All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 151
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NewsUnited Aircraft flies latest Il-96 and hands over two Tu-214s
United Aircraft has conducted the maiden flight of its latest Ilyushin Il-96-300, the second of the type to start flight-testing this year. The aircraft (RA-96025), powered by Aviadvigatel PS-90A engines, lifted off from the Voronezh production plant’s airfield on 5 August. Its crew performed initial stability and controllability tests on ...
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NewsCzech Airlines order for A220s and A321XLRs struck from Airbus backlog
Czech Airlines’ order for seven Airbus jets, including four A220-300s and three A321XLRs, have been removed from the airframer’s backlog. Airbus’s latest backlog information, covering the period to 31 July, shows that the seven jets listed against the airline have been cancelled. Czech Airlines filed for insolvency earlier this year ...
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NewsNew Trent 1000 TEN turbine blade in ‘queue’ for certification: Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce is still awaiting certification for its redesigned Trent 1000 TEN high-pressure turbine blade for the Boeing 787 engine, a delay it attributes to the US FAA’s having higher priorities. The engine manufacturer insists, however, that it is confident in the modification, introduced after earlier versions of the blade showed ...
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NewsRoyal Air Maroc introduces A321s from wet-lease specialist
Moroccan flag-carrier Royal Air Maroc is to introduce a fleet of five Airbus A321s under an agreement with Latvian wet-lease specialist SmartLynx. Under the long-term pact, the aircraft are being stationed at five RAM locations including Casablanca, Tangier, Fez, Nador and Oujda. SmartLynx focuses on Airbus single-aisle jet operations, although ...
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NewsRolls-Royce encouraged by rebound of domestic large-engine flying levels
Rolls-Royce has disclosed that large-engine flying hours over the first half remained 57% down on 2019, but showed improvement on the 66% reduction recorded in the second half of 2020. The company also reveals that large-engine flying on domestic routes lifted above 2019 levels in May, and that for business ...
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NewsRolls-Royce in talks with Bain-led consortium over ITP Aero divestment
Rolls-Royce has entered exclusive negotiations over the potential divestment of its Spanish-based aerospace turbine operation ITP Aero with a consortium led by investment firm Bain Capital. ITP Aero was acquired by Rolls-Royce four years ago, turning it into a wholly-owned subsidiary after picking up the majority shareholding of the venture ...
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NewsFatal paragliding accident inquiry warns over helicopter wake strength
French investigators have warned that the wake turbulence from helicopters can be worse than that from similar-sized aircraft, following the probe into a fatal accident involving a paraglider. The Airbus Helicopters EC135, with a medical crew of four, had been called on 11 May 2019 to assist an injured person ...
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NewsPost-Brexit exclusion frustrates UK pilots as carriers seek EASA-licensed crews
Frustrated UK cockpit representatives are urging the government to redress the licence-recognition imbalance with the European Union, as Ryanair’s Maltese carrier Lauda Europe’s recruitment for a London Stansted base lays down a requirement for European-licensed pilots. With the UK no longer a member of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency, ...
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NewsAer Lingus could advance starting point for new Emerald franchise
Aer Lingus has formally signed start-up carrier Emerald Airlines as its new regional franchise partner, following the collapse of Stobart Air. Emerald Airlines will operate services on behalf of the Irish IAG carrier from Ireland to the UK, Isle of Man and Jersey under a 10-year partnership from the beginning ...
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NewsUral Airlines picks up a pair of ex-Aeroflot A320s
Russian carrier Ural Airlines has introduced a pair of older Airbus A320s to its fleet, even as it modernizes with A320neo-family jets. Both A320s – with serial numbers 3711 and 3778 – are powered by CFM International CFM56 engines. They were originally delivered to Aeroflot around 2008-09 but were placed ...
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NewsAir France 777 crew strayed close to volcano while trying to avoid storms
French investigators believe the crew of an Air France Boeing 777-200ER misinterpreted weather radar information while trying to avoid thunderstorms, losing awareness of the jet’s position before it strayed into close proximity with an African volcanic peak. It was operating in darkness from Malabo, in Equatorial Guinea, to Douala in ...
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NewsDHL Express orders fleet of Eviation all-electric Alice aircraft for cargo feed
Logistics specialist DHL Express is venturing into electric air transport by ordering a dozen Eviation Alice aircraft for freight operations. DHL Express expects to take delivery of the first of the 12 aircraft in 2024. Eviation conceived the Alice as a nine-seat commuter model. But DHL Express head of global ...
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NewsBluebird Nordic to treble 737 capacity with ambitious freighter fleet expansion
Icelandic freight operator Bluebird Nordic is to treble its capacity under an expansion plan which involves taking 25 Boeing 737-800s over the next three years. The airline operates older-variant 737 freighters – comprising seven 737-400s and a single -300 – but will take its fleet to around 33 jets by ...
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NewsAeroflot slashes interim losses as domestic recovery lifts performance
Aeroflot Group managed to cut net losses by 38% over the first half, to Rb26.3 billion ($361 million) under Russian accounting standards. The company’s second quarter showed a “significant improvement”, it states, with a net loss of Rb1.4 billion in contrast to the figure of over Rb26 billion for the ...
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NewsEl Al in talks with ministry to push back share issue
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is seeing to defer plans to raise additional capital through a share issue. The airline has been preparing to issue new shares or options to generate $105 million as part of a support scheme El Al’s share scheme was one of the conditions attached to a ...
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NewsLong-haul start-up Norse Atlantic signs for more 787s
Scandinavian start-up Norse Atlantic is to lease six more Boeing 787-9s from the end of this year, which will take its fleet of 787s to 15. The aircraft will be introduced from December under a lease agreement with BOC Aviation. Norse Atlantic says the leases on the twinjets, around 16 ...
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NewsRussian far east unified carrier to commence operations in mid-August
Russia’s new unified carrier to serve the eastern side of the country, which is being based on the operator Aurora, has started conducting test flights ahead of opening a full initial schedule on 20 routes in mid-August. Prime minister Mikhail Mishustin stated during a 30 July government meeting that a ...
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NewsIAG retaining former Aer Lingus A350 order to gain flexibility
IAG has disclosed that it is holding on to the Airbus A350s previously ordered by Aer Lingus, but has yet to determine where best to deploy them. Aer Lingus ordered nine A350-900s but subsequently shifted four of them to sister IAG operator Iberia. Its remaining five A350s had remained listed ...
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NewsIAG sees prospects to rebuild Level’s ravaged network
IAG is confident that it can rebuild its long-haul low-cost operation Level from Barcelona once the air transport crisis subsides. Level’s operations have been badly affected and “very limited”, says IAG, reduced only to Buenos Aires services in the first quarter, although it re-introduced flights to San Francisco in the ...
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NewsIberia and Vueling spearhead fleet and crew readiness
IAG carriers are potentially able operate up to 75% of 2019 capacity by the fourth quarter of this year, with the Spanish airlines Iberia and Vueling in the best readiness positions. Iberia’s entire long-haul and short-haul fleet is operationally ready, as it its full pilot and cabin crew complement, although ...