All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 117
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NewsEASA looks to revise techniques to aid pilots’ mental health assessment
European safety regulators are seeking to modernise the approach to diagnosing and treating mental health conditions for pilots and air traffic controllers, through an assessment of new medical developments. Recommendations for changes will be part of a research programme for which the European Union Aviation Safety Agency is organising a ...
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NewsCargojet turns to IAI for freighter conversion of 777-300ERs
Canadian operator Cargojet has signed for conversion of four Boeing 777-300ERs into freighters, through an agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries. The Israeli firm has been developing a freighter modification for the twinjet type, a programme initiated in co-operation with US lessor GECAS – since acquired by AerCap. Cargojet is taking ...
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NewsWet-leases keep SkyUp flying despite Ukrainian conflict
Ukrainian carrier SkyUp Airlines is continuing efforts to maintain whatever operations it can manage under the pressures of the country’s armed conflict. The airline says it carried out 38 wet-lease services and 19 charter and humanitarian flights during April. SkyUp transported nearly 6,000 passengers during the month, it adds, delivering ...
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NewsDAE starts filing insurance claims after writing off unretrieved aircraft in Russia
Middle Eastern lessor Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has started filing a series of insurance claims over aircraft abandoned to Russian operators. The lessor has disclosed an asset write-off amounting to $576.5 million for the first quarter, as a result of seizure of aircraft by the Russian government in response to air ...
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NewsRolls-Royce adapts to mitigate supply-chain disruption risk
Rolls-Royce is confident that it can manage supply-chain issues in the face of macroeconomic uncertainties, and is maintaining its full-year financial guidance. The company, which says overall financial performance so far this year has been in line with expectations, has not elaborated on which specific areas might be affected, although ...
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NewsShort take-off ATR 42 variant carries out maiden flight
Turboprop manufacturer ATR has conducted the maiden flight of a short take-off variant of its ATR 42-600 from Francazal airport near Toulouse. The 30- to 50-seat aircraft, designated the 42-600S, is designed to operate to and from reduced-length runways. ATR says the aircraft (F-WWLY) departed Francazal at 10:00 on 11 ...
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NewsEuropean safety regulators to drop face-mask rules from 16 May
European authorities have formally dropped the recommendation to wear face masks on board aircraft, and within airports, as part of a revision of pandemic-related safety measures. Revision of the joint aviation health safety protocol from 16 May takes account of advances in vaccination rates against Covid-19 and the development of ...
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NewsPD-8 nears installation on Il-76 testbed as bench work wraps up
Russian state technology firm Rostec is edging towards flying the Aviadvigatel PD-8 prototype engine on an Ilyushin Il-76 testbed, following completion of bench tests. The PD-8 is intended as an alternative powerplant on the Irkut Superjet 100, as well as an engine for the Beriev Be-200 amphibian. Rostec says the ...
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NewsIAG’s Vueling trims A321neo orders as Iberia takes more
Spanish budget carrier Vueling has trimmed another pair of Airbus A321neos from its single-aisle backlog. Vueling originally had 14 of the largest A320neo-family variant on order but has yet to take delivery of any. Over the past two months, Airbus’s backlog figures indicate, the airline has been removing A321neos orders ...
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NewsRoyal Air Maroc to enter Emirates codeshare pact
Royal Air Maroc has entered a codeshare agreement with Middle Eastern operator Emirates, intended to lift connections between Dubai and Casablanca. The two carriers will commence the codeshare at the end of May. Emirates will have access to 17 destinations in Morocco, other than Casablanca, along with 63 international cities ...
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NewsHydrogen refuellers to support ZeroAvia’s US flight-test programme
Hydrogen-electric propulsion specialist ZeroAvia is co-operating with Shell affiliates which will design and construct commercial-scale mobile refuellers for the company’s California test facility. The agreement will support ZeroAvia’s flight-test programme following the recent delivery of a Dornier 228 to the site. This aircraft is to be fitted with the company’s ...
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NewsWizz Air aims to explore Saudi Arabian air transport potential
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has signed a preliminary agreement with Saudi Arabian authorities aimed at looking into potential for airline expansion in the Middle Eastern state. The memorandum of understanding, it says, reflects a “shared vision” between the two sides on the potential for Wizz to “stimulate new ...
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NewsCrew failed to monitor speed loss before 757's aggressive manoeuvres
US investigators have found that aggressive control inputs to increase poorly-monitored airspeed resulted in injuries to three flight attendants on an American Airlines Boeing 757-200 descending to New York JFK. The incident occurred as the aircraft was arriving from Edinburgh on 6 September 2018. According to the newly-released final conclusions ...
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NewsLufthansa orders 777-8Fs and brings in more 787s to offset 777-9 delay
Lufthansa Group is to acquire seven Boeing 777-8 freighters, as well as three 777Fs, while taking seven more 787s to offset capacity shortfall from delays to its 777-9 order. The German company’s supervisory board has approved the introduction of the additional twinjets. “By purchasing these state-of-the-art aircraft, we again underline ...
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NewsSingle-aisle orders lift Airbus figures while long-haul activity remains stagnant
Airbus’s single-aisle business was lifted in April by the order for 80 jets from lessor BOC Aviation, although the drought of twin-aisle activity was alleviated only slightly by Air Frances’s firming of four A350 freighters. BOC has ordered 60 A321neos and 20 A320neos. Air Canada and Iberia are taking four ...
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NewsUS cabin system to ‘personalise’ air nears FAA approval
US firm Pexco Aerospace is expecting to achieve FAA certification by July of a cabin fitting aimed at reducing shared air between passengers. Pexco, which acquired the AirShield technology from Seattle-based design firm Teague, says it will offer “virtual social distance” as face-masks mandates are phased out. President Jon Page ...
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NewsSuperjet fire probe prepares to wrap up after pandemic-related delays
Russian investigators are expecting shortly to issue the draft final report into the fatal Sukhoi Superjet 100 landing accident and fire at Moscow Sheremetyevo three years ago. The probe into the accident, which involves several international parties, has been held up partly by restrictive measures on personnel introduced during the ...
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NewsTexel Air to take another pair of 737-800 freighters
Middle Eastern operator Texel Air is ordering another pair of Boeing 737-800 converted freighters, having received the region’s first example in January. The Bahraini cargo carrier has signed an agreement to acquire the additional jets, according to Boeing. It already had orders for two of the modified jets and will ...
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NewsZeroAvia receives second Dornier 228 to support US hydrogen-electric certification
Hybrid-electric propulsion specialist ZeroAvia has taken delivery of a second Dornier 228 which will supplement the conversion and test programme already underway on another of the type. The 19-seat aircraft will be US-based, located in California, and act as a platform for new component and integration tests. Registered N409VA, the ...
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NewsChallenger 300 stabiliser incidents behind trim-switch directive
Canadian regulators are mandating replacement of certain trim switches on Bombardier Challenger 300 jets, and are set to order related wiring changes in response to a number of stabiliser trim incidents. Source: Bombardier Bombardier has traced the events to trim-switch snags Transport Canada states that “several” in-service ...