All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 74
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NewsPlay must ‘tread carefully’ to broaden its network reach: chief
Play chief executive Einar Orn Olafsson is wary that expansion of the carrier’s model brings the potential for stiffer competition, although he floats the possibility of using an external base to operate services to Iceland. Olafsson says the Icelandic carrier – having developed rapidly since emerging in 2021 – is ...
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NewsSubstitute vertical fin for MC-21 undergoes strength testing
Russian analysts have verified the strength of the Yakovlev MC-21’s replacement vertical fin, which is being constructed from domestically-produced composites. The change is part of United Aircraft’s efforts to substitute imported components and reduce its reliance on foreign suppliers. Composite materials for the MC-21’s manufacture, in particular, have been subject ...
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NewsSAA receiving batch of A320s through Hong Kong lessor CALC
South African Airways has taken delivery of an Airbus A320, the first of a batch of three it is leasing from Hong Kong company CALC.
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NewsHard touchdown damaged Emerald ATR 72 after winds destabilised flare
Gusting winds experienced during the flare led an Emerald Airlines ATR 72-600 to touch down heavily at Belfast City, damaging its landing-gear, before the turboprop executed a go-around and diverted. The aircraft, arriving from Edinburgh on 30 December last year, was conducting a second approach to Belfast City’s runway 22 ...
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Airline BusinessNew Play chief plots measured path ahead after growing pains
Icelandic budget carrier Play’s new chief executive, Einar Orn Olafsson, intends to scrutinise performance in closer detail following the change of senior management at the company.
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NewsIceland’s Play interested in A321XLR potential but not in near term
Icelandic budget carrier Play has expressed interest in the potential of Airbus’s A321XLR, but is waiting to see whether the twinjet could fit within the airline’s low-cost model. Play already uses a fleet of 10 A320neo-family jets, including the A321neo. Speaking to FlightGlobal in London on 9 May, Play chief ...
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NewsNorse trims first-quarter losses as it aims for full-year profitability
Long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is aiming for full-year profitability, having trimmed first-quarter operating losses by around 15%. Chief executive Bjorn Tore Larsen says the quarter has demonstrated “major improvement on all metrics” since last year. It doubled revenues to $78.2 million, as passenger numbers increased by more than ...
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NewsUK start-up Ascend embarks on first commercial service
UK start-up Ascend Airways has embarked on commercial services, having flown a charter operation from London Southend. The carrier obtained its air operator’s certificate and scheduled route licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority on 9 April. Ascend states that it carried out its first service on 26 April, on ...
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NewsEmirates Group’s combined post-pandemic profits exceed crisis losses
Middle Eastern operator Emirates Group’s profits over the past two years have exceeded the combined losses it accumulated over the period of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsEx-Global Crossing chief’s new venture Zoom initially to operate E-Jet fleet
Former Global Crossing Airlines chief Ed Wegel’s new airline venture will be branded as Zoom, and initially use Embraer E-Jets. Wegel had disclosed in March that he was aiming to start up a scheduled carrier, provisionally named Air Flo, which would use Airbus A220s. But he states that the airline ...
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NewsERJ-145 suffers runway excursion while landing at Lagos
Nigerian authorities are looking into a runway excursion involving an Embraer ERJ-145 arriving at Lagos airport.
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NewsIsrair Group to expand its A320 fleet with dry-lease agreement
Israir Group has reached a firm agreement to lease another pair of Airbus A320s, which will give it a summer fleet of 11 aircraft. Both will by dry-leased from a US lessor, which the carrier has not identified. Israir Group states that it entered the agreement on 7 May. The ...
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NewsCourt annuls Condor restructuring aid decision over failure to initiate formal investigation
Approval of state aid to German carrier Condor has been overturned by the European General Court because it was granted without a formal investigation procedure.
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NewsGreek carrier Aegean implementing Saudia codeshare pact
Greek carrier Aegean is entering a partnership with Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia, which will include codeshare services. The two operators unveiled the deal at the Arabian Travel Market event in Dubai. Under the tie-up Aegean will place its ‘A3’ designator code on Saudia-operated flights to Athens from both Jeddah and ...
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NewsUS FAA seeks comment on fire-safety conditions for A321XLR’s integral aft fuel tank
US regulators are formally seeking comment on proposed fire-safety conditions to accept the large aft centre fuel-tank design for Airbus’s long-range A321XLR twinjet.
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NewsTransair 737 excursion during Dakar take-off results in injuries
Ten occupants of a Boeing 737-300, operating an Air Senegal service, have been injured after the jet suffered a runway excursion on take-off from Dakar’s main airport. The aircraft – operated by Dakar-based Groupe Transair – had been conducting the HC301 service to Bamako, the capital of Mali. Senegal’s ministry ...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems chief believes Airbus partnership will remain intact
Spirit AeroSystems chief executive Patrick Shanahan believes the company will remain a partner to Airbus even as Boeing negotiates a potential acquisition of the aerostructures firm.
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NewsFedEx 767-300ER freighter lands with nose-gear retracted at Istanbul
One of US express carrier FedEx’s Boeing 767-300ER freighters has been involved in a landing incident at Istanbul after its nose-gear failed to deploy. The aircraft was operating flight FX6238 from Paris Charles de Gaulle on 8 May. Istanbul airport’s operator states that the twinjet experienced a “technical issue” which ...
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NewsVirgin 787 transatlantic SAF flight demonstrated emission and fuel-burn benefits: carrier
Preliminary figures from Virgin Atlantic’s transatlantic Boeing 787-9 flight using 100% wholly-sustainable fuel indicate that it cut carbon and particulate emissions by 64% and 40% respectively, based on a lifecycle analysis.
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NewsBrazil’s Porto Alegre airport remains crippled after storm flooding
Timescales for resumption of flight operations at Brazil’s Porto Alegre airport remains uncertain after heavy rain led to flooding which closed the airport. The airport authorities have issued a NOTAM – which provisionally remains in effect until 30 May – confirming that the facility, near the southern coast of Brazil, ...