All air transport news – Page 461
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NewsFly540 Dash 8 lands on rough ground after engine failure
One of Kenyan regional carrier Fly540’s Bombardier Dash 8-300 turboprops has made an emergency landing, apparently on open ground, after an engine failure. The aircraft (5Y-CGH) came down near Kapese, an airfield in north-western Kenya. Fly540 says the aircraft sustained a “suspected foreign-object strike” which resulted in an engine failure. ...
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NewsRolls-Royce could choose not to break-even on A350-1000 engine
While the Trent XWB-84 engine for the Airbus A350-900 is set to break even this year, Rolls-Royce is not guaranteeing a similar achievement on the higher-thrust XWB-97 for the A350-1000. Chief executive Warren East, speaking at a 28 February briefing, said the company would ship its first break-even XWB-84 in ...
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NewsAeroflot takes first A350 and confirmed as behind previously undisclosed order
Aeroflot has taken delivery of the first of 22 on-order Airbus A350-900s, which will be used to replace its A330 fleet.
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NewsSAA's 'complex' rescue plan pushed back to end-March
South African Airways’ restructuring plan has been pushed back to the end of March, as the airline’s business rescue practitioners seek further time to address the complexity of the effort. The practitioners have informed that the extension of the deadline to publish the plan – from 28 February to 31 ...
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NewsCFM strikes deal with Boeing on Leap-1B payments for 2020
Engine joint venture CFM International has struck an agreement to receive payment from Boeing for all Leap-1B powerplants delivered in 2020.
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NewsAirbus carries out first flight of 251t A330neo
Airbus has commenced test flights with the first A330-900 with the higher maximum take-off weight of 251t. The airframer confirms that aircraft MSN1967 – bearing the test registration F-WWCE – lifted off from Toulouse at 12:27 local time on 28 February (below). Source: Airbus Airbus has been ...
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NewsRolls-Royce nears break-even delivery for A350-900 powerplant
Airbus’s A350-900 helped Rolls-Royce to cut its average unit losses on its large engine programmes last year, and contributed to the powerplant manufacturer’s achieving a record 510 Trent engine deliveries. Average original equipment unit losses for its large engines fell by 14%, from £1.4 million to £1.2 million, last year ...
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NewsFinnair seeks savings as it rapidly rethinks coronavirus impact
Finnair is taking a more pessimistic view of the potential impact from the coronavirus outbreak, expecting it to result in significantly lower operating profits for the first half. It is looking to trim costs by €40-50 million ($44-55 million) to cope with the threat to its revenue streams, and is ...
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NewsRolls-Royce provisions for loss-making Trent 1000 TEN contracts
Rolls-Royce is taking a £459 million ($591 million) charge provision to recognise that some future Trent 1000 TEN contracts will become loss-making as a result of margins being affected by the blade issues affecting the engine. The engine manufacturer says the situation affects a “small number” of contracts, the result ...
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NewsSAS flags engine concerns as it looks to pick new regional fleet type
SAS is concerned about the powerplant reliability issues as it prepares to select an aircraft type on which to base a future regional operation. The Scandinavian carrier has indicated that the Airbus A220 and Embraer E2 family are the candidates under consideration. But both are powered by versions of the ...
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NewsCargoLogicAir suspends operations as Chinese situation bites
UK freighter operator CargoLogicAir has confirmed to FlightGlobal sister publication Air Cargo News that it has suspended operations as its exposure to China takes its toll. In a short statement, the Boeing 747 carrier – and the UK’s only maindeck freighter operator – said that “due to the latest market ...
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NewsProposed US legislation aims to restore faith in aircraft certification
US senators have introduced a bill to Congress intended to reinforce safety and oversight, particularly with regards to certification, in the aftermath of the Boeing 737 Max grounding crisis. The proposed legislation, titled the Restoring Aviation Accountability act, has been submitted by Democratic senators Richard Blumenthal, Tom Udall and Edward ...
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NewsCFM to build 10 737 Max engines weekly for 2020
CFM International is expecting to produce an average of 10 Leap-1B engines – the powerplant for the Boeing 737 Max – per week over the course of 2020, out of a total annual Leap production of 1,400. The forecast has been disclosed by CFM partner Safran in its full-year financial ...
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NewsAvation inks first engine lease with Aeromar Airlines
Avation has leased one Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127M engine to Mexican regional operator Aeromar Airlines. The Singapore-based lessor announced its entry into engine leasing last month, having added the powerplant to its inventory. This will support Aeromar’s fleet of 10 ATR aircraft serving 25 routes from Mexico City, it ...
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NewsFirst Japan-made PW1200G engine completes maiden sortie
The first Japanese-made Pratt & Whitney PW1200G geared turbofan completed its maiden flight on 14 February. Mitsubishi Heavy Industry’s (MHI) engines unit manufactured the powerplant, which was shipped last November from its Komaki facility in Japan to sister company Mitsubishi Aircraft’s flight test centre in Moses Lake. Source: ...
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NewsFAA proposes 737NG flight control software inspections and updates
The Federal Aviation Administration intends to require airlines inspect flight control computers on more than 500 737NGs to address risks that aircraft might drift below the glideslope during landing.
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NewsCape Air puts P2012 Travellers to work as revenue flights commence
Cape Air has become the first operator to begin revenue flights of the Tecnam P2012 Traveller, having dispatched the type on an inaugural commercial flight from its Hyannis base to Nantucket island on 22 February.
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AnalysisCan Rolls-Royce win back confidence in 787 engine market?
Pressure builds on Trent 1000 as All Nippon becomes latest customer to flip to rival GE powerplant
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NewsSAS edges towards regional fleet renewal with Danish crew deal
Scandinavia’s SAS has outlined the preconditions for placing an order to renew the mid-sized fleet of single-aisle jets serving its regional network. It says that some 20% of its network uses Airbus A319s and Boeing 737-700s and that using aircraft of the appropriate size is important for both financial and ...
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NewsFailed bearing suspected after A319 wheel loss
Canadian investigators have observed an apparent failed outer bearing on the main landing-gear assembly of the Air Canada Airbus A319 which lost a wheel before arrival at Toronto. Transportation Safety Board of Canada says images of the aircraft, which arrived from New York LaGuardia on 18 February, indicate that the ...