All air transport news – Page 1259
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NewsGlobal traffic heavily down again in January: IATA
Figures for January released by IATA show passenger and air freight traffic heavily down again, dropping 5.6% and 23.2% respectively. The sharp fall...
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NewsTurkish 737 had 'low forward speed' before Amsterdam crash
Dutch investigators have started analysing the two flight recorders retrieved from the crashed Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 at Amsterdam Schiphol
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KAL orders six A330-200s
Korean Air (KAL) has placed an order for six Airbus A330-200s which it plans to use for additional capacity. A KAL spokesman in Seoul says the carrier...
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Mexicana looks to expand Airbus relationship with A350s
Mexicana is evaluating the Airbus A350 as it looks to further expand its new long-haul network.
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Viking studies E-coat process for new Twin Otter
Canada's Viking Air is considering using E-coat in its basic production process for the new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 as a means of boosting the corrosion...
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NewsVIDEO: Flight's David Learmount on how a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 crashed at Amsterdam's Schiphol
VIDEO: Flight's David Learmount on how a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 crashed at Amsterdam's Schiphol
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Curtiss-Wright forecasts one-third cut for monthly 737 output
A major structural and systems supplier for the Boeing 737 predicts a 30% decline for the narrowbody's monthly production rate after mid-year.
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Nine killed as Turkish 737 breaks up during Amsterdam landing
At least nine people on board a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 aircraft have died after the twin-jet crashed on approach to Amsterdam Schiphol
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NewsAustralia's SkyAirWorld temporarily suspends operations
Australian carrier SkyAirWorld has temporarily suspended all operations while it restructures its business. The charter and scheduled operator says...
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NewsCrashed A320 attempted slow-flight test at low altitude: inquiry
French investigators have determined that the Airbus A320 which crashed into the Mediterranean Sea last November had been attempting, at just 3,000ft...
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ANZ highlights evidence of sensor failure on crashed A320
Air New Zealand is stressing that, despite releasing initial findings, French investigators have yet to determine the cause of last November's Airbus A320...
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Mexicana to take first 717 next month
Mexicana plans to take delivery next month of the first of 25 Boeing 717s and place the aircraft, which will be operated by low-cost unit Click in a two-class...
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Flight 1549 crew lambastes relations between airline management and labour
Crew members of the US Airways Airbus A320 that ditched into the Hudson River in New York on 15 January are calling for an overhaul of rules governing US...
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Chinese traffic ambitions given jolt from tough 2008
The extent of the downturn that faced China's airlines in 2008 has become clear, with the first single-digit passenger traffic growth figures being reported...
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IATA: poor safety management in one-third of accidents
Deficient safety management contributed to one in three accidents in 2008, a year in which the rate of Western-built hull losses worsened - although the...
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Taiwan close to finalising P-3C contract
Taiwan is set to take delivery of its refurbished Lockheed Martin P-3C ...
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Falling fuel cost is far from a panacea for US carriers
Optimism is fading for US airlines as their fourth-quarter results plummetted, and the first-quarter does not look bright
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Lion Air MD-90 in Batam landing incident
A Lion Air Boeing MD-90 late yesterday landed at Batam airport without its front landing gear extended, resulting in damage to the undercarriage and the...