All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 9
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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 ...
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NewsWindshear at touchdown behind UPS 767 tail-strike at San Bernardino
US investigators have attributed to windshear a damaging tail-strike involving a UPS Boeing 767-300F which occurred during landing at San Bernardino at the beginning of this year. The aircraft, operating from Louisville on 9 January, had originally been bound for Ontario in California but diverted after a missed approach when ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft tests Il-114-300’s navigation capabilities in mountainous Siberian terrain
Russia’s United Aircraft has undertaken a series of flight tests with the Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop in regions of high terrain in southern Siberia. The tests took place at Gorno-Altaisk airport, in the Altai republic which borders Mongolia and Kazakhstan. “Conducting tests in this region allows for the evaluation of the ...
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NewsChallenge Group to gain 777-300ER freighter experience through Kalitta wet-lease
Cargo specialist Challenge Group is to wet-lease one of Kalitta Air’s newly-delivered Boeing 777-300ER converted freighters, ahead of acquiring its own examples of the twinjet. Challenge Group disclosed at the beginning of this year that it planned to take the 777-300ERSF – the designation of the new freighter, converted by ...
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NewsAvia Solutions divests SmartLynx’s Latvian arm and plans to consolidate other European divisions
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group has sold its Latvian division of SmartLynx and aims to merge its Estonian and Maltese arms of the carrier. Avia Solutions Group has divested the company to its management team as well as a Dutch fund, as part of a broader strategic effort to consolidate ...
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NewsNouvelair A320 may have overflown EasyJet aircraft by less than 10ft during wrong-runway landing
French investigators have revealed that a Nouvelair Airbus A320 may have passed less than 10ft above a waiting EasyJet A320 during the recent landing conflict at Nice, after conducting its approach to the wrong runway. The inquiry into the extraordinary 21 September incident states that the Nouvelair A320 did not ...
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NewsFraud charges laid against founder of airline and sports investor 777 Partners
Florida-based investment firm 777 Partners’ co-founder, Joshua Wander, has been charged with wire fraud and securities fraud offences by US authorities. The indictment alleges that Wander and others participated in a scheme to defraud private lenders and investors of 777 Partners out of more than $500 million. Former chief financial ...
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NewsEASA foresees sufficient production capacity to meet EU’s 2030 sustainable fuel target
Sustainable aviation fuel in the European Union only accounted for 0.6% of the total uplift last year, but the initial status report on new fuelling regulations points out that the 2% mandatory threshold requirement did not take effect until this year. Suppliers provided 32.1 million tonnes of aviation fuel overall ...
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NewsRoanoke ERJ-145 overrun captain proceeded to land despite go-around calls
Preliminary investigations into the recent CommuteAir Embraer ERJ-145XR overrun at Roanoke have found the jet was high on the approach, but its captain proceeded to land despite two go-around calls from the first officer. The aircraft was operating a United Express flight from Dulles to Roanoke-Blacksburg airport on 24 September, ...
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NewsPilot attempted manual correction during SAA A330 cruise-altitude turbulence upset
South African investigators have disclosed that an Airbus A330-300 pilot tried to stabilise an overspeed manually during a clear-air turbulence encounter, rather than leaving the autopilot engaged. The South African Airways aircraft had been cruising at 41,000ft, en route from Cape Town to Johannesburg on 27 October last year, when ...