All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 123
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NewsKenya Airways cuts full-year operating losses by 75%
Kenya Airways slashed full-year operating losses to KSh6.8 billion ($59 million) during 2021, a reduction of 75%. It generated just over KSh70 billion in revenues over the 12 months to 31 December. But passenger numbers of 2.2 million were still 57% down on the pre-crisis figure in 2019, and capacity ...
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NewsRossiya shifts leased aircraft to Russian registry
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya is claiming to have completed transfer of operational aircraft in its fleet to the Russian registry. Rossiya says 125 of its aircraft are listed on the register. “In order to minimise the risks of disruption of the flight programme during flights to foreign countries on these ...
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NewsKazakh authority proposes airline divestments to increase competition
Kazakhstan’s government is proposing to increase competition in the air transport sector by selling shares in airlines which are part of the Samruk-Kazyna sovereign fund. The country’s Agency for the Protection and Development of Competition points out that airlines with state participation – including Air Astana, its budget operation FlyArystan ...
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NewsRussian composite wingbox for MC-21 passes strength tests
Russian airframer Irkut has completed strength testing of the MC-21 wingbox, constructed from domestic composites, demonstrating that its performance corresponds to analytical predictions. Irkut conducted the maiden flight of the MC-21-300 with a Russian composite wing on 25 December last year. The aircraft involved was numbered 73361. Testing of the ...
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NewsBoeing names new leaders for defence, space and global services arms
Boeing has named a new Defense, Space and Security chief executive, Ted Colbert, who steps into the role having formerly led the Boeing Global Services division. Colbert is succeeding Leanne Caret who is to retire after 35 years with the US aerospace firm, including the last six years heading Defense, ...
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NewsAruban registry implements varied restrictions on Russian fleet
Aruba’s civil aviation regulator has introduced sanctions relating to aircraft based in Russia or connected with Russian entities. The measures are being imposed over the conflict in Ukraine, and follows similar actions by other states of registry. Aruba is an autonomous Dutch state but legally bound to follow European Union ...
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NewsA380 testbed conducts flights with wholly-sustainable fuel
Airbus has used its A380 test aircraft, MSN1, to carry out a flight using wholly-sustainable aviation fuel. The aircraft flew from Toulouse on 25 March with one of its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines powered by 100% sustainable fuel. Airbus says the duration of the flight was around 3h. The aircraft ...
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NewsFire hits Kuwait airport’s under-construction passenger terminal
Kuwait airport’s new passenger terminal has been hit by a fire while still under construction. The extent of any damage to the building, Terminal 2, is unclear. Kuwait’s directorate general of civil aviation states, through its official social media channel, that air traffic at the Gulf airport “has not been ...
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NewsEl Al chief executive Soreq quits to lead former US employer
Israeli flag-carrier El Al’s chief executive, Avigal Soreq, is stepping down from the top post at the airline after little more than a year. Soreq will leave the role towards the end of June this year, according to El Al. He joined the company in January last year after being ...
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NewsBA starts taking delivery of commercial-scale sustainable fuel
British Airways has taken delivery of an initial batch of sustainable aviation fuel under its agreement with Phillips 66, staking a claim as the first airline to start using such fuel produced on a commercial scale in the UK. The Humber refinery, in the north-east of the country, is producing ...
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NewsRussian metals producer divests carrier NordStar to management
Russian metals specialist Norilsk Nickel has divested the entirety of its in-house carrier NordStar to the airline’s management. Norilsk Nickel says the transaction closed on 25 March and is driven by the decision – given the current economic situation in Russia – to focus on its core business, production of ...
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NewsKuwait Airways to open second UK destination
Gulf carrier Kuwait Airways is to open services to a second UK destination, with flights to the city of Manchester. The airline will operate three-times weekly to Manchester from 1 May. Kuwait Airways will deploy Airbus A320neo twinjets on the route, according to information from its reservations system. The airline ...
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NewsEASA draws up vertiport design guidance for urban air mobility vehicles
Initial detailed guidance for the design of vertiports, the take-off and landing zones for urban air mobility vehicles, has been drawn up by the European aviation safety regulator. Infrastructure requirements for eVTOL and similar vehicles will assist the industry and urban planners to create safe vertiport designs, says the European ...
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NewsMC-21, Tu-204 and Superjet among types affected by EASA certificate suspension
Several Russian aircraft types have formally had type certificates suspended by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency as part of the package of sanctions on the country’s aviation industry. EASA has suspended the certificates of the Tupolev Tu-204-120CE – the Rolls-Royce RB211-powered version of the twinjet, which features Honeywell avionics ...
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Airline BusinessHow Russian airlines are impacted by Bermuda fly wrangle
Bilateral arrangement with British Overseas Territory crumbles in face of sanctions, leaving aircraft in limbo.
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NewsIAI explores aerospace co-operation with Morocco under new pact
Moroccan and Israeli representatives have reached a provisional agreement over co-operation in the aerospace sector, which is likely to explore initiatives on aerostructures and cabin interiors. The memorandum of understanding was signed during a meeting in Rabat between the Moroccan trade and industry minister, Ryad Mezzour, and Israel Aerospace Industries ...
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NewsEASA demands rigour in crew behaviour assumptions during aircraft certification
Europe’s air transport safety regulator is underlining the important of human factors consideration in the design of large aircraft and their systems by putting forward a structured methodology to validate assumptions about expected flight crew behaviour. The methodology is being put forward in a proposed certification memorandum by the European ...
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NewsRussian aircraft ban and airspace closures redraw European overflights map
Prohibitions on Russian aircraft and airspace access has resulted in a substantial reduction in overflights of neighbouring countries, with those crossing Poland down by a third and those over Latvia and Lithuania respectively down by 25% and 46% in the month to 14 March. Pan-European air navigation agency Eurocontrol attributes ...
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NewsSAS finance chief to step down as airline strives to transform operation
Scandinavian flag-carrier SAS’s chief financial officer, Magnus Ornberg, is to step down from his position in the next few weeks. Ornberg has chosen to leave the airline in spring, says SAS. He has held the post for less than two years, having joined in autumn 2020, after being recruited from ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft discusses reviving passenger Tu-214 production to fill capacity gap
United Aircraft is examining the potential to increase Tupolev Tu-214 production in order to help meet demand for new aircraft in Russia following the sanctions imposed on the country’s air transport industry. Russian deputy prime minister Yuri Borisov visited the production facility in Kazan on 22 March, to discuss whether ...