All Fleets articles – Page 286
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NewsGermanwings A320 probe obtains audio from CVR
French investigators have been able to extract audio data from the cockpit-voice recorder retrieved from the crashed Germanwings Airbus A320.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Air France, Malaysia Airlines losses prompt rethink on flight data
Calgary-based communications specialist Flyht did not need events like the loss of Air France flight 447 or Malaysia Airlines MH370 to persuade it that airlines’ connectivity with their aircraft could beneficially be improved. It had been producing intelligent on-board satellite communications systems since 2003, and if either or both those ...
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Finnair invests in fleet-wide wi-fi and cargo terminal
Finnair has approved a €30 million ($33 million) investment to fit wi-fi to the airline's fleet as well as the construction of a new Helsinki freight terminal.
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InterviewINTERVIEW: Jotikasthira outlines plan to fix Thai
Thai Airways International’s new president Charamporn Jotikasthira is a man on a mission.
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NewsBackground to Germanwings A320 accident
There are few facts available about the 24 March Germanwings Airbus A320 crash in the French Alps, but it is an unusual event in that whatever precipitated the accident appears to have occurred in the cruise. In this case the cruise was a very brief period – less than 3min ...
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NewsAirbus details flight history of crashed A320
Airbus has disclosed that the Germanwings A320 involved in the accident in the French Alps had accumulated 58,300h.
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NewsNo sign of survivors from A320 crash: Hollande
French president Francois Hollande has indicated that none of those on board a crashed Germanwings Airbus A320 survived the accident.
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NewsLost A320 descended only minutes after reaching high cruise
Surveillance data from the Germanwings Airbus A320 lost over south-eastern France appears to indicate that the flight climbed to 38,000ft briefly before descending.
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NewsGermanwings A320 reportedly crashes in Alps
French media are reporting that a Germanwings Airbus A320 has crashed in the Alps.
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Europe launches latest SESAR plans
Launching the latest phase of the Single European Sky air traffic management (ATM) operational concept, Eurocontrol says the plan is, by 2019, to deliver an intelligent, networked system capable of optimising individual flight efficiency while maximising traffic flow through finite airspace and airports. Known as Reference Period 2 (RP2) of ...
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EASA awards contract for cabin air contamination research
EASA has commissioned a pair of German organisations – one a medical school and the other an applied research establishment – to research cabin air quality. The agency says the research will start with in-flight work to identify suitable instrumentation to measure cabin and cockpit air contamination.
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Air Madagascar renewal includes order for three ATRs
Air Madagascar is ordering three ATR 72-600s on top of a pair to be leased from Irish company Elix Aviation Capital.
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EASA proposes new safety oversight management
Following broad consultation with national aviation authorities, the European Aviation Safety Agency has published proposals for a more flexible and responsive way of managing safety oversight in Europe.
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NewsBombardier lands Malaysian LOI for 40 CS100s
New Malaysian carrier, flymojo, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Bombardier for up to 40 CS100s.
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NewsBig Twin families: Who are the Top 10 Boeing 777 operators?
As Boeing lines up some short-term 777 sales incentives in a bid to keep the assembly line running at full rate through transition to production of its 777X successor in 2018, we survey today’s biggest operators of Seattle’s twin-aisle flagship.
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China United completes transformation to LCC
China United Airlines will complete its full transformation into a low-cost carrier at the end of the month.
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NewsICBC Financial Leasing signs for 30 ARJ21s
ICBC Financial Leasing has signed a purchase agreement with Comac for 30 ARJ21-700 regional jets.
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus unveils first higher-weight A330-300
Airbus has released photographs of its first higher-weight variant of its A330-300 in the colors of Delta Air Lines.
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NewsPICTURES: Vietnam Airlines reveals new livery on first A350
Vietnam Airlines' first Airbus A350-900 aircraft has left the paint shop, revealing a new livery for the carrier.
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NewsBA to retrofit newer A320s with sharklet wing-tips
British Airways is to retrofit some of its Airbus A320s with ‘sharklet’ wing-tips under a fuel-efficiency programme.