for 10 of the type at the Dubai air show in 2023, and followed up with an agreement for six more last year. It will become the first operator of the twinjets ...
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NewsBirmingham offers financial incentive to tempt carriers into restoring US service
Birmingham airport’s operator is trying to encourage the launch of a nonstop transatlantic connection next year, offering tailored financial support to a willing carrier. While Birmingham is the UK’s second-largest city, after London, and has offered long-haul links to India as well as various holiday destinations, it has no nonstop ...
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NewsSouth African Airways edges back into ‘modest’ full-year profit
South African Airways Group has edged back into profitability with a net surplus of R155 million ($9.7 million), with the flag-carrier itself achieving a profit of R30 million. The company disclosed the financial performance for fiscal 2024-25 – which ended on 31 March last year – during its annual general ...
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NewsSaudi Arabia’s Flynas unveils plan to set up Syrian low-cost carrier
Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier Flynas is to establish a Syrian division, which will operate under the brand Flynas Syria. The carrier says the new airline will commence operations in the fourth quarter of this year. Flynas Syria will be owned by a joint venture, with 51% held by the Syrian ...
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NewsCompetition regulator set to fine El Al over ‘excessive’ fares during Gaza conflict
Israel’s competition regulator is set to rule that El Al set excessive fares while holding a monopoly on flights during the Gaza conflict. El Al says it has been notified that the competition authority is considering a “financial sanction” of 121.8 million shekels ($39.2 million). The airline adds that it ...
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NewsProbe opens after SAS A320neo aborts take-off from short Brussels taxiway
Investigators are examining the circumstances of a serious incident at Brussels airport in which an SAS Airbus A320neo commenced its take-off roll on a short taxiway. The aircraft (SE-ROM) had been operating a service to Copenhagen on 5 February. It appears to have been heading south on an outer apron ...
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NewsLATAM 777-300ER pilot's 100t calculation error preceded tail-strike at Milan
Italian investigators have determined that a LATAM Boeing 777-300ER crew introduced a 100t weight error while calculating take-off performance, resulting in a tail-strike at Milan Malpensa. Investigation authority ANSV had previously indicated a discrepancy in the take-off parameters used by the crew and those calculated by the airline after the ...
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NewsAir Algerie increases firm commitment to A330-900
Algerian flag-carrier Air Algerie has ordered another Airbus A330-900, the airframer’s latest backlog figures reveal. Air Algerie took delivery of its first A330-900 in November last year. Source: Airbus Air Algerie has taken its firm order for A330neos to nine aircraft The carrier had originally ordered five ...
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NewsMinistry appoints Biman’s first female chief after former head arrested
Bangladesh’s civil aviation ministry has named Humaira Sultana as the new head of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, having dismissed its former chief after he was arrested. The ministry says, in a formal notice issued on 3 February, that chief executive Shafiqur Rahman has been “charged with a criminal offence and imprisoned”. ...