All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 132
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NewsLessor GTLK to supply Grand Caravan fleet to improve Kamchatka connectivity
Russian leasing firm GTLK is to support the development of a relatively new operator in the eastern Kamchatka peninsula, supplying a fleet of Cessna Grand Caravan EX aircraft. The operator, Kamchatka Airlines, is intending to offer improved regional connectivity in the area, which features remotely-located settlements. GTLK says it will ...
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NewsEasyJet offers airline-perspective support to Cranfield hydrogen fuel-cell project
UK budget carrier EasyJet is to support the hydrogen fuel-cell development initiative of Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, which is working to fit a future propulsion system to a Britten-Norman Islander turboprop. EasyJet says it will provide an “airline operator’s perspective”, as well as “internal expertise”, to assist the technology firm’s efforts. ...
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NewsAir Senegal appears to axe direct order for A220s
Air Senegal appears to have dropped its order for eight Airbus A220-300s, following an agreement to lease a batch. The West African carrier firmed an order for the twinjets two years ago, in January 2020, having unveiled a provisional agreement at the Dubai air show a couple of months earlier. ...
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NewsAir Arabia A320 overran on take-off after wrong-runway error
United Arab Emirates investigators have disclosed that an Air Arabia Airbus A320 lifted off beyond the end of a Sharjah runway, after the captain opted to continue a take-off despite the jet’s turning onto the wrong runway for departure. The aircraft – bound for the Omani city of Salalah, with ...
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NewsA220 stretch is ‘natural’ but ‘not a near-term decision’: Scherer
Airbus insists there is no immediate plan to look at stretching the A220, even though it indicates that it will need to consider the measure at some point. The airframer is concentrating instead on ramping-up production of the twinjet, in order to achieve profitability for the programme which it acquired ...
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NewsAirbus closely watching Chinese outbreaks but no disruption at Tianjin
Airbus is watching for potential effects of the latest coronavirus variant on its industrial set-up in China, but has not yet seen any disruption to operations at its Tianjin plant. Chief executive Guillaume Faury, speaking during a 10 January briefing, acknowledged that the company was “very closely” monitoring the development ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines and Air Lease trim passenger A350 orders
Turkish Airlines and US lessor Air Lease each appear to have trimmed their commitments to the passenger Airbus A350, the airframer’s full-year backlog figures show. The Turkish flag-carrier has cut three A350-900s from its backlog, reducing the number to 20. Air Lease has also dropped a pair of A350-900s as ...
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NewsFlorida-based lessor Azorra signs for 22 A220s including business-jet version
US lessor Azorra has signed for 22 Airbus A220s which will include a pair of ACJ TwoTwenty business jet variants. The lessor is to purchase 20 of the larger -300 version of the twinjet. Airbus chief commercial officer Christian Scherer disclosed the agreement during a full-year orders briefing. He says ...
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NewsAirbus exceeds full-year delivery target after handing over 611 aircraft
Airbus managed to exceed its full-year target of 600 aircraft deliveries, handing over a total of 611 jets last year. The airframer achieved the total after delivering 93 aircraft in December – the highest number of any month in 2021. Among the aircraft transferred last year was the final A380 ...
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NewsFurther A380 wing-drain fix necessary to reduce risk from fuel leaks
Airbus has developed a further modification for A380 wing spars intended to block a potential path for fuel to leak onto hot main landing-gear components. This follows an earlier discovery, during a walk-round of one aircraft, of fuel leaking from the root of the right-hand wing. Analysis found that fuel ...
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NewsTu-204 freighter destroyed in ground fire at Hangzhou
One of Russian carrier Aviastar-Tu’s Tupolev Tu-204C freighters has been destroyed in an accident in China, apparently as a result of a ground fire. The aircraft has been captured in photographs, circulated on social media, burning at Hangzhou airport, surrounded by firefighting vehicles and other emergency attendants. It appears to ...
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NewsPakistan optimistic over restoring PIA’s European access after safety audit
Pakistan’s government is hoping to restore airline links with Europe after signalling that it has resolved safety concerns with ICAO. The country’s flag-carrier, Pakistan International Airlines, had its European third-country operator approval rescinded in mid-2020, in the aftermath of a fatal accident involving a PIA Airbus A320, and the subsequent ...
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NewsDetails emerge of second Air Canada 737 Max load imbalance incident
Canadian investigators have disclosed details of a second Air Canada Boeing 737 Max load and balance mishap within three weeks, this time involving an aircraft departing Los Angeles. The incident occurred on 4 January as the aircraft (C-FTJV) rotated for take-off on a service to Vancouver. According to Transportation Safety ...
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NewsPassengers evacuate Caspian 737 after main-gear failure during landing
Passengers of a Caspian Airlines Boeing 737-400 have evacuated the aircraft by slides after it suffered a landing-gear accident at Isfahan. Video images circulating on social media purportedly show the aircraft (EP-CAP) apparently rolling out without an extended left-hand main gear. Passengers are seen exiting the 737 via evacuations slides ...
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NewsComlux receives first ACJ TwoTwenty to outfit for Dubai’s Five
Business aircraft operator Comlux has taken delivery of the first corporate Airbus A220, a version branded as the ACJ TwoTwenty. The executive variant of the A220-100 airframe was unveiled in October 2020, with Comlux identified as the launch customer. Airbus says it has delivered the initial aircraft from its Montreal ...
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NewsBird-struck Airlink Jetstream’s propeller blade penetrates passenger cabin
South African investigators are probing an accident involving a chartered British Aerospace Jetstream 41, during which a propeller blade apparently penetrated the fuselage. Regional operator Airlink says the aircraft suffered “substantial damage” after experiencing a bird-strike while landing at Venetia airfield on 3 January. Venetia is located in the north-east ...
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NewsSwedish firm prepares to convert first Saab 2000 for US customer
Swedish aircraft modification firm Taby Air Maintenance is preparing to start converting a Saab 2000 from passenger to freighter configuration. The company, located in Orebro, says it is “finalising” the conversion project which will begin in the first quarter of this year. TAM is modifying the turboprop for Miami-based launch ...
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NewsDanish leader outlines ambitious plan for eco-friendly flight transition
Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen has set down an aim for all domestic flights in Denmark to operate “completely green” by the end of the decade. Frederiksen made the remarks during an address on 1 January. She said that the government was laying out an “ambitious target” to provide the ...
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NewsChief of Israeli aviation investor Knafaim Holdings stepping down
Israeli aviation investment firm Knafaim Holdings is to start searching for a new head, after chief executive Ronen Tsioni chose to step down from his position. Knafaim has several aviation interests including lessor Global Knafaim Leasing and a stake in Israeli flag-carrier El Al – an airline of which it ...
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NewsEASA seeks new techniques to detect air-data failure and control-law errors
Europe’s safety authority is initiating research efforts aimed at developing new methods to detect multiple air-data probe failures, as well detect errors in the flight-control laws of fly-by-wire systems. While checks and comparisons on air-data probes are part of modern aircraft logic – and can result in data rejection – ...