All Air Transport articles – Page 8
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NewsWisk progresses wind-tunnel testing with subscale model of autonomous air taxi
Autonomous air taxi developer Wisk Aero is wind-tunnel testing a subscale model of its pilotless aircraft at Boeing’s V/STOL Wind Tunnel facility in Philadelphia.
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NewsEtihad cites operational efficiency gains as full-year net profit trebles
Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is claiming to have trebled its full-year net profit to Dhs1.7 billion ($476 million), a record for the Abu Dhabi-based airline. Etihad says this follows a 25% increase in revenues to Dhs25.3 billion, as passenger numbers rose 32%. It says it has made “significant” operational ...
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NewsUzbekistan’s Qanot Sharq to introduce A321XLRs
Uzbekistan-based carrier Qanot Sharq is expanding its ties with US lessor Air Lease through an agreement for long-range Airbus A321XLRs and A321LRs. The three XLRs and two LRs are scheduled to be delivered to the operator over the course of 2026-27. Qanot Sharq, based in Tashkent, already has A321neos and ...
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NewsProfitable Jet2 expects higher summer costs to cover late Airbus deliveries
UK leisure carrier Jet2 is expecting to take delivery of 14 more Airbus A321neo twinjets by the end of summer this year, increasing its fleet to 23. But it states that the arrival of “a number” of these will be delayed past their agreed delivery dates. “Consequently we expect to ...
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NewsCanada TSB recovers crashed Endeavor Air CRJ900 flight recorders
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from the MHIRJ CRJ900 that crashed while landing at Toronto Pearson International airport on 17 February.
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NewsDOJ indicts US aircraft parts firm for violating sanctions against Russia
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted three employees of a US aircraft parts supplier for allegedly exporting aircraft components to a Russian airline in violation of US sanctions.
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NewsDespairing Lilium staff turn to crowdfunding for food as wages remain unpaid
Desperate Lilium Aerospace employees who have gone almost two months without pay have been forced to turn to crowdfunding in order to cover their living costs while the firm remains in financial limbo.
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NewsJudge gives Boeing and DOJ another month to negotiate 737 Max fraud plea
Boeing and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) have received an extra month to negotiate a possible revised guilty plea by the company to federal fraud charges related to certification the 737 Max.
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NewsDOT chief defends FAA layoffs of maintenance and administrative workers
More details have emerged about staff cuts hitting the Federal Aviation Administration, while the USA’s top transportation official defends the layoffs as part of an FAA overhaul he insists will not impinge safety.
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NewsFAA approves Archer’s pilot-training programme
Air taxi developer Archer Aviation has received US Federal Aviation Administration approval for its pilot training academy, a milestone the company says will enable it to begin training pilots to fly its Midnight electric aircraft.
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NewsIceland’s Play insists revised business model is starting to show positive results
Icelandic budget carrier Play has turned in a heavy full-year loss, but insists the overhaul of its business model is starting to show results. The airline generated a net loss of $66 million for 2024 – approaching double the previous year’s $35 million – on revenues which were up 4% ...
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NewsCrashed Endeavor CRJ900 appeared to land hard and immediately catch fire
Surveillance video images purportedly capturing the landing accident at Toronto involving an MHIRJ CRJ900 appear to indicate the regional jet touched down hard, with fire erupting almost immediately. Video images circulating on social media appear to show the moment of touchdown, having been taken around the threshold of runway 23. ...
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NewsStaff cuts hit FAA but agency ‘continues to hire’ controllers
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) says the Federal Aviation Administration is still hiring air traffic controllers and other safety staff, amid reports that several hundred FAA workers were let go in recent days.
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NewsDelta CRJ900 comes to rest inverted after Toronto landing accident
All passengers and crew on board a Delta Air Lines MHIRJ CRJ900 regional jet have been accounted for, after a landing accident in which the jet came to rest inverted. Video images from the scene show the aircraft was substantially damaged, with its starboard wing separated and its vertical fin ...
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NewsEASA validates US certification of A321XLR’s P&W engine models
European regulators have validated certification for several higher-thrust Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine models previously approved by the US FAA. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency states that it validated the PW1133G1, GR, GAR and G1R versions of the engine on 7 February. They offer various combinations of features including ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines applies to double registered capital ceiling
Turkish Airlines is seeking regulatory approval to double its authorised capital ceiling, potentially enabling it to raise its share capital to TL10 billion ($276 million). The company secured clearance from the country’s Capital Markets Board on 14 February and it applied on 17 February for similar authorisation from the ministry ...
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NewsMahan RJ100 crew warned before landing on closed Grozny runway
Preliminary findings indicate that an Iranian-operated British Aerospace Avro RJ100 crew was twice warned before landing on an under-construction runway at Grozny. The Mahan Air aircraft, operating flight W55116, had been inbound from Tehran on 14 October last year. It was cleared for the PINTA 1P arrival pattern to runway ...
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NewsUAE probes damage to Emirates A380 engine just after take-off from Dubai
United Arab Emirates investigators are probing an incident involving damage to an Emirates Airbus A380 engine just after take-off from Dubai. The aircraft had taken off from runway 12R, bound for Paris Charles de Gaulle, on 6 February. But as it climbed through 1,000ft the crew heard a “loud noise” ...
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NewsFinnair aims to replace 15 oldest A320-family jets in ‘partial’ fleet renewal
Finnair is preparing a partial renewal of its narrowbody fleet, indicating that it will involve its 15 oldest Airbus A320-family airframes. Speaking during a full-year results briefing, chief executive Turkka Kuusisto said the scope and timing of the modernisation will be detailed when the company has “finalised calculation”. But he ...
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NewsNTSB considering erroneous Black Hawk altimeter readings ahead of CRJ700 collision
Accident investigators are seeking to determine the accuracy of cockpit altimeter readings presented to pilots of the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk that collided with a MHIRJ CRJ700 regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National airport on 29 January.
