All air transport news – Page 170
-
NewsSpirit assists antitrust review of Frontier deal as it weighs JetBlue offer
Spirit Airlines is continuing to supply information about its proposed acquisition by Frontier Airlines to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) – even though Spirit has said a competing acquisition offer from JetBlue Airways may be superior.
-
NewsEASA certifies A330-800 with 251t take-off weight
Airbus has secured formal certification of the 251t version of the A330-800, the highest weight variant available for the twinjet. The airframer had indicated in February that certification tests on the aircraft were complete and that European Union Aviation Safety Agency approval was likely in April. Airbus first flew the ...
-
AnalysisBoeing lagging 737 deliveries goal for 2022, China remains wildcard: analysts
Though Boeing has made notable progress in returning its 737 Max programme to health, the company must ramp production and deliveries in the coming months to have a shot at achieving its 2022 goal.
-
NewsSome Air Baltic A220s will be wet-leased to other airlines ‘for foreseeable future’
Latvian carrier Air Baltic will potentially wet-lease a proportion of its Airbus A220-300 fleet to other carriers for a number of years, as its home markets recover from the pandemic and it adjusts its network in response to the Russia-Ukraine war.
-
NewsUK start-up Sentra agrees A330 lease
US lessor Air Lease has disclosed that it is placing a used Airbus A330-200 with a UK start-up identifying itself as Sentra Airways. The twinjet will be delivered to the carrier this summer, says the lessor, the first aircraft in the carrier’s fleet. Air Lease has given little detail about ...
-
NewsWindtunnel tests advance Airbus active-wing demonstrator
Airbus is progressing towards flight-testing a demonstrator based on the Cessna Citation VIII executive jet, which will feature advanced wing technologies, following completion of windtunnel testing. The airframer’s ‘eXtra Performance Wing’ programme is intended to explore active wing control through such modifications as pop-up spoilers, gust sensors and multifunctional trailing ...
-
NewsWizz Air sees recovery ‘taking shape’ despite continued losses
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is expecting a full-year net loss of €632-652 million ($690-711 million), but with a fourth-quarter operating loss ahead of previous guidance. The airline, whose financial year closed on 31 March, predicts an operating loss for the last quarter of €190-210 million – citing a ...
-
NewsOver 570 foreign aircraft moved to Russian registry: deputy prime minister
Russian authorities have transferred 571 foreign-built passenger aircraft to the domestic register, out of a total of 781, according to first deputy prime minister Andrei Belousov. Belousov disclosed the figure during a presentation on measures adopted by the government to stabilise the Russian economy in the face of sanction pressure. ...
-
NewsPilots of 777s and 787s warned over pitch-guidance mode slip before take-off
US safety authorities have cautioned Boeing 777 and 787 operators over a potential mode confusion during take-off which can result in the aircraft departing with the wrong pitch-control guidance. Incidents have been recorded in which the ‘altitude hold’ mode of the autopilot flight-director system had been erroneously engaged before take-off. ...
-
NewsAir Europa to lease some of start-up Norse Atlantic’s 787s
Spanish operator Air Europa is to lease four Boeing 787s from the Scandinavian long-haul start-up Norse Atlantic Airways. The 18-month agreement comprises sublease of two 787-9s and two 787-8s. Norse Atlantic says the deal will generate “positive cash-flow” for the airline, by making use of aircraft which would not otherwise ...
-
NewsBoeing’s backlog slips in March amid pressures including the Russia-Ukraine war
Order cancellations and the Russia-Ukraine war are among factors cited by Boeing as leading it to strip more than 140 aircraft orders from its backlog in March, leaving the company with negative order activity for the month.
-
NewsCommission doubts Russian authority’s ability to cope with expanded safety oversight
European regulators have expressed doubts over Russian authorities’ ability to exercise sufficient safety oversight of the large number of leased foreign-owned aircraft seized by the government after sanctions were imposed on the air transport sector. The European Commission has detailed its reasons for blacklisting 21 airlines over their continued operation ...
-
NewsAir France-KLM firms order for A350 freighters
Air France-KLM Group has firmed its tentative order for four Airbus A350 freighters, a deal originally disclosed in December last year. The aircraft are intended to provide additional cargo capacity at Air France, already an operator of the A350 passenger variant. Air France-KLM is taking up to eight A350Fs of ...
-
NewsEasyJet cuts first-half loss as it aims restore pre-crisis summer capacity
UK budget carrier EasyJet is expecting a headline pre-tax loss of £535-565 million ($696-735 million) for the first half of the financial year, but says it outperformed its expectations for the six-month period. The airline flew two-thirds of pre-crisis capacity in the second quarter. It is aiming to raise this ...
-
NewsRussian fleet will remain safe despite EU blacklisting: Rosaviatsia
Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia insists the country’s foreign-owned fleet will be safely operated in spite of the European Commission blacklisting of several carriers over airworthiness concerns. Rosaviatsia says the Commission’s unilateral measure was “taken in absentia” and does take into account the actual technical condition of the leased ...
-
NewsEASA will not extend temporary passenger-to-freighter conversion approval
European operators will not be permitted to use temporary conversions of passenger aircraft to freighters beyond the end of July. Approvals for the modification were introduced by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency in 2020, as the pandemic led carriers to convert dormant passenger aircraft to address the demand for ...
-
In depthOdys Aviation pitches unique VTOL as replacement for regional airliners
Odys Aviation, a start-up based in Long Beach, California, is developing a long-range vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) airframe that could replace some regional aircraft in the coming decade.
-
NewsRussia’s S7 Airlines returns to full-year profit
Russian carrier S7 Airlines has turned in a profitable full year, with a pre-tax surplus of Rb12.7 billion ($156 million) for 2021. The figure reverses the Rb5.2 billion loss recorded during the previous year, which was heavily affected by the pandemic. S7’s revenues rose by 60% to nearly Rb156 billion, ...
-
NewsBOC Aviation places its largest single order for Airbus jets
Singaporean-based lessor BOC Aviation is ordering 80 Airbus A320neo-family jets, the largest single order placed by the company. BOC Aviation says it will take delivery of the twinjets over the course of 2027-29. The lessor’s agreement feature 10 of the long-range A321XLR, plus 50 further A321neos with A320neos making up ...
-
NewsAeroflot appoints head of Rossiya as new chief executive
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has confirmed a new chief executive, Sergei Alexandrovsky, who will succeed Mikhail Poluboyarinov. Alexandrovsky is the former head of group carrier Rossiya. Poluboyarinov had led the airline for less than 18 months since being appointed in November 2020. Aeroflot has not elaborated on the succession decision, confirmed ...