All Air Transport articles – Page 33
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NewsSwiss takes first solar-energy jet fuel delivery from Synhelion facilities
Swiss has started using jet fuel produced using solar energy, with an initial delivery from clean-technology specialist Synhelion. The carrier has shown off a 190-litre barrel of synthetic crude oil from Synhelion’s Dawn plant at Julich, west of Cologne. This crude oil has been transferred to a refinery in northern ...
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NewsAAPA flags ’mounting inflation’, softening business confidence among looming challenges
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has flagged imminent inflationary pressures – and a “moderation” of business confidence – despite passenger traffic showing continued growth since the start of the year.
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NewsWrongly-maintained Superjet’s behaviour misled crew before overspeed and fatal dive
Russian investigators believe the crew of a Yakovlev Superjet 100 thought the aircraft was experiencing an air-data system fault relating to airspeed, rather than a highly-improbable angle-of-attack discrepancy, before the jet fatally dived into a forest about 6min after take-off. Simulations of the flight have led test pilots to conclude ...
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NewsBoeing still ‘finalising’ 737 Max 7 and 10 engine anti-ice redesign options
Eighteen months after estimating a one-year timeline for the critical system redesign, Boeing has yet to finalise its technical solution for the 737 Max engine anti-ice system.
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NewsEuroAtlantic diversifies fleet with introduction of first Airbus
Portuguese wet-lease carrier EuroAtlantic Airways has introduced its first Airbus, in the form of an A330-200. Powered by GE Aerospace CF6 engines, the twinjet, MSN489, was originally delivered to Qatar Airways in 2002. EuroAtlantic states that it is leasing the aircraft from Chicago-based AELF. The A330 – identified as CS-TGD, ...
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NewsWizz Air to slash A321XLR commitment to just 10-15 aircraft
Wizz Air is expecting to retain only 10-15 Airbus A321XLR twinjets, rather than the 47 it ordered, as it shifts its business strategy away from the Middle East. The airline is shutting down its Abu Dhabi operation from September. “Wind-up plans [are] underway,” the carrier states in a first-quarter briefing. ...
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NewsNo survivors after Angara An-24 crashes in Russia’s eastern Amur region
Russian investigators have opened an inquiry into the crash of an Antonov An-24RV in the vicinity of Tynda airport, in the Amur region of the country. The Interstate Aviation Committee identifies the Soviet-era aircraft involved as RA-47315, operated by Siberian carrier Angara Airlines. It came down in forest, at around ...
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NewsJapan to buy 100 Boeing aircraft as part of US trade deal: White House
The White House has secured a commitment from Japan to purchase 100 Boeing aircraft as part of a newly negotiated trade agreement the USA says will reduce market barriers.
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NewsTextron Aviation working to overcome King Air production issues
Textron Aviation continues to face production challenges for its Beechcraft King Air twin turboprops, with deliveries down significantly compared to last year.
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NewsWizz to ‘rationalise’ A321XLR fleet and curb growth after Abu Dhabi axe
Wizz Air chief Jozsef Varadi says the budget carrier is “rationalising” its Airbus A321XLR programme, following the decision to suspend its Middle Eastern operation. The airline is to axe its Wizz Air Abu Dhabi division from 1 September. Wizz started taking delivery of 47 A321XLRs in its fiscal first quarter, ...
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NewsIl-114-300 deliveries to begin in August next year: Russian industry minister
Russia’s trade and industry ministry is expecting deliveries of the Ilyushin Il-114-300 turboprop to commence in August next year. Industry minister Anton Alikhanov told Russian president Vladimir Putin, during a 23 July meeting of senior government figures, that certification would be finished this year. “According to the plan, in August ...
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NewsRobinson and Magnix partner to develop electric R66 helicopter
Companies aim to prove conventional helicopter design with electric propulsion offers efficiency advantages over multi-rotor eVTOL concepts
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NewsTug driver error led to Dash 8 runway close call at Calgary
A Jazz Aviation Dash 8-400 avoided colliding with two tugs that erroneously entered a runway at Calgary International airport in October 2023.
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NewsFirst A350F stabiliser completed at Airbus’s Spanish plants
Airbus’s Spanish facilities in Cadiz and Getafe have produced the first horizontal stabiliser for the A350 freighter. The structure will be transferred to the Toulouse final assembly line in the next few weeks. Airbus is producing a pair of A350Fs for the flight-testing and certification programme. The Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered ...
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NewsGulfstream readies for first G800 delivery as supply chain troubles ease
Business jet maker Gulfstream will “very soon” deliver the first example of its newly certificated G800 and is on track to hand over 13 of the ultra-long-range aircraft before the end of 2025.
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NewsFAA expands light-sport aircraft definition with sweeping rule change
New regulations will permit light-sport aircraft to fly faster, carry more passengers and have varied propulsion types, potentially making aviation more accessible to beginners.
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NewsLufthansa prepares to roll out virtual-reality pilot training across group carriers
Lufthansa Group is preparing to roll out virtual-reality pilot training across all its carriers, following an encouraging introduction at Brussels Airlines. Two crews from the carrier completed part of their Airbus A320 type rating using the technology at the beginning of July, under a training programme approved by regulators. Lufthansa ...
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NewsCentre-of-gravity error left ATR 72 flying close to certification limits
French investigators have disclosed that an ATR 72-500 departed Caen outside of operational limits – and almost outside certification limits – after a data-entry error during load calculations. The Chalair Aviation aircraft had been conducting a service from Caen Carpiquet airport to Kerry in Ireland on 21 September last year. ...
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NewsCFM accelerates Leap deliveries as P&W’s turbofan output dips
GE delivered 410 Leap turbofans in Q2 2025, up 38% year-on-year, while competitor RTX’s GTF shipments fell 4%.
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News‘No issues’ found after fuel-switch lock checks on Air India 787 fleet
Air India states it has found no issues with the fuel-control switch locking mechanisms on its Boeing 787 fleet, after inspections prompted by the crash at Ahmedabad last month.