All air transport news – Page 420
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NewsWizz Air hands task of safety oversight to EASA
Wizz Air has brought its operations under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency as its single safety oversight authority. The Hungarian-based carrier has taken advantage of European Union legislation intended to enhance supervision as airline business models have changed. This legislation says that the carriers with operational bases in several ...
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NewsAtlas 747-400F sustains pod-strike on three engines in Shanghai
One of US cargo operator Atlas Air’s Boeing 747-400Fs has sustained a treble engine pod-strike while landing at Shanghai in China. Preliminary information from the US FAA states that the aircraft (N408MC) struck the ground with both left-hand engine pods, as well as the outboard right-hand pod. The 22-year old ...
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NewsAn-74 suffered generator failure before Gao overrun
Preliminary details of the Utair Cargo Antonov An-74 landing accident at Gao in Mali indicate the aircraft suffered an extensive electrical failure before the touchdown and overrun. Russian federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia states that the generator of the right-hand Progress D-36 engine failed during the 3 August flight from ...
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NewsUS lifts blanket ‘do not travel’ advisory for citizens
The US State Department has lifted its blanket global travel advisory warning citizens not to travel overseas after determining that the situation around the spread of the coronavirus has improved enough globally to be able to differentiate between potential travel destinations.
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NewsAeroflot seeks shareholder approval to hike share capital
Aeroflot’s board has met to consider increasing the company’s authorised share capital as part of measures to improve its financial stability. Its authorised capital comprises just over 1.11 billion shares, of which 51.2% is owned by the Russian government. In addition to these placed shares, Aeroflot is authorised to issue ...
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NewsLufthansa Group warns of compulsory job losses
Lufthansa Group is warning of compulsory job losses affecting mainline and Eurowings pilots, adding that the situation with ground staff is also uncertain. While there is a preliminary agreement with mainline cabin crew through the UFO union, over 60 days of negotiations with pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit have yet to ...
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NewsBombardier’s second-quarter deliveries slide as executives urge patience
Despite another quarterly loss and scepticism from financial analysts, Bombardier’s executives insisted on 6 August that the company remains on track to become a profitable standalone aviation business.
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NewsAirbus logs orders but no long-haul deliveries in July
Airbus delivered 49 aircraft during July, and managed to log its first orders for almost four months. The airframer’s deliveries comprised 32 A320neo, 15 A321neo and two A220-300s. Airbus did not deliver any long-haul aircraft over the course of July. Cirium fleets data indicates this was the first month since ...
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NewsLufthansa Group chief resists asset ‘fire-sale’
Lufthansa Group will not rush into a disposal of assets, but expects to focus more on its core operations as it progresses towards recovery from the air transport crisis. It is already in the process of selling the European operation of its catering division LSG and group chief Carsten Spohr ...
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NewsUnnecessary A320 evacuation risked passengers’ being injured by engines
Passengers risked being sucked into the operating engine of a Lauda Airbus A320 after commencing an unnecessary evacuation of the aircraft at London Stansted, investigators have determined. The aircraft (OE-LOA) suffered a contained failure of its left-hand CFM International CFM56 powerplant during the take-off roll on 1 March last year. ...
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In depthUK firm EAG details development roadmap for hybrid-electric regional airliner
A UK company planning to bring a 70-plus-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft to market by 2028 has laid out its detailed plans for the programme, which will include demonstrator flights from 2024 and will cost a cool $5 billion to bring into series production.
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NewsLufthansa: Freight demand allows zero-passenger break-even on some routes
Lufthansa Cargo was among the few air transport operations to improve its performance over the course of the coronavirus crisis, as demand for freight capacity surged. First-half freight sales rose to €1.3 billion. The logistics division achieved a €299 million ($354 million) profit at adjusted EBIT level over the second ...
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NewsLufthansa Group takes fleet impairment of €300m in first half
Lufthansa Group took an impairment charge of nearly €570 million over the first half, including €300 million relating to withdrawal of aircraft. The company says the figure is connected to 65 aircraft which will be “permanently grounded”. These aircraft comprise six Airbus A380s and five Boeing 747s, plus 11 Airbus ...
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NewsLufthansa strives to restore long-haul network as it foresees 2024 recovery
Lufthansa Group is aiming to offer 50% of prior-year capacity on its long-haul network and 55% on short-haul in the fourth quarter of this year. But the German-based operator says it expects a “clearly negative” adjusted EBIT figure in the second half of the year, and therefore a “further significant ...
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NewsFAA fines Boeing $1.25m for ODA violations
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has proposed fining Boeing a total of $1.25 million in civil penalties for several violations of rules that allow aircraft manufacturers to perform some FAA functions.
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NewsCroatia Airlines rejigs leases to cut costs
Croatia Airlines has postponed a long-term Airbus A319 lease, cancelled a similar Bombardier Q400 lease and dropped a CRJ1000 seasonal lease as part of measures to rein in costs over the first half. Over the second quarter the company made a loss of Kn62.7 million ($10 million), it states, despite ...
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AnalysisRising backlog of jets still undelivered 60 days after first flight
Airbus and Boeing have collectively accumulated a backlog of more than 120 passenger jets that had their first flights more than 60 days ago but are yet to be delivered to customers (excluding the grounded 737 Max).
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NewsEmbraer slows E175-E2 development and impairs commercial business
Embraer is pushing back entry into service of the E175-E2 until 2023, although it insists it still intends to continue development of the re-engined twinjet. The airframer says it has taken the decision based on current commercial aircraft market conditions. Embraer says it believes the aircraft, which first flew in ...
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NewsVideo images show MC-21 undergoing water-ingestion test runs
Irkut has completed a series of water-ingestion tests of the MC-21-300 twinjet at speeds up to 150kt. The airframer says the testing has confirmed the aircraft is capable of operating on water-contaminated runways. Video: Irkut MC-21-300 water-ingestion tests Irkut performed 29 runs as well as three ...
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NewsTextron introduces King Air 360
Textron Aviation has introduced a new version of its popular Beechcraft King Air twin-engined turboprop business aircraft, which features numerous upgrades to the cockpit designed to reduce pilot workload as well as an upgraded cabin.