All Air Transport articles – Page 22
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NewsMHI RJ insists 50-seat jets will remain active until 2040
MHI RJ Aviation disputes ATR’s forecast that US carriers will retire most 50-seat jets within a decade, arguing the aircraft will remain essential until 2040 with no comparable replacements available.
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NewsCroatia Airlines becomes one of the few A220-100 operators
Croatia Airlines has become one of the few operators to introduce the Airbus A220-100, having received its first of the twinjet variant. The aircraft (9A-CAO) has been sourced from US lessor Air Lease. Croatia Airlines says the jet is configured with 127 seats. It departed Montreal for Zagreb on 29 ...
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NewsSkyHigh E190 lands without nose-gear during Santo Domingo test flight
Investigators in the Dominican Republic are probing a landing occurrence at Santo Domingo during which an Embraer 190 came to rest on its nose. The aircraft took off on 30 September from the capital’s Las Americas airport According to the air transport regulator, Junta de Aviacion Civil, the aircraft “made ...
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NewsAir India sets up advanced pilot training centre in Airbus joint venture
Air India and Airbus have jointly unveiled an advanced pilot training centre in Gurugram, India, as the airline consolidates its training facilities amid ongoing fleet expansion.
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NewsGulfstream reveals G300 super-midsize jet to replace G280
Gulfstream has revealed development of the G300, a 3,600nm-range super-midsize business jet intended to replace its ageing G280 model, with the manufacturer completing nearly 2,000 ground-test hours on the first aircraft.
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NewsAeroitalia said to be reviving Air Italy name after losing legal case
Italian operator Aeroitalia appears set to revive the defunct Air Italy name, after a court ruled that its current brand is too close to that of former flag-carrier Alitalia. Several Italian publications are reporting that Aeroitalia has lost a legal dispute with ITA Airways – the successor to Alitalia – ...
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NewsSwedish carrier Braathens’ Airbus arm files for bankruptcy but ATR operation continues
Swedish operator Braathens is filing for bankruptcy for its Airbus-based operation, which the company has been in the process of phasing out. Braathens had opted in August to concentrate on ATR 72-600 turboprop services, and gradually dismantle the Braathens International Airways division which has been flying Airbuses. While it had ...
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NewsAir Arabia starts introducing A320neos as part of 120-jet renewal
Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia is preparing to put its first Airbus A320neo into operation, having taken delivery of the jet as part of an agreement covering 120 aircraft. Air Arabia will deploy the A320neo – powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines, and featuring a single-class 174-seat configuration – ...
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NewsAlaska Air outlines vision for US air traffic control overhaul
The Seattle-headquartered airline company – parent of Alaska Airlines, Hawiian Airlines and Horizon Air – framed the country’s airspace issues in a 26 September report as part of a long-term trend of aircraft technology developing faster than ATC technology.
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NewsBeta Technologies files for IPO on New York Stock Exchange
Vermont-based electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies has filed for an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange to raise funds for its Alia aircraft family development.
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NewsLufthansa Group expects efficiency gains from phasing out multiple widebody types
Lufthansa Group’s fleet modernisation programme will involve heavily reducing the diversity of aircraft types by the end of the decade. The company has 13 widebody passenger aircraft models but is phasing out six over the next three years. Lufthansa Group will cut the Airbus A340-600, A330-200 and Boeing 767-300ER next ...
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NewsKamchatka An-26 damaged by drone collision during domestic flight: inquiry
Russian investigators have concluded that damage to an Antonov An-26, operating a domestic service in the eastern region, resulted from a collision with a drone. The event took place on 2 August, states regional carrier Kamchatka Aviation Enterprise, which identifies the airframe involved as RA-26122. It says the aircraft was ...
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NewsLufthansa to axe 4,000 jobs as digitisation and AI support tighter airline integration
Lufthansa Group expects to cut 4,000 jobs by the end of the decade, as part of a strategic plan to consolidate operations and increase efficiency. The group intends to integrate its five network airlines – Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Brussels Airlines and ITA – more closely, adjusting their organisational structure. “This ...
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NewsLufthansa prepares to receive 787-9 with centenary commemoration paint scheme
Lufthansa is to take delivery in November of a Boeing 787-9 painted in a special colour scheme to mark the German flag-carrier’s centenary. The twinjet (D-ABPU) has received the new livery at Boeing’s Charleston facility. Lufthansa says the aircraft will enter service in December, ahead of the 2026 anniversary commemorations, ...
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NewsNASA still targeting 2025 first flight for X-59 supersonic demonstrator
NASA maintains its 2025 target for the X-59 Quesst quiet-supersonic demonstrator’s maiden flight as the programme advances through high-speed taxi testing at Palmdale, despite multiple previous delays since the original 2021 schedule.
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NewsFAA restores Boeing authority to issue some 737 and 787 airworthiness certificates
The Federal Aviation Administration will return to Boeing limited authority to issue airworthiness certificates for some 737 Max and 787 aircraft from 29 September, marking another step in the manufacturer’s recovery following previous regulatory restrictions.
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NewsWeak procedures contributed to Dash 8 crew’s forgetting to set altimeter before terrain alert
Norwegian investigators have determined that weak altimeter procedures resulted in a Wideroe De Havilland Dash 8-300 crew’s forgetting to set and check the correct QNH pressure during an approach to Svolvaer airport. The turboprop had been inbound from Bodo, in darkness, on 22 December 2022. Once the aircraft began descending ...
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NewsNouvelair A320 approached wrong runway before overflying departing EasyJet aircraft
French investigators have disclosed that a Nouvelair Airbus A320 had aligned for approach to the wrong runway before a serious conflict incident at Nice.
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NewsFirst flight of D328eco prototype slips to mid-2026 but service-entry goal remains unaffected
Deutsche Aircraft has pushed back the first flight of its initial D328eco prototype until the middle of next year, although the airframer insists a late 2027 service-entry goal remains unaffected.
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NewsTurkish Airlines orders up to 75 787s and nears 150-jet Max deal
Turkish Airlines has decided to purchase up to 75 Boeing 787s, deliveries of which will run over 2029-34, and is also planning to take up to 150 737 Max jets. The company is taking 50 firm 787s and placing options on another 25. Turkish Airlines’ firm order will be ...