All air transport news – Page 279
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NewsHarbour Air plans first flight of certifiable electric Beaver by end-2023
Canadian regional operator Harbour Air will not begin flight testing a certifiable version of its modified electric-powered seaplane until late 2023, blaming supply chain issues and a revised development process for the delay.
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NewsJazeera turns in first-quarter profit as travel rebounds
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has generated a first-quarter net profit of KD3.8 million ($12.4 million), contrasting with last year’s loss of KD5.2 million for the period. It attributes the performance to a sharp increase in passenger numbers as travel restrictions were lifted in Kuwait. Revenues for the three months ...
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NewsFinnair seeks to rebalance network as airspace closures impede recovery
Finnair is having to cope with contrasting scenarios on its route network, with European, US and southern Asian routes showing evidence of normalisation, while the carrier is facing travel restrictions in northern Asia and the effects of closed Russian airspace. As a result of this situation, and the rising fuel ...
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NewsRaytheon tackles supply trouble, faces $750m hit from Russia sanctions
Sanctions against Russia will cost Raytheon Technologies hundreds of millions dollars in 2022, and related titanium shortages could hinder production in 2023.
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NewsKansas Modification lands three 777-300ER converted freighter orders
A new air cargo company called Backbone Freighter Leasing has become launch customer for Kansas Modification Center’s (KMC) Boeing 777-300ER converted freighter.
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NewsH2Fly powers ahead with flight-test campaign
German hydrogen powertrain specialist H2Fly is continuing to ramp-up flight testing of its fuel cell-powered HY4 aircraft ahead of a planned pause later this summer as it switches to a new fuel type.
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NewsGE Aviation Q1 profit jumps on service revenue, but engine sales slump
GE Aviation’s number of commercial aircraft engine shipments slipped year-on-year in the first quarter of 2022, and the company continues dealing with supply chain issues.
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NewsASL supports Fokker development of 737 satellite-based guidance modification
ASL Airlines France has co-operated with Dutch aerospace firm Fokker Services on a satellite-based landing system modification for Boeing 737s. The LPV modification allows operators to conduct approaches down to localiser performance, or localiser performance with vertical guidance, minima. Fokker Services says that, from January 2024, all European instrument runways ...
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NewsQatar loses court bid to force Airbus to build cancelled A321neos
Qatar Airways has lost a bid to force Airbus to continue producing A321neo jets, after a judge in London dismissed a request from the airline after the airframer cancelled Qatar’s order for 50 of the type. FlightGlobal was in London’s High Court to hear the ruling on 26 April, which ...
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NewsHawaiian Airlines ties up with SpaceX’s Starlink for high-speed connectivity
US operator Hawaiian Airlines is to use the Starlink satellite system to provide high-speed internet services on its aircraft, claiming to be the first major carrier to tie up with the network. Starlink is the low-Earth orbit satellite network developed and deployed by private firm SpaceX, intended to enable internet ...
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NewsMHI expands Nagasaki engine component plant, eyes growth
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ (MHI) aero engines unit is expanding its engine component facility in Nagasaki, as it forecasts an increase in demand for short- to medium-haul engines in the near term.
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NewsChina Eastern 737 crash clues point to few plausible causes
Aviation safety experts increasingly see only a few plausible reasons why a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 plunged into the ground on 21 March, killing all 132 people aboard.
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NewsA220 operators told to check pins removed from evacuation slide canisters
Operators of Airbus A220s are being instructed to check the emergency slides of passenger exits to ensure that safety pins are removed from escape slide inflation canisters. The urgent directive has been issued by Transport Canada. It states that inspections of two forward passenger slides of in-service aircraft found that ...
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NewsUS FAA formally downgrades Russian oversight safety classification
US aviation regulators have downgraded the safety rating of Russia, declaring that the oversight authority is not complying with ICAO standards. The US FAA has formally classified Russia as a ‘Category 2’ state under its International Aviation Safety Assessment scheme. This downgrade prevents any expansion of airline services to the ...
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NewsUK aims to secure zero-emission flight leadership with new cross-industry effort
UK government ministers are pushing ahead with plans to position the country’s aerospace industry as a leader in zero-emission aviation with the creation of a new body to drive the development of new aircraft types and supporting infrastructure.
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In depthTechnical description: Gulfstream’s G800 leads the way
Savannah airframer Gulfstream caught the aerospace industry by surprise last October when it rolled out the prototype of its newest ultra-long-range business jet, the G800. We go under the skin of its luxury offering.
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NewsDomestic radio systems under development for MC-21
Russia’s Irkut MC-21 will have an option for domestically-built communications systems, under the government’s import substitution strategy for the aviation industry. The Ruselectronics division of state technology firm Rostec has developed short- and long-range systems for the twinjet. Rostec says the division’s Polet arm will deliver 20 radio units, and ...
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NewsBritish Antarctic Survey picks Field Aerospace to supply Dash 8-300
Canada’s Field Aerospace is to supply a De Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 twin-turboprop to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) to replace the organisation’s current four-engined DHC-7.
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NewsITA prepares to put initial A350 into intercontinental service
Italian carrier ITA Airways is preparing to put its initial Airbus A350-900 into service on its network of American and Asian routes this summer. The first of the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-powered twinjets has been undergoing preparatory test flights at Toulouse before entering operation. ITA states that the aircraft will join ...
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NewsRussian government subsidises airlines in bid to maintain domestic traffic
Russia’s government is to allocate Rb100 billion ($1.2 billion) in support measure to the country’s airlines aimed at compensating for the effect of sanctions on the air transport sector. The programme is the subject of a 21 April governmental order, signed by prime minister Mikhail Mishustin. It states that the ...