All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 508
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Congested Heathrow denies commemoration landing slot to British Eagle DC-6
Operators of a vintage Douglas DC-6 have been blocked from conducting a commemorative service to London Heathrow, owing to congestion concerns at the hub...
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Uzbekistan Airways to take four more 767s and A320s
Uzbekistan Airways is to acquire four more Boeing 767-300ERs and another four Airbus A320 aircraft as part of a fleet expansion. The Tashkent-based...
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Syrian Arab fleet renewal hinges on import licence says new chief
Syrian Arab Airlines is yet to finalise an agreement to renew its fleet, as the carrier awaits appropriate clearance to import Western-built aircraft. The...
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Manager buys out EADS Sogerma landing-gear MRO unit
EADS Sogerma has agreed to sell its landing-gear maintenance division EADS Revima to a holding company co-owned by two individuals, one of them the division's...
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NewsDeadline nears for administrators to sell bankrupt Sterling
Administrators for the collapsed Danish budget carrier Sterling Airlines are optimistic of selling the company but a deadline...
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New carrier Air Arabia Maroc switches to Casablanca base
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is to establish its new Moroccan operation, Air Arabia Maroc, at the city of Casablanca rather than Rabat. The...
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NewsBoeing production to resume as workers back new contract
Machinists at Boeing are set to begin returning to work today after ratifying a new four-year agreement, ending a 57-day strike at the airframer...
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Investor group CAI reportedly commits to Alitalia rescue
Italian investment consortium Compagnia Aerea Italiana (CAI) is said to have agreed to put forward its offer to rescue flag-carrier Alitalia, despite earlier...
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No injuries as Air Europa 737-800 comes off Lanzarote runway
All 75 passengers on board an Air Europa Boeing 737 have escaped uninjured after the aircraft overran the runway while landing at Lanzarote Airport in the...
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NewsVintage departures mark final closure of historic Berlin Tempelhof
Eighty-five years after being designated as Berlin Airport, the German capital's historic downtown Tempelhof Airport has closed with the departure of its...
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NewsLufthansa to take controlling share in BMI
Lufthansa is taking a majority shareholding in UK carrier BMI following the exercising of a share option agreement by BMI chairman Sir Michael Bishop. In...
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Sukhoi to fly second test Superjet in November
Sukhoi expects to start flight-testing a second Superjet 100 airframe next month, although the aircraft is still awaiting the installation of its PowerJet...
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NewsEASA orders MD-80 flap-warning check before every flight
European safety authorities are to require crews of Boeing MD-80 aircraft, and related variants, to test configuration-warning systems on the types before...
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Lufthansa nine-month income drops but MRO, cargo rise
Lufthansa Group is attributing its fall in nine-month operating profit to negative influences on its passenger transport and catering businesses, but cites...
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NewsIcelandic crisis forces Denmark's Sterling Airlines into bankruptcy
Danish low-cost carrier Sterling Airlines is to file for bankruptcy, having fallen victim to the financial crisis which has enveloped Iceland. An Icelandic...
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NewsLufthansa nine-month operating profit falls 9.3%
Lufthansa Group is to post an operating profit of €984 million ($1.22 billion) for the first nine months of this year, and about €1.1 billion for the full...
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New Omani centre to provide executive interiors for large aircraft
Middle Eastern investors are to establish an aircraft conversion centre in Oman that will provide executive interiors for large commercial airframes. The...
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Karthago to be Nouvelair subsidiary under Tunisian tie-up
Merger of the private Tunisian carriers Nouvelair and Karthago Airlines will take the form of a share exchange, resulting in Karthago's becoming a wholly...
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MEA seeks up to eight 787s or A350s
Middle East Airlines has asked Airbus and Boeing to submit offers for the A350 XWB and 787 as part of the airline's long-haul fleet planning. MEA's...
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Coventry loses scheduled airline links as Thomsonfly quits
UK holiday carrier Thomsonfly is axing its services from the regional Coventry Airport, ending major scheduled airline flights from the Midlands city. Its...