News from FlightGlobal – Page 507
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NewsTouchdown normal before Omni 767’s main-gear collapse
Romanian investigators have disclosed that the Boeing 767-300ER which suffered a landing-gear collapse at Bucharest Baneasa airport did not touch down abnormally before the accident. It had been inbound from Kabul on 28 August, and the ILS approach to runway 07 was stable, with checklists and call-outs performed as normal, ...
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NewsHarmonised passenger health checks key for recovery: Etihad CEO
International standards for checking passengers’ health before boarding will be necessary for the aviation recovery to begin, believes Etihad Airways chief executive Tony Douglas. He predicts that “wellness certification” protocols will be adopted globally, in the same way that rules on passenger-baggage reconciliation, enhanced carry-on luggage checks and liquid bans ...
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NewsAegean Airlines first-half revenue falls by two-thirds
Greek carrier Aegean Airlines saw its earnings collapse by 64% in the first half and is warning that the “least predictable winter ever” lies ahead.
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NewsAzul converting four E195s to support freight division
Azul has converted one of its Embraer 195s into a freighter to support its cargo division, and plans to adapt another three in response to “record demand”.
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NewsLufthansa sees post-crisis ‘flagship’ role for 747-8
Lufthansa intends to keep its Boeing 747-8s in service while grounding all its Airbus A380s amid a stepped-up fleet-reduction effort and a wider industry trend toward smaller long-haul twinjets.
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NewsAerodynamic impact of engine damage surprised A380 incident crew
Such was the extent of damage to an Airbus A380’s engine after an uncontained failure over Greenland that its crew was forced to descend to a much lower cruising altitude than expected. The Air France aircraft, en route to Los Angeles on 30 September 2017, suffered the failure of its ...
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NewsDash 8-400 service update aims to stem cowl-door losses
Operators of De Havilland Aircraft Dash 8-400 turboprops are being urged to pay attention to a new maintenance task intended to avoid incidents of engine cowl doors separating from the aircraft on take-off. De Havilland Aircraft has taken over the production of the aircraft, which was formerly known as the ...
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NewsAustralia extends aid to domestic and regional operators
Australia’s government is extending budget support for two aviation programmes targeted at maintaining major domestic routes and essential air services for regional and remote communities. The Domestic Aviation Network Support (DANS) programme will be extended until 31 January and the Regional Airline Network Support (RANS) programme until 28 March. ...
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NewsVirgin Australia sale on track for October completion
Bain Capital’s acquisition of Virgin Australia Holdings (VAH) is on track for October completion, administrator Deloitte has indicated in a letter to creditors and employees. Creditors had on 4 September accepted a proposal that is structured around 10 deeds of company arrangement (DOCAs) for all 41 VAH entities in voluntary ...
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NewsQatar Airways lands QR7.3bn state injection after heavy pre-crisis loss
Qatar Airways Group has turned in a pre-tax loss of QR6.96 billion ($1.9 billion) and a net loss of just over QR7 billion, for a financial year that concluded before the airline industry felt the broad impact of the coronavirus crisis. The Doha-based carrier says that, at the end of ...
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NewsDelta to retire aircraft and take up to $2.5b charge
Delta Air Lines will retire more aircraft earlier than planned in an effort to streamline its fleet and cut costs as the air travel industry recovers from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsBerlin-Brandenburg’s Terminal 2 to remain closed when airport opens
Five weeks before Germany’s new Berlin-Brandenburg International airport is due to open, its operator has decided to keep one terminal closed due to a dearth of passengers.
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NewsWizz chief lambasts slot-rule waiver as ‘complete nonsense’
Jozsef Varadi says the waiving of airport slot-allocation rules prevents the central European budget carrier from establishing new operations.
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NewsAirbus chief seeks ‘urgent reframing’ of aviation/climate debate
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury argues that the sector’s “role in society” is at risk amid growing calls for a reduction in flights to curb emissions.
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NewsA380 fan-hub disintegration traced to misunderstood ‘cold dwell’ fatigue
French investigators have traced the serious engine failure involving an Air France Airbus A380 over Greenland to a phenomenon known as ‘cold dwell’ fatigue, which had caused a failure in a fan hub slot which houses the root of the fan blade. The analysis by investigation authority BEA closes a ...
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NewsWizz and KLM scale back European capacity amid restrictions
Wizz Air has again reduced its capacity outlook for October while KLM has put its short-haul network expansion plans “on hold” as ongoing coronavirus-related travel restrictions force Europe’s airline sector to apply the brakes to its recovery.
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NewsIATA to hold annual general meeting virtually
IATA will move its annual general meeting — traditionally the biggest event in the airline calendar — online, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to preclude large scale physical meetings. The airline trade body had initially rescheduled the meeting, to be held in Amsterdam and hosted by KLM, from June ...
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NewsAAPA renews call for government action after airlines’ dismal August
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has reiterated its call for better regional coordination for air travel amid the coronavirus pandemic, as airline traffic suffer another dismal month in August. The region’s airlines carried just 1 million passengers in August, according to AAPA’s preliminary figures. This represents just 3% ...
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NewsBoeing intends software update to address 787 localiser capture failures
Boeing is developing updated software for 787s to correct an erroneous localiser mode behaviour during ILS approaches. The US FAA is advising operators of the three 787 variants to notify crews about potential failure by the autopilot flight-director system to capture the localiser, notably during intercept of the localiser at ...
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NewsVaccine key to airline recovery: United’s Munoz
United Airlines executive chairman Oscar Munoz says that a vaccine which will protect travellers against the coronavirus will be key to the industry’s recovery.