All Air Transport articles – Page 263
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NewsAtlas 747-400F sustains pod-strike on three engines in Shanghai
One of US cargo operator Atlas Air’s Boeing 747-400Fs has sustained a treble engine pod-strike while landing at Shanghai in China. Preliminary information from the US FAA states that the aircraft (N408MC) struck the ground with both left-hand engine pods, as well as the outboard right-hand pod. The 22-year old ...
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NewsAn-74 suffered generator failure before Gao overrun
Preliminary details of the Utair Cargo Antonov An-74 landing accident at Gao in Mali indicate the aircraft suffered an extensive electrical failure before the touchdown and overrun. Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia states that the generator of the right-hand Progress D-36 engine failed during the 3 August flight from ...
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NewsUS lifts blanket ‘do not travel’ advisory for citizens
The US State Department has lifted its blanket global travel advisory warning citizens not to travel overseas after determining that the situation around the spread of the coronavirus has improved enough globally to be able to differentiate between potential travel destinations.
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NewsAeroflot seeks shareholder approval to hike share capital
Aeroflot’s board has met to consider increasing the company’s authorised share capital as part of measures to improve its financial stability. Its authorised capital comprises just over 1.11 billion shares, of which 51.2% is owned by the Russian government. In addition to these placed shares, Aeroflot is authorised to issue ...
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NewsLufthansa Group warns of compulsory job losses
Lufthansa Group is warning of compulsory job losses affecting mainline and Eurowings pilots, adding that the situation with ground staff is also uncertain. While there is a preliminary agreement with mainline cabin crew through the UFO union, over 60 days of negotiations with pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit have yet to ...
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NewsBombardier’s second-quarter deliveries slide as executives urge patience
Despite another quarterly loss and scepticism from financial analysts, Bombardier’s executives insisted on 6 August that the company remains on track to become a profitable standalone aviation business.
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NewsLufthansa Group chief resists asset ‘fire-sale’
Lufthansa Group will not rush into a disposal of assets, but expects to focus more on its core operations as it progresses towards recovery from the air transport crisis. It is already in the process of selling the European operation of its catering division LSG and group chief Carsten Spohr ...
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NewsUnnecessary A320 evacuation risked passengers’ being injured by engines
Passengers risked being sucked into the operating engine of a Lauda Airbus A320 after commencing an unnecessary evacuation of the aircraft at London Stansted, investigators have determined. The aircraft (OE-LOA) suffered a contained failure of its left-hand CFM International CFM56 powerplant during the take-off roll on 1 March last year. ...
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In depthUK firm EAG details development roadmap for hybrid-electric regional airliner
A UK company planning to bring a 70-plus-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft to market by 2028 has laid out its detailed plans for the programme, which will include demonstrator flights from 2024 and will cost a cool $5 billion to bring into series production.
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NewsLufthansa: Freight demand allows zero-passenger break-even on some routes
Lufthansa Cargo was among the few air transport operations to improve its performance over the course of the coronavirus crisis, as demand for freight capacity surged. First-half freight sales rose to €1.3 billion. The logistics division achieved a €299 million ($354 million) profit at adjusted EBIT level over the second ...
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NewsLufthansa Group takes fleet impairment of €300m in first half
Lufthansa Group took an impairment charge of nearly €570 million over the first half, including €300 million relating to withdrawal of aircraft. The company says the figure is connected to 65 aircraft which will be “permanently grounded”. These aircraft comprise six Airbus A380s and five Boeing 747s, plus 11 Airbus ...
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NewsLufthansa strives to restore long-haul network as it foresees 2024 recovery
Lufthansa Group is aiming to offer 50% of prior-year capacity on its long-haul network and 55% on short-haul in the fourth quarter of this year. But the German-based operator says it expects a “clearly negative” adjusted EBIT figure in the second half of the year, and therefore a “further significant ...
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NewsFAA fines Boeing $1.25m for ODA violations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed fining Boeing a total of $1.25 million in civil penalties for several violations of rules that allow aircraft manufacturers to perform some FAA functions.
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NewsCroatia Airlines rejigs leases to cut costs
Croatia Airlines has postponed a long-term Airbus A319 lease, cancelled a similar Bombardier Q400 lease and dropped a CRJ1000 seasonal lease as part of measures to rein in costs over the first half. Over the second quarter the company made a loss of Kn62.7 million ($10 million), it states, despite ...
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AnalysisRising backlog of jets still undelivered 60 days after first flight
Airbus and Boeing have collectively accumulated a backlog of more than 120 passenger jets that had their first flights more than 60 days ago but are yet to be delivered to customers (excluding the grounded 737 Max).
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NewsVideo images show MC-21 undergoing water-ingestion test runs
Irkut has completed a series of water-ingestion tests of the MC-21-300 twinjet at speeds up to 150kt. The airframer says the testing has confirmed the aircraft is capable of operating on water-contaminated runways. Video: Irkut MC-21-300 water-ingestion tests Irkut performed 29 runs as well as three ...
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NewsBoeing’s third 777X aircraft begins flight testing
Boeing’s third 777X airframe has launched on its maiden flight, less than a week after the airframer said its first delivery of the type would be pushed back to 2022.
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NewsJu 52 probe yields enough evidence to explain fatal Alps crash
Swiss investigators believe they have sufficient evidence to explain the accident sequence which resulted in the fatal crash of a Junkers Ju 52 during a pleasure flight in the Alps two years ago. The aircraft had entered a valley basin near Piz Segnas, entering a left turn at the northern ...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems grapples with dual crises in second quarter
Spirit AeroSystems posted a $256 million loss in the second quarter, crippled by twin crises that have rocked the aviation industry as a whole: the continued grounding of the 737 Max and the long-term effects of the coronavirus.
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NewsTrigana 737F captain dismissed go-around call before hard-landing accident
Indonesian investigators have determined that a Trigana Air Service Boeing 737-300F captain dismissed go-around suggestions during a visual approach in poor weather, before a hard landing that destroyed the aircraft’s undercarriage and caused it to veer off the runway. The twinjet (PK-YSY) was conducting a visual approach to Wamena airport’s ...