All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 229
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NewsNordwind A321 nose-gear badly damaged in hard landing
One of Russian carrier Nordwind’s Airbus A321s has suffered serious nose-gear damage after a hard landing at Turkey’s Antalya airport. The carrier says the aircraft had been conducting the flight from Moscow Sheremetyevo without passengers on 10 January. “While conducting a go-around, due to windshear, a hard landing occurred,” says ...
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NewsAirbus reveals order for 40 A330neos
Airbus has revealed an order for 40 A330neo jets was placed in the last month of 2019, helping to lift the re-engined type’s net total for the year. The order, placed on 23 December, is attributed to an unidentified customer. Airbus’s full-year backlog data shows that the agreement is for ...
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NewsAirbus achieves 768 net orders, 863 deliveries, for 2019
Airbus has disclosed that it took 768 net orders last year and delivered a total of 863 aircraft, up on the previous year’s 800. The deliveries included 112 A350s – of which 25 were the larger -1000 variant – plus 53 A330s and eight A380s. It says the 173 long-haul ...
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NewsWings mated to flight-test Il-96-400M
Ilyushin has transferred the first test-flight Il-96-400M airframe to a final assembly line where it will be fitted with control systems and its cabin interior. Fuselage mating and attachment of the primary wing structure is complete. The prototype of the four-engined transport is intended to be finished before the end ...
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NewsBritish Airways A319 spoiler strayed after maintenance lapse
Investigators have determined that failure to follow maintenance procedures resulted in a British Airways Airbus A319 experiencing in-flight control problems arising from a loose spoiler. While taxiing at London Gatwick on 2 April last year, the aircraft had returned to stand to resolve a flight-control status message, and two engineers ...
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NewsMissile attack on 737 yet to be proven: Ukrainian president
Ukraine’s president has adopted a cautious approach over the Boeing 737-800 crash in Iran, as evidence mounts that the aircraft was brought down by a missile strike. President Volodymyr Zelensky stresses that the theory of a surface-to-air missile attack has not been confirmed but adds that it has not been ...
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NewsAustralian investigators probe QantasLink Fokker 100 overrun
Australian investigators are probing an overrun during landing by a QantasLink Fokker 100 at the remote Newman airport in the west of the country. The aircraft stopped about 100m beyond the far end of runway 05, which has a length of about 2,000m. None of the passengers or crew members ...
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NewsTehran 737 crash probe proceeds amid disquiet over circumstances
Iranian investigators have established a working group to examine the possibility of unlawful action against the Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 which crashed outside Tehran on 8 January. The Civil Aviation Organisation says it has set up several groups to look into various aspects of the crash, in line with ...
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NewsLow-approach A321 crew unaware of Stansted threshold shift
Pilots of a SmartLynx Airbus A321 conducted a low approach to London Stansted because its crew had not realised that a revised arrival procedure, with a displaced threshold, was in place. The aircraft had been approaching runway 22 at night on 22 July last year. Repair work had been taking ...
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NewsIAG chief Willie Walsh to retire in June 2020
IAG chief executive Willie Walsh is to step down from his post on 26 March, and plans to retire completely on 30 June. He will be succeeded by Iberia chief executive Luis Gallego, says the British Airways and Iberia parent company. Walsh had previously signalled his intention to retire from ...
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NewsPowerplant lessor Willis orders up to 60 CFM Leap engines
Engine leasing specialist Willis Lease Finance has ordered up to 60 CFM International Leap powerplants for both the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max families. Florida-based Willis says the deal is the largest order placed by the company since its founding in 1985. Its agreement covers both firm and optioned ...
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NewsAirbus set to offer A350 with dimmable windows
Airbus is intending to offer electronically-dimmable windows as an option on A350s, and plans to disclose more details at the Aircraft Interiors Expo at the end of March. The airframer does not currently use such technology in its aircraft range, unlike Boeing which fits dimmable windows on its 787s. Airbus ...
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NewsNo transmissions from UIA 737 crew before crash: investigators
Flight recorders from the crashed Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 in Tehran have been retrieved, with their memory units, although both have signs of physical damage. But there are no firm indications as to the circumstances of the 8 January event, including whether it might have been the result of ...
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NewsUIA 737 'on fire' before crash: Ukrainian investigators
Ukrainian investigators have indicated that a Boeing 737-800 which crashed shortly after departing Tehran had suffered an in-flight fire. The Ukrainian investigation authority NBAAI says the preliminary information has been obtained from “media sources”. It has not identified these sources, although an undated segment of video footage – which has ...
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NewsUS bans Iranian and Iraqi overflights citing risk to aircraft
US operators have been prohibited from operating in Iranian and Iraqi airspace in relation to the geopolitical tensions and the potential risk to civil air traffic. The US FAA’s restriction also covers the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It states that the heightened military activities and increased political ...
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NewsCrashed UIA 737 came down minutes after Tehran take-off
Iranian investigators have formally identified a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737-800 which crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran’s Imam Khomeini airport. The Civil Aviation Organisation says the twinjet was registered UR-PSR and had been bound for Kiev. It states that the aircraft took off at 06:12, operating as flight PS752, ...
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NewsInability to retrieve ditched DC-3 thwarts investigators
Investigators in the Bahamas have ended an inquiry into a Douglas DC-3 ditching after being unable to retrieve the aircraft for detailed analysis. The DC-3 (N437GB) – manufactured in 1945 – had been operated by Atlantic Air Cargo on a service to Nassau’s Lynden Pindling airport on 18 October last ...
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NewsAirbus in line to offer dimmable windows: supplier
Airbus is offering electronically-dimmable windows on its aircraft, according to a Michigan-based supplier of the technology. Gentex Corporation disclosed the development during the CES2020 consumer technology show in Las Vegas. It says that Airbus is “now offering” the technology on its aircraft, although neither party has indicated which aircraft types ...
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NewsPegasus 737-800 veers off runway at Istanbul
Pegasus Airlines has disclosed that a Boeing 737-800 suffered a runway excursion while landing in poor weather at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport. The aircraft (TC-CCK) had been arriving from Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates, as flight PC747. It conducted its approach to runway 06 at about 09:10 on 7 ...
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NewsBek Air further clouds picture of Fokker 100 crash
Bek Air is still pushing its theory that wake turbulence contributed to the loss of a Fokker 100 during take-off from Almaty, and is also indicating that the proximity of buildings should be examined by the inquiry. The airline has released further flight data which, it says, has been obtained ...