All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 247
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Porpoising ATR lost nose-wheels in high-speed landing
Pilots of a White Airways ATR 72-600 failed to follow sterile cockpit procedures and allowed the aircraft to gain excessive energy before the turboprop porpoised on touchdown at Lisbon, suffering serious damage.
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Atlas 767 crash probe strives to comprehend pitch upset
US investigators probing the Atlas Air Boeing 767-300 freighter crash have yet to explain fully the initiating circumstances behind the elevator deflection which pushed the aircraft into a fatal dive on approach to Houston.
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PICTURES: Third test MC-21 lifts off on maiden flight
Russian airframer Irkut has commenced flight-testing with a third MC-21-300, which lifted off from its Irkutsk assembly centre on 16 March.
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Pilots warn on technology risk while chiding speculators
French cockpit crew representatives have highlighted the potential risks posed by increasingly advanced technology, while simultaneously urging restraint over speculation regarding the Boeing 737 Max accident in Ethiopia.
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Ryanair resurrects Buzz brand for Polish airline operation
Ryanair is to resurrect the 'Buzz' airline brand later this year, using it for its newly-established Polish operation Ryanair Sun.
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Derated A350-900 added to type certificate
European certification authorities have approved a derated version of the Airbus A350-900, with a 12% take-off thrust reduction.
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France's BEA poised to receive Ethiopian 737 Max recorders
French investigators appear to be poised to conduct the initial evaluation and download of information from flight recorders recovered from the crashed Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max.
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PICTURE: Lufthansa teases with Swiss and Austrian 787s
Lufthansa Group has indicated that its Swiss International Air Lines and Austrian Airlines divisions could end up operating some of the company’s newly-ordered Boeing 787-9s.
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Lufthansa orders 40 787s and A350s but cuts A380 fleet
Lufthansa Group is ordering 20 Boeing 787-9s and is also taking another 20 Airbus A350-900s to replace four-engined jets in its fleet.
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PICTURE: Uzbekistan receives first A320neo
Uzbekistan Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo, which is being acquired under an operating lease agreement with BOC Aviation.
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Russia's S7 opts to suspend 737 Max services
Russian carrier S7 Airlines has opted to suspend operation of its Boeing 737 Max jets, apparently without a specific instruction from the country’s civil aviation authority.
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EASA orders suspension of 737 Max 8 and Max 9 operations
Europe’s safety regulator has ordered a suspension of operations of the Boeing 737 Max 8 and Max 9.
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European momentum heaps pressure on 737 Max
Several European air transport regulators have taken individual decisions to ban operations with the Boeing 737 Max, resulting in a patchwork response over use of the aircraft.
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Icelandair takes some of its Max 8s out of service
Icelandair has joined the group of European carriers which are suspending Boeing 737 Max 8 operations.
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Lithium risk revives cargo-hold conversion mandate
European safety regulators are proposing regulatory changes which would require operators of aircraft with Class D cargo or baggage compartments to convert them to a higher fire-resistant standard.
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Norwegian opts to ground 737 Max
Norwegian has suspended operations with Boeing 737 Max jets, as regulatory pressure on the twinjet type continues to build.
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UK authorities order halt to 737 Max operations
UK civil aviation regulators have ordered a temporary suspension of Boeing 737 Max operations in the country, becoming the latest authority to implement measures against the type.
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Ju-Air banned from operating commercial Ju 52 flights
Swiss regulators have banned Junkers Ju 52 operator Ju-Air from conducting commercial passenger flights with the fleet, although it will be permitted to offer private flights for club members.
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Russian authority refrains from taking 737 Max measures
Russia’s civil aviation authority has refrained from any action over the Boeing 737 Max 8, but has pointed out that the sole operator of the type previously enhanced crew training on specific characteristics of the twinjet.
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A380 modification ends need for power-cycle resets
Airbus has developed a modification for A380s that addresses an internal timer issue which required operators periodically to recycle the type’s power systems.