All Air Transport articles – Page 35
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NewsNTSB chair refutes whistleblower claim of Boeing document cover up
US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) chair Jennifer Homendy refutes a whistleblower’s claim that Boeing concealed key documents related to the Alaska Airlines flight 1282 accident in January.
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In depthWhistleblower warns Congress of 787 manufacturing concerns but Boeing pushes back
A current Boeing quality engineer told lawmakers on 17 April that the fuselages of more than 1,000 787s could be subject to early failure due to manufacturing “shortcuts” – an allegation Boeing firmly refutes.
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NewsIsrair Group restores fleet capacity to pre-conflict levels
Six months after the Israeli-Gaza conflict began, leisure carrier Israir Group has restored its fleet to pre-war levels. The airline says it will have nine single-aisle aircraft available, 192 days since the outbreak of the conflict in October 2023. With this level of capacity, it adds, it will be able ...
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NewsEuroAtlantic seeks to expand fleet as it secures funding commitment from shareholder
Portuguese wet-lease specialist EuroAtlantic Airways has secured a commitment for additional funding from its controlling shareholder, Njord I-Jet, as it looks to expand its fleet under a new management team. Njord I-Jet’s commitment illustrates its “confidence” in the “positive outlook” for the business, says the Lisbon-based carrier. The quantity of ...
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NewsRussia’s Smartavia shuffles senior leadership again
Russian carrier Smartavia has named Sergei Lazarev as its new chief executive, the fourth individual to hold the post in the space of about two years. Smartavia says Lazarev has been with the airline since March 2021. He was previously serving as first deputy general director for production at the ...
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NewsCaribbean operator St Barth Executive to introduce STOL version of P2012
Caribbean VIP operator St Barth Executive has been revealed as a launch customer for Tecnam’s short take-off and landing P2012 variant.
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Airline BusinessJetSmart looks to grow in Argentina as economics and regulations improve: CEO
After launching domestic service in Colombia last month, JetSmart chief executive Estuardo Ortiz is already marching toward his next conquest – Argentina – with the goal of taking advantage of seismic economic and regulatory changes.
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NewsLegal claim over El Al group-booking price hike rejected
El Al states that a class action which accused the Israeli flag-carrier’s ticketing system of unfairly charging higher fares has been rejected in a legal judgement.
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NewsCasablanca could emerge as centre for KMC 777 freighter conversion
Casablanca is poised to become a freighter conversion centre for Boeing 777-300ERs under a venture involving Kansas Modification Center. KMC is one of several organisations developing cargo conversion programmes for 777 variants. It is co-operating with Wichita State University and aerospace firm NIAR Werx, and has been aiming for US ...
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NewsUS carrier IAero files for liquidation after agreement to sell assets to Eastern
US charter carrier IAero Airways has formally filed for liquidation after ceasing operations and reaching an agreement to sell assets, including its Boeing 737 fleet.
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NewsEstonian ministers end potential Nordica sale talks but privatisation aim remains
Estonian ministers are suspending discussions with two companies which had sought to acquire the troubled carrier Nordic Aviation Group, although efforts to privatise the company will continue. The ministry of climate change says two entities had submitted binding purchase offers. But one has been determined to be “financially insufficient”, and ...
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NewsLessor Monte adds Kona cargo aircraft to portfolio
San Diego-based Natilus has become the latest low-emission aircraft developer to sign an agreement with Monte Aircraft Leasing, with the UK lessor adding its new partner’s Kona unmanned cargo aircraft to its stable.
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OpinionWhy Boeing needs to learn lean again
Boeing urgently needs to regain the trust of customers and regulators, but a management shake-up alone will not achieve that goal, argues Hal Calamvokis.
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NewsUral reportedly abandons ‘impractical’ bid to fly stranded A320 out of field
Russian carrier Ural Airlines appears to have abandoned ambitions to rescue the Airbus A320 which landed in a field after running low on fuel during a diversion. The carrier has told the Izvestia newspaper that it considered several options for retrieving the twinjet after it touched down on rough ground ...
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NewsNorse Atlantic shareholders provide loan as carrier prepares for summer cash stream
Long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has obtained additional liquidity through a $20 million shareholder loan. The loan has been granted by Scorpio Holdings and BT Larsen & Co, the two largest shareholders in the airline company. Scorpio has 21.2% of Norse while BT Larsen – which is controlled by ...
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NewsBlue Air 737 struck tail after captain belatedly intervened to avoid hard landing
Italian investigators have attributed a Boeing 737-800’s damaging tail-strike at Naples to the captain’s belated attempt to avoid a hard landing, after the first officer initiated an early flare. The Blue Air aircraft, arriving from Bucharest on 6 May 2022, had been conducting the ILS approach to runway 24. Its ...
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NewsATR advances studies for Evo as engine makers wait on RfP
Franco-Italian airframer ATR is continuing to conduct feasibility studies for the Evo hybrid-electric evolution of its twin-turboprop airliner but is unlikely to formally launch the programme before 2025.
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NewsVASO assembly line receives aerostructures for latest Il-96
Voronezh-based airframer VASO has received the fuselage and wing sections for the latest Ilyushin Il-96-300 to be assembled at the plant. Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft has shown the fuselage being carried on a mobile platform along the plant’s runway. The four-engined widebody aircraft is still being produced – although ...
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NewsEgypt’s Sky Vision picks up converted A320 freighter through Vaayu Group
Egyptian company Sky Vision Airlines has received an Airbus A320 converted freighter, the second A320P2F to be handed over by lessor Vaayu Group. The aircraft, MSN2724, was originally delivered to Singaporean operator Scoot in 2006. Powered by International Aero Engines V2500s, the twinjet also served with Greek wet-lease carrier Orange2fly. ...
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NewsKLM 787 aborts take-off to avoid another 787 on same runway
Pilots of a KLM Boeing 787 aborted take-off at Toronto on 22 March after controllers realised the jet was accelerating toward a second 787 still on the runway.