All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 468
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: Lufthansa takes delivery of first A380
Lufthansa has taken delivery of its first Airbus A380 during a ceremony at Airbus' Hamburg facility. The 526-seat aircraft is to be flown to Lufthansa's hub at Frankfurt today, in preparation for training flights.
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PICTURE: Qatar Airways puts first 777F into service
Qatar Airways has started operations with its first Boeing 777 freighter, the first of three due to be delivered to the Middle Eastern carrier.
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NewsNew UK rules double ash concentration safety threshold
New measures to be introduced in the UK tomorrow will enable carriers greater freedom to operate in the vicinity of volcanic
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Ryanair demands more lenient ash-protection rules
Ryanair is again demanding that the UK adopt a new system of protection against volcanic ash, after the Icelandic eruption disrupted operations at several...
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Afghan passenger flight reported missing
Unconfirmed reports suggest that an Afghan passenger aircraft has gone missing in the north of the country.
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Carriers vent frustration over ash data and airspace closures
Air transport industry representatives are battling to reach agreement with regulators on
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Haji-Ioannou bids to overturn EasyJet expansion strategy
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is threatening formal steps to block the low-cost carrier's planned fleet expansion, having resigned from his position...
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NewsEasyJet founder Stelios quits board to battle fleet plan
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou has resigned from the board of the UK budget carrier in a bid to resist the airline's fleet-expansion plans.
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NewsEADS hopes A380 will break even in five years
EADS is hoping that the Airbus A380 programme will near break-even at the end of its current planning cycle.
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BEA assists with Afriqiyah A330 probe as latest AF447 search fails
France's BEA safety agency is to assist with the investigation into last week's Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330 crash at Tripoli
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NewsAir France: London A380 flight stops jet sitting idle in Paris
Air France is to go ahead with deploying its Airbus A380 aircraft on the Paris-London sector, in order to avoid
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Aeroflot looks for consolidation boost
Aeroflot views its acquisition of six other Russian airlines as potentially the first stage in a much-needed consolidation of the country's carriers. The post-Cold War dismantling of the Soviet-era Aeroflot resulted in the creation of hundreds of smaller operators, dozens of which subsequently went out of business or were shut ...
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Redirected AF447 search fails to locate A330 wreck
Search teams in the South Atlantic have not turned up any trace of the crashed Air France Airbus A330 in a new exploration zone. Since 7 May the vessel...
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SAS cleared to conduct curved approaches to Stockholm
Scandinavian Airlines has secured approval from Swedish authorities to conduct satellite-guided curved approaches to Stockholm Arlanda. The airline...
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NewsCrashed Libyan A330 had logged just 1,600 hours
Airframer data for the crashed Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A330-200 shows that it had accumulated just 1,600 flight hours
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Afriqiyah identifies crashed A330-200
Libya's Afriqiyah Airways has identified the Airbus A330-200 involved in an accident at Tripoli today.
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NewsPICTURE: Afriqiyah Airways flight crashes at Libya's Tripoli Airport
Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has confirmed that its flight 8U771 was the service involved in the crash at Tripoli Airport today. The airline states...
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Airbus confirms A330-200 involved in Tripoli crash
Airbus has confirmed that the aircraft which crashed at Tripoli today was an A330-200, although it has yet to identify the specific airframe. The manufacturer...
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NewsAir France considers Paris-London A380 service
Air France is considering deploying Airbus A380 aircraft on the short route between Paris and London Heathrow. The airline has three of the type, which...
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Airbus raises A380 order forecast
Airbus is raising its expectations on A380 orders this year to 20 aircraft.