All Air Transport articles – Page 10
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems forecasts $413m fourth-quarter loss but sees delivery rates rising
Spirit AeroSystems significantly ramped up deliveries to Airbus and Boeing in the fourth quarter of 2024 but still expects to post a $413 million loss for the period.
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NewsThai Airways to bring in A321neos next year
Thai Airways International is to lease a batch of Airbus A321neos from next year for its regional network. The carrier is taking eight of the twinjet type from lessor SMBC Aviation Capital. According to the Irish-based leasing firm the aircraft will be delivered over the course of 2026-27. It stats ...
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NewsFinnair warns of A330 pilot cuts as union protests standby duty plan
Finnair is warning that it might have to cut 90 pilots after industrial action threatened Airbus A330 operations undertaken on behalf of Oneworld partner Qantas. The A330s were deployed after the closure of Russian airspace forced Finnair to restructure its network and shift the twinjets – which have limited range ...
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NewsAirbus pushes back ZEROe timeline and ditches A380 fuel cell flight-test plan
Airbus has delayed the service-entry target for a hydrogen-powered aircraft developed under its ZEROe project by up to 10 years and axed plans to flight-test hydrogen propulsion systems, according to a French trade union.
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NewsAlaska search team finds no survivors in wreckage of Bering Air Cessna Caravan
None of the 10 occupants of a Textron Aviation Cessna 208B Caravan has survived after the aircraft crashed en route to Nome in Alaska. The aircraft, operated by Bering Air out, had been flying from Unalakleet but was declared overdue at Nome on 6 February. US Coast Guard aircraft and ...
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NewsCoast Guard and military aircraft search for Bering Air flight missing in Alaska
Search personnel in Alaska are trying to establish the location of a Textron Aviation Cessna 208 Caravan with 10 occupants which was declared overdue while operating to Nome on the Bering Sea coast. The Bering Air aircraft was transporting nine passengers, with a single pilot, according to Alaska State Troopers. ...
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NewsFlydubai prepares to open new pilot-training centre
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai is preparing to open a new flight-training centre in the next few weeks, following installation of two full-flight simulators. The carrier operates a fleet of Boeing 737s – a mix of -800s and Max variants – comprising a total of 88 aircraft. Its new centre has ...
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NewsRussian regulator: Pilots should train for ‘worst-case’ navigation loss and flight-control failures
Russia’s federal air transport regulator is advising operators to ensure pilots receive additional training in non-precision approaches, given the risks of possible loss of satellite-based navigation capabilities due to interference. Rosaviatsia is also advising regular pilot training for coping aircraft control system failures – including loss of hydraulics – and ...
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NewsFamilies’ attorneys ask new DOJ head Bondi to intervene in Boeing plea deal
A lawyer for relatives of passengers killed by two Boeing 737 Max crashes is urging new US attorney general Pam Bondi to get involved with negotiating a guilty plea by Boeing on charges that it defrauded the Federal Aviation Administration.
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In depth‘Conglomerates are out’: How Honeywell’s break up plan could revive aerospace business
Analysts think Honeywell’s decision to spin its aerospace division into a new standalone company could be a recipe to fix a business suffereing from under investment.
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NewsIl-114-300 steadily progressing with certification campaign: United Aircraft
Russia’s modernised Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop has conducted over 20 certification flights, according to developer United Aircraft. The company says an “intensive” flight-test programme for the twin-engined aircraft is continuing, out of the Lukhovitsy airfield near Moscow, and more than 70 sorties have been completed covering in excess of 200h. United ...
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NewsKorean ministry to roll out bird-detection technology in wake of Jeju 737 accident
Korean authorities are planning a broad deployment of bird-detection radar, as well as imaging and deterrent technology, in the aftermath of the fatal Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 accident. The aircraft suffered a bird-strike to both engines during approach to Muan airport on 29 December, and collided with an ILS installation ...
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NewsFlight-data traces reveal how Azerbaijan crew kept crippled E190 airborne
Flight-data recorder traces from the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 illustrate the extent of damage with which the crew had to cope after the twinjet was crippled by an explosion in Russian airspace. The E190 sustained multiple penetrative impacts – many of them rectangular in shape – from fragments which damaged ...
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NewsCrashed Azerbaijan E190 lost all hydraulic pressure between two explosions near Grozny
Kazakh investigators have revealed that an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 experienced two explosions about 25s apart, and lost pressure in all three hydraulic systems, after aborting an attempt to land at the Russian city of Grozny. The aircraft suffered serious flight-control damage and its crew, after considering a number of ...
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NewsMC-21 manufacturer Yakovlev reduces full-year pre-tax loss
Russian airframer Yakovlev has disclosed a pre-tax loss of Rb5.1 billion ($51 million) for the full year, although it turned in a net profit of Rb6.5 billion. The aerospace company – whose lines include the MC-21 and SJ-100 civil airliners – benefited from deferred income tax of Rb11.6 billion. Yakovlev ...
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NewsBombardier expands at Biggin Hill with plans to open paint shop in 2026
Bombardier plans to open a new aircraft paint facility at London Biggin Hill airport in 2026 as part of the Montreal-based manufacturer’s ongoing strategy of expanding its global aftermarket services business.
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NewsInvestigators strive to clarify timeline of Washington mid-air collision
US investigators are still working to align data from flight recorders, radar and air traffic control transmissions to clarify the timeline of the mid-air collision over Washington. While the flight-data recorder for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved is being analysed, the National Transportation Safety Board says it does ...
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NewsPrivate equity firms to acquire Triumph Group for $2bn
US aerospace supplier Triumph Group has agreed to be purchased by two private equity firms for about $2 billion, a deal that takes the publicly traded business back into private hands.
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NewsITA prepares exit from SkyTeam and expects Star membership in 2026
Italian carrier ITA Airways is to leave the SkyTeam alliance in favour of rival Star Alliance, as it begins integration with strategic partner Lufthansa Group. ITA Airways says it expects to complete the process of joining Star by early 2026. Lufthansa Group has taken a minority stake in the airline, ...
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NewsAllied 737 carried out dozens of ‘flap 15’ landings in weeks before gear-collapse excursion
Nigerian investigators have disclosed that an Allied Air Boeing 737-400 freighter carried out 85% of its landings with a ‘flaps 15’ setting in the six weeks before a gear-collapse and runway excursion at Abuja. The inquiry into the 11 December accident is recommending that the carrier inspects its fleet for ...
