All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 258
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Two unidentified airlines among A321XLR customers
Airbus has revealed that two additional customers have each signed for 10 A321XLRs, taking the overall number of committed operators to 15.
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PICTURES: A380 engine parts found under Greenland snow
Investigators searching snow-covered areas of Greenland for crucial engine parts from an Air France Airbus A380 have managed to recover some of the missing components.
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An-148 crash a consequence of slack safety culture: probe
Russian investigators have revealed that sloppy procedures and a poor safety culture pervaded Saratov Airlines before the fatal Antonov An-148 crash outside Moscow early last year.
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SAA to operate leased A350-900s
South African Airways is to modernise its fleet with a pair of Airbus A350-900s, which will be introduced in the second half of this year.
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Landing-gear repair flaw spurs urgent A320 inspections
Urgent inspections have been ordered on a batch of Airbus A320-family jets after discovery of an incorrect repair to the main landing-gear.
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An-24 suffered engine failure before fatal excursion
Preliminary investigation into the fatal Antonov An-24 runway excursion in southern Russia suggests the Angara Airlines aircraft suffered engine failure before landing.
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Two crew fatalities after Angara An-24 landing excursion
Two crew members have been killed in a runway excursion involving an Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 which had attempted an emergency landing at Nizhneangarsk in southern Russia.
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Older-variant 737 operators told to modify pitot anti-ice
Early-variant Boeing 737 operators are being instructed to replace pitot anti-icing systems and carry out related modifications, to avoid the possibility of pilots' being presented with false air data.
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Actuator deterioration behind Onur A330 gear-up landing
Investigators have disclosed that an attempt to lower an Airbus A330-200's undercarriage by free-fall failed because the condition of key actuator components had deteriorated.
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NewsTarom stays with ATR for regional fleet modernisation
Romanian flag-carrier Tarom is to modernise its regional fleet with the acquisition of nine ATR 72-600 turboprops.
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PICTURE: Researchers test new long-range concept
Russian researchers are conducting windtunnel tests on a new twin-engined aircraft concept with a potential range of nearly 4,900nm (9,000km).
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DA62 breached separation before suspected wake crash
United Arab Emirates investigators have disclosed that the Diamond Aircraft DA62 which fatally crashed at Dubai last month had been following preceding traffic on a parallel runway closer than prescribed before a suspected wake-vortex upset.
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PARIS: Airbus smooths A220 relationship with Leonardo
Airbus's A220 programme manager believes the airframer has improved its relationship with Italian supplier Leonardo, after a legal spat over aerostructures for the type.
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PARIS: A220 weight hike mainly a paperwork change
Airbus's maximum take-off weight increase for the A220 is effectively a paperwork change, rather than a structural adaptation.
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PARIS: Flynas opts to take A321XLRs
Saudi Arabian budget carrier Flynas has disclosed that it is tentatively taking 10 Airbus A321XLRs, and is converting 10 A320neos to the larger A321neo variant.
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NewsPARIS: Airbus show total should restore positive net orders
Airbus is claiming a total of 149 firmly-ordered aircraft, across its product range, plus 214 commitments by the close of the Paris air show.
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PARIS: Modified exit doors key to 460-seat Cebu A330neos
Airbus has indicated that the 460-seat layout for the Cebu Pacific A330-900s will involve a door modification in order to achieve exit limits.
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PARIS: Airbus's Faury defends widebody strategy
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has defended the airframer's widebody aircraft strategy, maintaining that its A330neo and A350 combination are the most modern long-haul types available to the market.
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Four suspects to be prosecuted over attack on MH17
Joint investigators have identified four suspects they intend to prosecute over the destruction of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 five years ago.
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PARIS: Airbus chief on Brexit – different words, same message
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury admits to using "different words" to his predecessor, Tom Enders, regarding the company's attitude towards the UK's exit from the European Union, but he is similarly warning of "absolutely huge" risks of a 'no deal' scenario.