All Air Transport articles – Page 47
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NewsRossiya Superjet suffers excursion after landing at Saransk
One of Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya’s Yakovlev Superjet 100s has suffered an excursion after landing at Saransk airport.
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NewsHi Fly to operate initial refurbished A380 for Global Airlines
Wet-lease specialist Hi Fly will operate initial Airbus A380 services for start-up Global Airlines, but the company is aiming to secure its own UK air operator’s certificate.
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NewsIcelandair Group expects to turn round loss-making cargo division this year
Icelandair Group is expecting its cargo operation to return an operating profit over the course of this year, after recent poor results.
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NewsSAS puts eventual potential return for unsecured creditors at 20-25%
Scandinavian operator SAS is expecting around $325 million to be allocated to general unsecured creditors – including holders of commercial hybrid bonds in parent company SAS AB – through its US Chapter 11 restructuring process.
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NewsUK start-up Global Airlines starts building fleet with ex-China Southern A380
UK long-haul start-up Global Airlines has disclosed that its initial Airbus A380 is a former China Southern Airlines aircraft currently in storage at California’s Mojave airport.
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NewsS7 modifies 737-800 de-icing after engine contamination incidents
Russian carrier S7 Airlines has modified its de-icing procedures after a number of recent incidents involving Boeing 737-800s.
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NewsOperators of certain 777s instructed to replace control yoke force-limiters
Operators of Boeing 777s are being instructed to replace force-limiter components which could prevent a pilot’s control yoke being freed in the event of the other pilot’s yoke jamming.
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NewsTurkish Technic fits upper shell to first A330-300 freighter conversion
Maintenance firm Turkish Technic has fitted the upper fuselage shell for its initial Airbus A330 freighter conversion.
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NewsWestJet Dash 8 take-off abort triggered by mobile phone alarm
Canadian investigators have disclosed that an alarm which prompted a De Havilland Dash 8-400 to abort take-off was traced to a mobile phone. The WestJet Encore aircraft had been operating the WR3125 service from Edmonton to Kelowna on 14 January. According to a bulletin from Transportation Safety Board of Canada, ...
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NewsHeart Aerospace raises $107m in Series B funding
Swedish hybrid-electric aircraft developer Heart Aerospace has completed its Series B funding round, raising $107 million from new and existing investors, including an additional $5 million from Air Canada.
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NewsAir Cairo A320neo landed on rough ground after drifting during flare in heavy rain
German investigators believe heavy rain obscured an Air Cairo Airbus A320neo crew’s view during final approach at Hannover moments before the twinjet touched down on rough ground, off the left side of the runway.
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NewsBoth engines of Allegiant A320 damaged during bird-strike on take-off
Both engines of an Allegiant Air Airbus A320 were damaged during a bird-strike on departure from Phoenix Mesa Gateway airport, the US FAA has disclosed.
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NewsBoeing aims to offload most of its 250 undelivered 737s and 787s by year-end
Boeing ended 2023 with about 200 737 Max and 50 787s in its inventory of undelivered jets, and executives still expect the company will deliver most of those by the end of the year.
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NewsBoeing needs up to 12 months to redesign anti-ice system prior to 737 Max certification
Boeing has provided new insight into when the 737 Max 7 might achieve certification, with executives saying they need another nine to 12 months to finish development of a fix to the type’s engine anti-ice system.
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NewsBoeing is producing 38 737s and five 787s monthly but future rate changes unclear
Boeing is producing 737 Max at a rate of 38 monthly amid a cap on production expansion implemented this month by the Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsBoeing lost $2.2 billion in 2023 amid fresh 737 Max scrutiny
Boeing lost $2.2 billion in 2023 as it continued seeking to stem vast losses from its commercial aircraft business, which faces ongoing quality troubles and fresh scrutiny from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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NewsVirgin Atlantic cements SkyTeam codeshare with China Eastern
Virgin Atlantic is entering a codeshare agreement with SkyTeam alliance partner China Eastern Airlines.
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NewsEasyJet Airbus flights put Iris space-based datalink into commercial operation
Up to 11 EasyJet Airbus A320neo jets are participating in commercial flights this year using the new satellite-based datalink system Iris, which aims to improve air traffic communications in Europe.
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NewsAir Malta successor carrier to codeshare with Lufthansa Group
Newly-established Maltese operator KM Malta Airlines is entering a codeshare agreement with Lufthansa Group. KM Malta Airlines has been set up as a successor to Air Malta. It has secured an air operator’s certificate and aims to commence services from the end of March, using Airbus A320neos. The new carrier ...
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NewsAustrian Airlines to open new transatlantic service
Star Alliance carrier Austrian Airlines is to open a new transatlantic service, with flights to the US city of Boston.