All Air Transport articles – Page 295
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NewsA321 converted freighter secures EASA certification
European authorities have certified the Airbus A321 passenger-to-freighter conversion undertaken by the airframer’s EFW joint venture with ST Engineering. Approval of the supplementary type certificate by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency follows the maiden flight of the initial converted aircraft on 22 January. The aircraft is set to be ...
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NewsCAA calibration jet entered rapid descent before terrain collision
South African investigators have disclosed that a Cessna Citation II calibration aircraft suddenly entered a steep descent and excessive right bank before colliding with high terrain about 10min after departing George airport. None of the three occupants survived after the jet, operated by the South African Civil Aviation Authority, crashed ...
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NewsAlitalia unions informed of proposals to trim routes and fleet
Alitalia’s new commissioner has detailed proposals for trimming part of the Italian carrier’s operations, during meetings with key unions. Commissioner Giuseppe Leogrande took over as a single commissioner for the carrier, which remains in extraordinary administration, after plans fell through for a consortium of investors to take over the airline. ...
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NewsFAA settles whistleblower retaliation allegations for $90,000
The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to pay the US government $90,000 to settle allegations it retaliated against a staffer who raised concerns about unqualified safety inspectors.
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NewsTarom cleared to take 'stringently-monitored' rescue loan
Rescue aid for Romanian flag-carrier Tarom, amounting to nearly €37 million, has been cleared by European Commission regulators. The Romanian government had previously indicated that it was aiming to support the ailing operator with a funding package, and notified regulators earlier this month. Tarom faces an “acute liquidity shortage” arising ...
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NewsMoldovan start-up HiSky led by former chief of flag-carrier
Former Air Moldova chief Iulian Scorpan is heading up a private start-up budget carrier, branded HiSky, for the Central European republic. While all Moldovan carriers, with the exception of Air Moldova, FlyOne and Aerotranscargo, are blacklisted, the start-up will be formed through a partnership with a Romanian operating carrier, Cobrex ...
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NewsFrench probe low-speed incident during A350 go-around
French investigators are probing an incident involving a French Bee Airbus A350-900 during a go-around at Paris Orly. The twinjet (F-HREV) had been conducting its approach to runway 25 on 4 February, following a service from San Francisco. French investigation authority BEA states that the approach was aborted owing to ...
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NewsAnimation reveals Bek Air Fokker 100 crash sequence
Kazakhstan’s government has released an animation detailing the take-off sequence of the Bek Air Fokker 100 involved in a fatal accident at Almaty. The sequence clearly shows the difficulties the crew experienced in controlling the aircraft as it rotated from runway 05R while departing for Nur-Sultan on 27 December. It ...
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NewsFokker 50 crash crew ignored multiple alerts during take-off roll
Kenyan investigators have disclosed that the crew of a Fokker 50 continued a take-off roll, despite multiple alerts apparently warning of a serious engine problem, before the aircraft crashed some 50s after becoming airborne. The inquiry into the accident, involving a Skyward International Aviation turboprop departing Nairobi’s main international airport, ...
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NewsST Engineering engine leasing joint venture sells 30 engines
ST Engineering’s engine leasing joint venture has entered a securitisation transaction for the sale of 30 aircraft engines. The sale — the first for ST Engineering — will “free up capital for future investments, including aircraft engines and reduce…capital employed”, the company says. Source: International Aero ...
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NewsFrance's Groupe ADP to take 49% of Indian airport operator GMR
Parisian airports operator Groupe ADP has provisionally agreed to take a 49% shareholding in the Indian company GMR Airports. The agreement, conditional on regulatory approval, will involve acquisition of an initial shareholding of just under 25% within a few days. ADP states that a further stage will result in its ...
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NewsBelavia steps up to E2 under new lease deal
Belarussian operator Belavia has signed for three of the re-engined Embraer 195-E2 regional jet, expanding its operations with the E-Jet family. Belavia is to take the first of the three Pratt & Whitney PW1900G-powered aircraft in December this year. The airline has reached the lease agreement with AerCap, the lessor ...
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NewsAeroflot A350s and 777s spearhead three-year expansion
Aeroflot Group is nearing delivery of its first Airbus A350-900, a central part of the Russian operator’s fleet modernisation and international expansion strategy for the next three years. It will receive its first 316-seat Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered A350 at the end of this month, gradually using the twinjet type to ...
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NewsBoeing asks for suspension of its tax subsidies
Boeing has asked for its tax breaks to be suspended amid an acrimonious and escalating trade war between the USA and the European Union, targeting its respective aircraft manufacturers, that threatens to play long-term havoc on aircraft deliveries on both continents.
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NewsEager first officers pose risk at difficult Nepalese airports
Nepalese investigators have expressed concern over the potential risks of prematurely giving first officers operational experience at difficult airports, in their inquiry into a fatal accident at Lukla. The first officer of an Aircraft Industries Let L-410 had been the flying pilot during a short take-off departure at Lukla last ...
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NewsThrottle lever slip preceded fatal Nepalese L-410 excursion
Nepalese investigators have attributed a fatal take-off excursion, involving an Aircraft industries Let L-410, to differential thrust following retardation of one throttle lever – but have been unable to determine the reason why the lever slipped back. The Summit Air turboprop had commenced its take-off roll from Lukla;s runway 24, ...
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NewsTarom starts turboprop upgrade with first new ATR 72-600
Romanian flag-carrier Tarom has started taking delivery of a batch of ATR 72-600s it is receiving under a lease agreement with Nordic Aviation Capital. The operator disclosed last year that it was introducing nine of the turboprop type to modernise its fleet. Tarom has unveiled a revised colour scheme for ...
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News‘Definitely not in situ’: Tower confirms wheel missing to fly-by A319
Canadian investigators are probing the loss of a main landing-gear wheel from an Air Canada Airbus A319, confirmed during a tower fly-by as the aircraft prepared for arrival at Toronto. The aircraft (C-GAQL) had been operating the AC715 service from New York LaGuardia on 18 February. Its crew had advised ...
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NewsBoeing orders 737 Max inspections after fuel tank FOD find
Boeing has ordered the inspection of all undelivered 737 Maxes, after it found debris in the wing fuel tanks of some of the grounded narrowbodies.
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NewsBelgium latest to evolve towards remote digital towers
Belgium’s air navigation service, Skeyes, is to establish digital control towers at six airports in the country, including the main Brussels hub and the secondary Charleroi airport. Skeyes says its board has formally chosen to open a tender procedure which will also cover phased introduction of digital towers at Antwerp, ...