All Air Transport articles – Page 23
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Nigerian carrier Air Peace to use Norse wet-lease for Lagos-London service
Nigerian carrier Air Peace is to open a route between Lagos and London Gatwick using aircraft wet-leased from Norse Atlantic Airways.
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E195 crew warned over insufficient runway length before collision with structures on take-off
Pilots of an Embraer 195 that hit lighting structures on take-off from Belgrade had been warned to check they still had sufficient runway to depart, after lining up at a different intersection than planned, Serbian investigators have disclosed.
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Play seeks further investor engagement as largest shareholders commit to extra funding
Icelandic budget carrier Play is to hold talks with other investors after its largest shareholders subscribed to new shares worth IcKr2.58 billion ($18.7 million). The airline, in early February, stated that it was seeking new share capital of IcKr3-4 billion to reinforce its cash position. It has since secured binding ...
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Russian regulator urges de-icing caution after detailing more 737 engine-surge occurrences
Russian authorities have discovered that at least one other Boeing 737 operator has encountered engine instability arising from blade contamination during winter operations. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia states that a 737-800 of Smartavia was involved in an occurrence on 16 January while undergoing maintenance. It says the aircraft (RA-73654) ...
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Boeing attorney Amuluru to succeed D’Ambrose as human resources chief
Boeing corporate attorney Uma Amuluru, a former White House counsel, will succeed Michael D ’Ambrose as the company’s chief human resource officer, effective on 1 April.
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Rolls-Royce aims to double time-on-wing for A350-1000 engines operating in sandy conditions
Rolls-Royce is aiming to double the time-on-wing of its Trent XWB-97 engine for A350-1000s operating in harsh environments, through an improvement programme spanning the next two to three years. The ability of the XWB-97 to cope with sandy conditions, typical of those in the Middle East, has been a concern ...
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Flydubai achieves record full-year profit despite slips in 737 deliveries
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai is expecting to take delivery of 12 Boeing 737 Max jets this year, having received four fewer aircraft than planned in 2023.
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Rolls-Royce expects large-engine flying hours will return to pre-crisis level this year
Rolls-Royce is expecting large engine flying hours to return to – and perhaps exceed – the pre-pandemic level this year, underpinning a recovery in the manufacturer’s civil aerospace division.
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Wisk eyeing potential air taxi operations in greater Houston area
The California-based start-up has an agreement with the city of Sugar Land, Texas to develop autonomous air taxi services in the Houston area.
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Joby completes third of five-stage FAA type certification process
US advanced air mobility company Joby says it’s completed the third of the Federal Aviation Administration’s five-stage type certification process as it reports a 2023 full-year loss of $513 million.
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Intersection used for take-off becomes central to Air Serbia E195 accident probe
Serbian prosecutors are seeking information to determine the runway intersection to which air traffic controllers directed an Embraer 195, before the jet collided with structures on take-off.
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Boeing Commercial Airplanes shakes up management to ‘enhance focus’ on quality
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) has made some management changes in the wake of numerous recent quality issues that have affected its airframes and cast a shadow over the US airframer.
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Emirates to open Colombian route via US stopover
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to expand its Latin American reach with services to the Colombian capital Bogota by mid-year.
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Air Moldova’s air operator’s certificate revoked after six-month suspension
Air Moldova’s air operator’s certificate has been revoked by the country’s civil aviation authority, over a failure to maintain minimum requirements.
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Rolls-Royce details £1bn improvement plan for Trent-family engines
Rolls-Royce will over the next five years introduce a series of performance upgrades across its Trent widebody engine family designed to improve fuel burn and durability.
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QantasLink Dash 8 evacuation over brake fire traced to radio-altimeter failure on approach
Australian investigators have determined that a brake fire on a QantasLink De Havilland Dash 8-200, which triggered an evacuation, resulted from greater braking on landing, and was ultimately traced to a radio-altimeter failure during approach.
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Air Serbia axes Marathon wet-lease pact after Belgrade E195 accident
Air Serbia has ended its co-operation agreement with Greek carrier Marathon Airlines in the wake of a serious accident involving a departing Embraer 195 at Belgrade. The Serbian carrier is not waiting for the findings of an investigation into the 18 February accident, in which the twinjet sustained serious fuselage ...
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Airbus advances development of newly-designated A350-1000F
Airbus is ramping up development activity on its A350 freighter as the airframer works towards final assembly and first flight milestones in 2025.
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Airbus commercial chief cautions against C919 complacency
Airbus commercial aircraft chief executive Christian Scherer is keeping a watchful eye on the Comac C919 as airline operations with the Chinese narrowbody gather pace.
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Thai Airways places firm order for 45 787s and secures options for 777X switch
Thai Airways International has revealed a firm order for 45 Boeing 787-family aircraft, plus 35 options.