All air transport news – Page 314
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NewsFlybe picks Birmingham as first UK base and HQ
Resurrected UK regional carrier Flybe has selected Birmingham airport as its first operating base and headquarters.
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NewsCollins explores pilot fatigue risk-reduction through eye-tracking tie-up
Avionics specialist Collins Aerospace is to collaborate with Australian-based vision technology firm Seeing Machines to explore the use of eye-tracking systems to reduce pilot fatigue risk. Collins will have access to Seeing Machines’ optics and processing capabilities, as well as human factors expertise, to underpin development of the aerospace firm’s ...
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NewsDubai luxury hotel firm Five to take VIP A220 from Comlux
Dubai-based hotel and resort group Five is acquiring an Airbus A220 business jet from Switzerland’s Comlux Group. The twinjet – branded as the ACJ TwoTwenty – will be fitted with a VIP cabin interior specified by Five from January next year, and will enter into service with the company in ...
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NewsP&W creates chief sustainability role amid focus on ‘net zero’
Engine maker Pratt & Whitney has created the new position of chief sustainability officer, and named longtime geared-turbofan (GTF) executive Graham Webb to fill the roll.
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AnalysisIndigo, Air Lease and Akasa drive Dubai air show order commitments past 500
Major commitments for Airbus aircraft from airline investor Indigo Partners for its low-cost carriers and Air Lease, as well as from Indian start-up Akasa Air for Boeing Max 8s drove the bulk of the more than 500 aircraft order and option commitments announced during the first three days of the Dubai air show.
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NewsRolls-Royce powers ahead with electrical system tests
Rolls-Royce continues to progress the development of different electrical power systems as the UK-headquartered firm eyes future aerospace applications for its technology.
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NewsNigeria’s Ibom Air signs for 10 Airbus A220s
Nigerian carrier Ibom Air has signed a firm order for 10 Airbus A220s.
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NewsReplacement RB211 engines for 747-400Fs to assist Silk Way’s fleet renewal
Azerbaijan’s Silk Way West Airlines has reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce under which the manufacturer will supply replacement engines for the cargo carrier’s RB211-powered Boeing 747 fleet. The agreement – covering the supply of replacement engines for five RB211-powered jets – was unveiled at the Dubai air show. At the ...
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NewsIndian start-up Akasa Air signs for 72 Boeing 737 Max jets
Indian start up carrier Akasa Air has placed firm orders for 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft including some for the higher-density Max 8-200 version.
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NewsAir Senegal to take batch of A220s from Macquarie backlog
Air Senegal is to acquire five Airbus A220-300s under a lease agreement with a division of Macquarie AirFinance. Deliveries of the twinjets – powered by Pratt & Whitney PW1500G engines – is set to begin in 2023, under the deal disclosed during the Dubai air show. The African carrier had ...
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NewsAfrijet, Toki Air among new ATR order commitments
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has secured an order for three ATR 72-600s from Gabon-based Afrijet as well as preliminary commitment from Japanese start-up Toki Air for two ATR 42s.
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NewsJazeera inks preliminary deal for up 28 Airbus A320neos
Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has sealed a memorandum of understanding for 20 Airbus A320neos and eight A321neos.
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NewsAir Tanzania to add two Max jets, 767 freighter and another 787 in fresh Boeing order
Air Tanzania has placed an order for an additional Boeing 787-8, a pair of 737 Max aircraft and a 767-300 freighter.
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NewsBrazil’s Flapper to operate Caravans powered by Magnix electric motors
Brazilian charter provider Flapper and electric propulsion company Magnix are working to bring electric-powered Cessna Caravans to Brazilian skies in 2024.
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NewsUS ‘net-zero’ plan cites uncertainty about sustainable aviation fuel benefits
A new US government report makes clear that the carbon-reduction benefits of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are unclear – being somewhere more than 50% cleaner than tradition fuel.
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NewsA350F timeline in ‘right place’ for single-pilot operations: Faury
Airbus is not specifically linking its new A350F to single-pilot operations, but it acknowledges that the entry-into-service schedule coincides with the timeline for testing initial concepts – and that it could serve as a platform. US lessor Air Lease has become the launch customer for the freighter, a five-frame shrink ...
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NewsEtihad and Airbus launch Greenliner-style initiative with A350-1000s
Etihad Airways and Airbus will collaborate on sustainability efforts under a programme that will use the carrier’s A350-1000 jets in the style of Boeing’s Greenliner initiative, they announced at Dubai air show on 15 November.
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NewsATR re-engines with new PW127XT series and secures launch order from Air Corsica
ATR is to re-engine its 42- and 72-600 twin-turboprops with a new update of the PW127 powerplant and has secured long-term operator Air Corsica as launch customer with an order for five aircraft.
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NewsAir Lease becomes A350F launch customer as part of broader large Airbus order
US lessor Air Lease has become the launch customer for the Airbus A350 freighter, agreeing to take seven of the type as part of a large order for 111 Airbus jets. Air Lease is adding more widebodies, taking four already-placed A330neos, while it will substantially lift its single-aisle commitment, with ...
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NewsAir Baltic lauds A220 performance with eight more on the way in 2022
Air Baltic is expecting to end 2022 with 40 A220-300s in its fleet as it emerges from the Covid-19 crisis firmly committed to life as a single-type operator.