All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 9
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NewsCroatia Airlines fleet transition continues to drag financial performance
Croatia Airlines has experienced delays in returning a pair of De Havilland Dash 8-400s to their owners, adding to fleet transition costs as it switches to Airbus A220s. The airline says one of the aircraft (9A-CQB) carried out its last operation in January, and the other (9A-CQA) was withdrawn from ...
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NewsA330neo and Cessna 402 crews jolted by apparent Boston runway-intersection conflict
Air-ground communications have captured the unsettled reactions of pilots after an intersecting-runway conflict between a Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-900 and Cape Air Cessna 402 at Boston. The A330, arriving from Paris Charles de Gaulle on 30 October, had diverted from its original destination of New York JFK. As the ...
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NewsAirbus freighter forecast highlights Asia demand as region’s carriers sign for A350F
Two recent Asia-Pacific agreements for the Airbus A350 freighter have reinforced Airbus’s confidence in the aircraft’s long-term prospects, despite the substantial turmoil endured by global trade in a year which has virtually been defined by escalating tariffs, retaliation, and geopolitical tension. Korean Air and Air China Cargo have newly disclosed ...
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NewsKLM contract termination left UK’s Eastern with ‘unsustainable’ costs
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways found itself burdened by high fixed costs after Dutch operator KLM terminated a capacity partnership, according to its administrator. Eastern Airways, based at Humberside airport, suspended operations on 27 October. RSM UK Restructuring Advisory is expecting to be formally appointed to oversee the carrier, as ...
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NewsFinnair dry-leasing pair of A330s under Qantas collaboration
Finnair is dry-leasing two Airbus A330s to Australian carrier Qantas, to support the Oneworld partners’ capacity relationship. Speaking during a third-quarter briefing on 30 October, Finnair chief Turkka Kuusisto said four of the carrier’s A330s were currently “tied” to the Qantas collaboration. But two A330s which have been wet-leased under ...
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NewsKorean Air converts seven A350-1000s into orders for A350 freighter
Korean Air is to convert orders for seven Airbus A350-1000s into agreements for A350 freighters, becoming a new customer for the cargo twinjet. It marks another lift for the A350F following the disclosure by Air China Cargo that it is also planning to acquire the type. Korean Air had 27 ...
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NewsLufthansa schedule unaffected by 777-9 delay but 787s await US cabin certification
Lufthansa Group chief Carsten Spohr says the operator is unaffected by the latest delay to the Boeing 777-9’s entry into service, and also believes a US certification hold-up on its new 787 interiors will ease by the year-end. Speaking during the company’s third-quarter briefing on 30 October, Spohr said Lufthansa ...
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NewsAmbulance Citation XLS crash inquiry probes evidence of smoke and spin during descent
Kenyan investigators have yet to establish the cause of the recent air ambulance Textron Aviation Citation XLS crash in Nairobi, but there is evidence of smoke from one side of the aircraft during its descent. The aircraft – operated by AMREF Flying Doctors – came down some 3min 25s after ...
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NewsWet-lease start-up Thai SmartLynx secures air operator’s certificate
Avia Solutions Group’s latest wet-lease operator, Thai SmartLynx, has secured its air operator’s certificate from the Thai regulator. The carrier, based at Bangkok’s Don Mueang airport, will begin operations with an Airbus A320. It received its first aircraft in August. Thai SmartLynx aims to expand with the introduction of 15-20 ...
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NewsLufthansa Group confident in stronger full year as passenger and cargo divisions improve
Lufthansa Group is confirming a stronger full-year outlook, as the company posted its strongest-ever quarterly revenue performance – a figure of €11.2 billion ($13 billion) – for the three months to 30 September. While the company’s operating profit for the period, at €1.3 billion, was marginally down on the previous ...
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NewsAirbus halves number of parked ‘gliders’ as it strives to meet year-end delivery target
Airbus has halved, the last three months, the number of engineless aircraft for which it has been forced to postpone delivery owing to a powerplant shortfall. The number of so-called ‘gliders’ had reached a peak of around 60 in June. Speaking during a third-quarter briefing on 29 October, Airbus chief ...
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NewsAirbus trims A220 production targets over supply and demand considerations
Airbus has lowered its target for A220 production rates, aiming for 12 aircraft per month next year rather than the previous 14. The airframer is attributing the decision, disclosed during a third-quarter briefing, to the “current balance between supply and demand”. Airbus, which took net orders for 36 A220s over ...
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NewsEntrepreneurs aim to use modified A340s for Swiss-based non-profit humanitarian carrier
Entrepreneurs are aiming to establish a new Swiss-based non-profit airline intended to offer humanitarian services using converted Airbus aircraft.
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NewsNo survivors among 11 on board crashed Mombasa Air Safari Grand Caravan
None of those on board a Mombasa Air Safari Cessna 208B Grand Caravan has survived after the aircraft came down shortly after departing Kenya’s coastal Diani airport. The aircraft, with a single pilot, had been transporting 10 passengers – all citizens of Hungary and Germany – to the Kichwa Tembo ...
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NewsSecond import-substituted MC-21 prototype carries out maiden flight
United Aircraft has carried out the first flight of a second prototype import-substituted Yakovlev MC-21-310, advancing the type’s progress towards certification. The twinjet – numbered 006 and powered by Aviadvigatel PD-14 engines – lifted off from the airframer’s plant in Irkutsk on 28 October. United Aircraft says the aircraft will ...
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NewsNorse Atlantic raises funds with share placement and considers follow-up offering
Scandinavian carrier Norse Atlantic has raised around NKr113.7 million ($11.4 million) from a private share placement, and is considering a follow-up offering. The private placement comprised 14.78 million new shares, equating to about 9.1% of the capital. Norse Atlantic is considering a potential subsequent offering – covering up to 12.09 ...
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NewsUK regional carrier Eastern Airways ceases operations
UK regional carrier Eastern Airways has suspended operations, according to the country’s civil aviation regulator. The carrier – which was founded almost exactly 28 years ago – had built a network of domestic and international connections using a mix of regional jets and turboprops. But there had been evidence over ...
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NewsSiberian carrier Angara grounded three months after fatal An-24 crash
Russian air transport regulator Rosaviatsia has grounded the Siberian carrier Angara Airlines, three months after a fatal accident involving one of its Antonov An-24s. Angara had already been subject to unscheduled checks in the aftermath of the crash and, as a consequence, prohibited from undertaking certain activities including maintenance and ...
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NewsFuselage of 747-400 recovered from sea after fatal Hong Kong runway excursion
Recovery personnel at Hong Kong have lifted from the water the fuselage of a Boeing 747-400 freighter which suffered a runway excursion on 20 October. While operating a service for Emirates from Dubai, the AirACT veered off runway 07L, colliding with a security patrol vehicle, before coming to rest in ...
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NewsSouth Korean start-up Parata Air plans US services with A330-200s
South Korean low-cost operator Parata Air has disclosed plans to open services to US destinations from next year, using Airbus A330-200s. It initially plans to serve Los Angeles and Las Vegas from Seoul from the beginning of the 2026 summer season. The carrier is leasing a pair of Rolls-Royce Trent ...