All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 9
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Lukashenko’s presidential 767 added to US sanctions list
Belarusian Alexander Lukashenko’s presidential Boeing 767-300ER has been added to a list of assets subject to US sanctions, in the latest round of restrictions against the country.
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Russian government to permit wet-leasing under amendment to country's Air Code
Russia’s government has approved measures allowing wet-lease of aircraft, through an amendment to the country’s aviation regulations which will take effect from 1 September. The amendment – one of a number of changes to the Air Code signed by president Vladimir Putin on 8 August – features in the section ...
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Flight recorders retrieved from crashed Voepass ATR 72-500
Brazilian investigators have recovered both flight recorders from the Voepass ATR 72-500 which crashed in the vicinity of Sao Paulo, with no survivors among the 62 occupants. Air accident investigation authority CENIPA, part of the Brazilian air force, says it is “already in possession” of the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders ...
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Voepass ATR 72 crashes near Sao Paulo
Brazilian carrier Voepass has confirmed that one of its ATR 72 turboprops has been involved in an accident while operating to Sao Paulo Guarulhos airport. The aircraft had been conducting flight 2Z2283 from Cascavel on 9 August. Voepass says the aircraft came down in the vinicity of Vinhedo, to the ...
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Thai cargo start-up Pattaya secures air operator’s certificate
Thai regional start-up carrier Pattaya Airways has secured its air operator’s certificate from the country’s civil aviation regulator. Pattaya Airways took delivery of its initial aircraft (HS-PAW) earlier this year, an ATR 72-500 freighter, and added a second (HS-PAV) shortly afterwards. It is aiming to build a fleet of five ...
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Failed components found after Cargolux 747-400F main-gear bogie separation
Investigators probing the failure and separation of a Cargolux Boeing 747-400F’s body main landing-gear assembly at Luxembourg last year have found evidence that components in its inner shock-strut cylinder failed. But while a previous similar occurrence involving a Nippon Cargo Airlines 747-400F at Amsterdam in September 2005 was traced to ...
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Tail-strike 737 crew inadvertently used previous flight’s weight data
UK investigators have found that a Boeing 737-400 freighter crew inadvertently used weight data from a previous flight to calculate take-off performance, resulting in a tail-strike at East Midlands. The West Atlantic aircraft – with a crew of two, including a first officer under training – had been bound for ...
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Etihad progresses with fleet expansion as first-half profits surge
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is expecting to introduce more than 20 aircraft to its fleet over the next 18 months. The Abu Dhabi-based airline has expanded to 92 aircraft over the first half – seven more than it had at the end of 2023 – among them three Boeing ...
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Insufficient lubrication behind Corendon 737-800 aileron cable fracture
Investigators have determined that an aileron cable fracture on a Corendon Dutch Airlines Boeing 737-800 resulted from insufficient lubrication. The Dutch Safety Board says the inspection interval for the cable at the time of the 8 July 2022 incident was 4,000 cycles or 24 months. It had been inspected 20 ...
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British Airways to suspend Beijing route as Russian airspace closure persists
Oneworld alliance carrier British Airways is suspending services to the Chinese capital from the beginning of the winter season. The airline says the decision, which takes effect from 26 October, affects flights through to November 2025. British Airways is unable to use Russian airspace, which would offer the shortest flightpath ...
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Jazeera profitability bounces back after currency-hit start to year
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has rebounded from a currency-hit beginning to the year, posting a strong second quarter with net profit up 37%. Jazeera’s net profit of KD5.4 million ($17.6 million) helped limit the impact on its first-half performance. Its six-month net profit of KD2.7 million was down by ...
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UK advertising regulator raps Virgin over description of pioneering 100% SAF flight
Virgin Atlantic has become the latest carrier to be rapped over promotional claims regarding the environment, specifically over descriptions of its pioneering transatlantic sustainable-fuel flight last November. The carrier conducted the Boeing 787-9 flight from London Heathrow to New York JFK with its engines powered solely by sustainable aviation fuel, ...
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Pilot associations urge Airbus to resist steps towards reduced-crew operations
Cockpit crew representatives have asked Airbus’s leadership to reconsider its exploration of single-pilot operations, citing the recent IT-related air transport disruption as illustrating the risks of over-reliance on technology. Three pilot associations – the US ALPA International, Europe’s ECA, and international federation IFALPA – have written to Airbus chief Guillaume ...
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Trim servo fault could explain crashed S-92's unexpected nose-up pitch
Norwegian investigators have identified a fault in a pitch-trim servo circuit which might explain the unexpected pitch-up of a Sikorsky S-92 just before it fatally crashed during a North Sea search-and-rescue training exercise. This exercise involved locating a radio beacon, after which the crew activated an automatic flight-control system mode ...
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Fly Lili cleared to introduce A319 after spat with Romanian regulator
Romanian carrier Fly Lili has secured approval to introduce an Airbus A319, weeks after a row with the country’s civil aviation regulator over hold-ups in the process. Fly Lili says it has “successfully completed” the induction of the A319 (YR-LIC) onto its air operator’s certificate. The aircraft will be stationed ...
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Aeroflot files Rb7.3bn court claim against Yakovlev but reasons unclear
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has filed a claim against aerospace firm Yakovlev with the Moscow arbitration court. While the fundamental argument and details of the case have not been revealed, the claim sum disclosed by the court filing is just under Rb7.3 billion ($86 million). Yakovlev is the manufacturer of Superjet ...
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Virgin trims direct A350-1000 order as it signs for additional A330-900s
Virgin Atlantic appears to have reduced its order commitment for Airbus A350-1000s as it signed for seven A330-900s during this year’s Farnborough air show. The UK carrier originally planned to take 12 A350-1000s – eight on direct order and another four acquired through US lessor Air Lease – through an ...
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Royal Air Maroc revisits Beijing route after pandemic wrecked previous launch
Oneworld alliance carrier Royal Air Maroc is restarting a service to Beijing after the pandemic forced it to abandon the route just weeks after a previous launch attempt. Royal Air Maroc opened the connection in January 2020 but withdrew after a few weeks as the outbreak of Covid-19 started disrupting ...
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Norse claims first Norway-Australia nonstop with chartered 787-9 flight to Darwin
Norse Atlantic Airways has conducted a service between Oslo Gardermoen and Darwin, claiming the first nonstop flight between Norway and Australia. The long-haul budget carrier operated the charter flight with a Boeing 787-9 (LN-FNB) – powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines – which took off at about 06:50 on 3 ...
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Deutsche Aircraft picks more suppliers for essential D328eco systems
Germany’s Deutsche Aircraft has selected UK-based engineering specialist Senior to provide key systems for its D328eco turboprop.