All Air Transport articles – Page 240
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NewsUnited to invest in ‘direct air capture’ as it makes 2050 carbon-neutral pledge
United Airlines has unveiled an effort to become carbon neutral by 2050 through investments in a process that strips CO2 from air and deposits it underground.
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AnalysisCourt urged to bring Israir sale to a conclusion
Lawyers working on the auction process for Israeli leisure carrier Israir have formally requested that a court set a timeframe to bring the sale of the airline to a close. Several bidders have put forward offers for the carrier, which is owned by parent IDB. But while an initial deadline ...
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NewsUK risks friction as it drops tariffs on Boeing jets in bid to end WTO spat
Boeing and Airbus’s long-running transatlantic dispute over government subsidies to their civil aircraft development industries has taken a new turn following the UK government’s unilateral decision to suspend tariffs on the US airframer’s aircraft imports. The UK’s Department for International Trade says it has opted for an “independent approach” to ...
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NewsLawmakers propose second round of airline funding
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have proposed a second coronavirus relief package that would provide airlines and airports with another round of pandemic-relief funding.
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NewsAmpaire demonstrates hybrid-electric Cessna on flight across Maui
Electric aircraft company Ampaire has flown its hybrid-electric powered Cessna 337 Skymaster on what it calls an “actual airline route”, between two of Hawaii’s islands.
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NewsRussian ministry probes theft from Il-80 airborne command post
Russia’s internal affairs ministry is probing an incident involving alleged theft from a military Ilyushin Il-80 command and control aircraft. The Il-80 is a heavily-modified airframe based on the four-engined Il-86 passenger transport, notably featuring a characteristic equipment pod on the upper forward fuselage. Three of the type are still ...
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NewsInvestment firm YH Dimri makes play for Israir
Israeli leisure carrier Israir has received another approach from a potential acquirer, YH Dimri Investments, the trustee for the airline’s divestment has disclosed. YH Dimri is a holding firm with interests including construction and real estate. It has submitted a bid for Israir based on a 141 million shekel ($43.4 ...
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NewsGreenpeace loses bid to impose strict emission conditions on KLM aid
Ecological pressure group Greenpeace has lost a legal bid to impose stronger environmental conditions for state aid intended for Dutch carrier KLM. A court in The Hague has rejected the case brought by Greenpeace, which had argued that this obligation for stricter conditions rested on the government under United Nations ...
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NewsWizz creates president role as it recruits senior EasyJet and Vueling executives
Former EasyJet commercial chief Robert Carey is to take up a newly-created role at budget carrier Wizz Air, serving as the company’s president. As part of the change, Wizz Air group chief operations officer Diederik Pen is to step down from his post, to be succeeded by budget carrier Vueling’s ...
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NewsBoeing needs to develop a smaller mid-market aircraft: analysts
Competitive pressure will require that Boeing move forward with developing a mid-market aircraft. But that jet must be smaller than the concept Boeing had previously been studying, aerospace analysts say.
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NewsBoeing logs more Max cancellations in November as deliveries slow
Boeing recorded 88 cancellations for the 737 Max in November, and delivered just seven jets, as the coronavirus pandemic continued hammering the commercial aviation market.
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NewsEl Al increases authorised share capital
Shareholders of Israeli flag-carrier El Al have approved an increase in the company’s authorised share capital amounting to 1 billion shekels ($306 million). The increase takes the overall authorised capital to just over 2.5 billion, inclusive of the single special state share held by the Israeli government. Shareholders approved the ...
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News‘Illegal’ Mil helicopter overhaul deepens Russia-Ukraine aerospace row
An ongoing row between Russian and Ukrainian manufacturers over the overhaul of each other’s aircraft has deepened after Russian Helicopters warned that lives were being put at risk by allegedly “illegal” work carried out on Mil Mi-17s.
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NewsAntonov offers An-225 to fill void in An-124 capacity
Ukrainian outsize cargo specialist Antonov Airlines is to offer its An-225 for commercial service, to provide additional capacity to the freight sector. The An-225, with a maximum take-off weight of 640t, is the world’s largest operational transport and is intended to complement Antonov Airlines’ fleet of seven An-124s. Antonov Airlines ...
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NewsGermany’s D328eco will have longer fuselage, single-pilot technology
Deutsche Aircraft’s in-development D328eco will have a longer fuselage than the baseline D328, carry 10 more passengers and be designed for eventual single-pilot operations.
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NewsViking pushes back ‘formal launch’ of CL-515 water bomber
Canadian airframer Viking Air confirms it has delayed the launch of its CL-515 First Responder aerial firefighter aircraft, citing the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsGulf Air appears to cancel long-dormant A220 order
Middle Eastern carrier Gulf Air appears to have cancelled the 10 Airbus A220-100 it ordered nearly a decade ago. Gulf Air had signed for the aircraft in mid-2011, when it was still known as the Bombardier CSeries, two years before its first flight. But doubts over the delivery have persisted ...
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NewsEmirates receives its first new A380 for 2020
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates has taken delivery of another Airbus A380, the first of three to be introduced by the Dubai-based airline before the end of this year. One of the three aircraft to be delivered will have a configuration which includes Emirates’ premium-economy seating. The latest aircraft (A6-EVL) departed ...
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NewsParis Air Show cancelled for 2021
Organisers of the Paris Air Show 2021 have cancelled the event, citing the continuing uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic. The show had been scheduled to take place from 21-27 June 2021. But the air show organising board, in a joint decision with French aerospace industry association GIFAS, state that it ...
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AnalysisHow the pandemic has reshaped the leasing business
During those buoyant years before Covid-19, executives from aircraft leasing companies would gather at industry conferences around Asia-Pacific and marvel at the unstoppable growth trajectory of aircraft deliveries in the region. Demand for aircraft seemed insatiable, based on OEM forecasts. Airlines’ appetite was plain to see, with ambitious budget carriers ...