All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 16
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NewsFatal engine-ingestion probe cites possible impairment from medical conditions and cannabis
US investigators have determined that a ramp agent experienced cognitive impairment before a fatal engine-ingestion accident at Montgomery, adding that she suffered from multiple sclerosis and had used a cannabis product before her shift. The inquiry says “multiple cues” had indicated the left engine of an Envoy Air Embraer 175 ...
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NewsSearch teams recover flight recorder as 38 fatalities confirmed in E190 crash
Search personnel have retrieved at least one flight recorder from the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 which crashed near Aktau airport on 25 December. Kazakhstan’s emergency situations ministry confirms 38 fatalities from the accident, with a further 29 occupants transferred to hospitals in Aktau. It states that recovery teams have “found ...
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NewsE190 crash probe yet to explain apparent flight-control problems and empennage damage
Azerbaijan Airlines is suspending services on the southern Russian routes to Grozny and Makhachkala until the inquiry into the loss of an Embraer 190 concludes. The aircraft crashed on 25 December while attempting an approach to Aktau airport in Kazakhstan, having diverted from Grozny. While the reason for the diversion ...
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NewsOver 30 survive Azerbaijan Embraer 190 crash in Kazakhstan: ministry
Azerbaijan’s government indicates that 32 occupants of an Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 survived after the aircraft crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, having diverted while en route to Grozny. The foreign affairs ministry of Azerbaijan says some of the survivors are in critical condition. Azerbaijan Airlines states that 62 passengers and five ...
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NewsITA shareholders formally approve capital increase for Lufthansa investment
Shareholders in Italian carrier ITA Airways have approved a capital increase of €325 million ($338 million) enabling Lufthansa Group to take a shareholding in the operator. ITA Airways says Lufthansa Group will be offered the capital, adding that it needs to subscribe by 15 January. This will enable the German ...
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NewsCavorite eVTOL developer Horizon obtains funding injection
Canadian eVTOL developer Horizon Aircraft has obtained an $8.4 million funding injection from a strategic investor. The company is working on a hybrid eVTOL designated the Cavorite X7, which will use electric battery power and a fan-in-wing configuration to provide vertical lift, and burn conventional or sustainable fuel for forward ...
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NewsLatent damage to fire-button pin triggered A321neo uncommanded engine shutdown
Investigators believe a damaged retaining pin within the overhead fire-control panel on a TAP Portugal Airbus A321neo led to an uncommanded in-flight engine shutdown, when it released a fire push-button during turbulence. Portuguese investigation authority GPIAAF says the aircraft (CS-TJL) had been cruising at 37,000ft en route from Milan to ...
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NewsNo evidence of interference prior to fatal Swiftair 737 freighter crash: inquiry
Flight-recorder information indicates no evidence of unauthorised interference with the operation of a Swiftair Boeing 737-400 freighter before it crashed on approach to Vilnius last month. The aircraft came down north of the airport on 25 November, while attempting to land on runway 19 after arriving from Leipzig. Lithuania’s transport ...
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NewsLufthansa Group agrees to purchase more A350-1000s
Lufthansa Group has disclosed that it is purchasing another five Airbus A350-1000s, taking its overall commitment to 15 of the variant. The aircraft will be delivered over the course of 2028-30. They will bring overall A350 orders for the German group to 75 – including 60 of the smaller A350-900. ...
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NewsNo injuries as Norwegian 737 overruns in snowy weather at Molde
Norwegian investigators have initiated an inquiry after a Boeing 737-800 overran the runway at the coastal Molde airport during landing. The aircraft, arriving from Oslo as DY430 on 19 December, came to a halt partially off runway 25, which is 2,220m in length. Norwegian safety investigation authority SHK says the ...
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NewsMalaysia provisionally agrees to permit renewed search for missing flight MH370
Malaysia’s government has provisionally agreed to permit a new search effort intended to locate the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER which disappeared over the Indian Ocean a decade ago. Contact with the aircraft and its crew, operating flight MH370, was lost over the As the aircraft was operating the MH370 service ...
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NewsAir India orders over 30 training aircraft for new flight school
Air India has ordered over 30 light training aircraft for a flight-training school being established in Maharashtra next year. The school is being set up in Amravati and is set to open by the second half of 2025. Air India has ordered 31 single-engined Piper aircraft as well as three ...
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NewsChina Airlines opts for A350-1000s and 777Xs, including Boeing freighters
Taiwanese carrier China Airlines is to order 24 widebody aircraft, splitting the agreement between the Airbus A350-1000, Boeing 777-9, and the 777-8 freighter. The airline will order 10 of each passenger model plus four of the cargo aircraft, it states. China Airlines values the agreement at around $11.8 billion, citing ...
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NewsTwo initial Aer Lingus A321XLRs flown to Dublin
Aer Lingus’s first Airbus A321XLR has been delivered, having flown to Dublin from the airframer’s Hamburg Finkenwerder plant – one of two transferred to the Irish capital on the same day. The airline had originally been poised to be the first operator to receive the long-range twinjet variant. But this ...
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NewsIraqi civil aviation regulator still facing ‘challenges’ in oversight resources
Iraq’s civil aviation regulator has postponed a planned on-site assessment by European safety authorities until at least the third quarter of next year. The country’s flag-carrier, Iraqi Airways, remains on the European Commission blacklist to which it was added in December 2015. Iraqi Airways has been striving to secure the ...
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NewsNigerian investigators probe Hawker 900XP dual-engine power loss
Nigerian investigators are probing an apparent dual-engine power loss involving a Hawker 900XP business jet bound for the Ghanaian capital Accra. The aircraft had departed Abuja on 6 December and had been climbing through 24,000ft towards 28,000ft when the crew reported an indication from the right-hand engine. Hawker 900XPs are ...
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NewsEthiopian Airlines to manage DRC start-up joint venture Air Congo
Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed it is to manage a newly-launched carrier, Air Congo, for the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It will hold a 49% share in the airline while the government will have the 51% balance. Air Congo emerged in early December and its initial Boeing 737-800 ...
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NewsLuxair firms options on E195-E2s
Luxembourg’s flag-carrier, Luxair, has exercise options for another pair of Embraer 195-E2 twinjets, following its initial agreement for four of the type last year. The firming of the options brings its E195-E2 commitment to six. Luxair still holds purchase rights for three more of the model, says Embraer, adding that ...
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NewsIsrair negotiates purchase of A320 on lease
Israir Group is negotiating the purchase of an Airbus A320 from one of its lessors, in exchange for an extension of the lease on the twinjet. The Israeli company states that the discussions have led to a draft agreement under which Israir would pay around $16.5 million for the aircraft ...
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NewsSkytrans introduces initial A319 following Avia Solutions acquisition
Australian carrier Skytrans has introduced an Airbus A319, part of a fleet modernisation initiated after the company was taken over by wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group. Skytrans has been operating regional types including De Havilland Dash 8 turboprops. Avia had indicated earlier this year that it would expand with Airbus ...
