All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 2
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Jet2 exercises remaining Airbus rights with entire backlog listed as A321neos
UK leisure carrier Jet2 has exercised rights for 36 more Airbus A321neos, giving the carrier a total firm commitment to 146 of the type. The airline has a delivery stream running to 2035 as a result of the decision. Jet2 originally ordered 36 A321neos in 2021, increasing this to 57 ...
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BA Cityflyer loses compensation appeal over flight cancelled by pilot illness
British Airways’ Cityflyer operation has lost an appeal against a compensation claim brought after a flight was cancelled owing to pilot illness. The UK Supreme Court made the ruling on 10 July. It concerned the cancellation of a Milan Linate-London City flight in January 2018, which was due to be ...
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Spanish carriers and Airbus among partners aiming to study hydrogen hub operations
Airbus and Iberia are among partners planning to study the issues associated with establishing a hydrogen airport hub in Spain. The partnership – which also includes regional carrier Air Nostrum, airports operator Aena, and energy specialists Repsol and Exolum – aims to develop a “holistic view” of hydrogen-powered aircraft integration, ...
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Air Cote d’Ivoire requests financing proposals for upcoming A330neo deliveries
Air Cote d’Ivoire is seeking $170 million in financing to cover a pair of Airbus A330neos, for which the carrier signed nearly two years ago. The airline ordered the A330-900s, powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, in September 2022. It states in a document to bidders, detailing the financing requirement, ...
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Ex-chief of El Al co-founds Israeli start-up carrier aiming to fly from Haifa
Former El Al chief executive Gonen Usishkin is heading a new Israeli start-up airline, which aims to operate turboprop services from the northern coastal resort of Haifa. Air Haifa is expecting civil aviation regulators to complete the carrier’s licence process around September this year. The airline says it plans to ...
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Tarom claims ‘normality’ agreement after crew disruption forces flight cancellations
Romanian flag-carrier Tarom has reached an agreement with flight personnel to restore normal operations, after multiple claims of sickness forced the airline to cancel a large number of services. The airline cancelled over 20 flights on 8 July after flight staff made “individual declarations of unfitness to fly”. Tarom says ...
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Lufthansa faces in-depth re-assessment of €6bn pandemic aid after EU court ruling
German flag-carrier Lufthansa is facing an in-depth investigation by the European Commission over its €6 billion ($6.5 billion) recapitalisation during the Covid-19 pandemic, following court annulment of the original approval. The state aid measure comprised a €5.7 billion silent participation, made up of two financial instruments, plus a €306 million ...
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Holding patterns at dusty airports particularly detrimental to engines: research
Holding patterns for airports in dusty regions are particularly potentially damaging to aircraft engines, analysis of dust ingestion at 10 airports worldwide has found. Arrival holds contributed over 50% of the total dose ingested by the engine core, according to research led by the University of Reading, which also determined ...
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Firmed IndiGo A350s and 37-jet order lift Airbus half-year net figure
Indian budget carrier IndiGo has firmed its order for 30 Airbus A350-900s, while an undisclosed customer has agreed to take a single A350 plus 36 A321neos. The IndiGo deal, entered on Airbus’s backlog on 6 June, takes overall A350 orders to 1,309 including 955 of the -900 variant. Uzbekistan Airways ...
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United Engine shows off prototype hybrid powertrain as it looks toward 1.5MW model
Russia’s United Engine is to show off a prototype 500kW hybrid powertrain at an industrial exhibition, as it looks to use the architecture to progress to 1.5MW.
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Rossiya set to test integrated aftersales service platform for MC-21’s PD-14 engines
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya is set to test a new aftersales service system developed to handle the Aviadvigatel PD-14 engine for the Yakovlev MC-21 twinjet.
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Airbus highlights main-deck door size on A350 freighter mock-up
Airbus has shown off a mock-up of its A350 freighter, and is highlighting its large main-deck cargo door as a key feature. The aircraft will have a maximum payload of 111t. Airbus has yet to detail a formal payload-range chart, but has previously indicated ranges of 4,550nm at 111t and ...
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Twin Otter crew compensated with aerodynamics after losing power on approach
French investigators have disclosed that a De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter crew resorted to aerodynamic manoeuvring and ground effect to land the aircraft after its engines failed to respond to power commands during approach. The aircraft – operated by New Caledonian carrier Aircalin – had been carrying out a visual ...
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An-26 lost speed during go-around before crashing short of Utrenny runway
Russian investigators have been told that the crew of an Antonov An-26 was attempting a go-around when the aircraft crashed short of the runway at Utrenny airport. Operated by Utair, it had been arriving from Sabetta after a charter flight on 14 June, carrying 36 passengers and five crew members. ...
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Uzbek carrier My Freighter leases additional 767 cargo jets
Uzbek carrier My Freighter has entered a lease agreement for another pair of Boeing 767-300 converted cargo jets. It has reached the deal with US-based Air Transport Services Group subsidiary Airborne Global Leasing. Tashkent-based My Freighter’s chief, Abdulaziz Abdurakhmanov, says the agreement is a “significant milestone” which “strengthens our service ...
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Norwegian cuts full-year profit outlook over softer traffic and higher costs
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has revised downwards its full-year operating profit forecast, to NKr2.1-2.6 billion ($199-246 million) – including the contribution from newly-acquired regional operator Wideroe.
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Play names former Bluebird Nordic executive as finance chief
Icelandic budget carrier Play has named Ruta Dabasinskaite-Vitke as its new chief financial officer, succeeding Olafur Thor Johannesson.
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Shell reviewing Rotterdam sustainable aviation fuel plant after slowing construction work
Shell is to review its plans for a Dutch sustainable aviation fuel facility, and will halt construction work while it assesses the project. The company disclosed in September 2021 that it would build a biofuel facility in Rotterdam, on a site formerly known as the Pernis refinery. It added that ...
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Norwegian airports operator expands remote-tower programme to seven more sites
Norwegian airports operator Avinor is to expand its remote-tower programme to another seven regional sites. Avinor has identified the additional airports as Batsfjord, Vadso, Sorkjosen, Sandane, Mosjoen, Orsta Volda, and the new facility for Mo i Rana. The organisation formally opened a remote-tower centre in Bodo in October 2020, through ...
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Former Avianca fleet director to head start-up Avion Express Brasil
Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group has appointed a chief executive for its Latin American start-up Avion Express Brasil.