All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 271
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Weight error behind Blue Air 737 take-off tail-strike
UK investigators have revealed that a weight entry error during take-off calculations resulted in a Blue Air Boeing 737-800's suffering a tail-strike on departure from Birmingham.
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NewsTesting continues for deployable flight data recorders
Long or even futile post-crash searches for flight data recorders may soon be a thing of the past
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NewsAirbus looks deep into long-haul future
Airbus will enter this year’s aeronautical salon at Le Bourget for the first time with the A380 representing a part of its history rather than a part of its future. Centre-stage at the major air shows for much of the past 15 years – physically, if not in terms of ...
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NewsBelugaXL fleet goes from five to six
Bigger needs bigger – so Airbus is enlarging its planned fleet of mega-transports to connect its far-flung assembly operations
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Airbus orders slow to trickle but Paris air show beckons
Airbus's slow order activity failed to pick up in May, during which the airframer gained business for just a single A320neo.
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La Compagnie to show off A321neo at Paris air show
All-premium transatlantic carrier La Compagnie is to display its Airbus A321neo during the upcoming Paris air show.
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Investigators to release initial Superjet accident analysis
Russia's Interstate Aviation Committee has managed to reconstruct the entire ill-fated flight of the Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100 destroyed in a fatal fire at Moscow Sheremetyevo, as it prepares to release a preliminary analysis of the accident.
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One-time checks ordered for Superjet fleet
Russian authorities have ordered carriers to conduct a one-time inspection of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 fleet, in the wake of the fatal Aeroflot accident at Moscow Sheremetyevo last month.
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SAS scraps on-board duty-free to cut aircraft weight
Scandinavian operator SAS is to scrap duty-free sales on board its aircraft in a bid to trim weight and save fuel.
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Storm-hit Iranian ATR's captain ignored diversion advice
Iranian investigators have disclosed that an ATR 72-500 captain ignored repeated suggestions from the first officer not to proceed with a landing at Tehran during a storm, before the aircraft sustained damage during the touchdown.
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Near-catastrophic E190 upset traced to misrigged aileron cables
Portuguese investigators have found that an Embraer 190’s aileron cables had been incorrectly rigged before a ferry flight during which the pilots experienced severe in-flight control problems.
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NewsA320's impeded line-up preceded Edinburgh incursion
UK investigators have disclosed that a departing Airbus A320 had only just become airborne when a Boeing 737-800 touched down on the same runway, after delays to the departure resulted in rapid closure of their spacing.
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Ministry tenders for 'Russified' Superjet work
Russia’s government has stepped up efforts to develop a more domestically-focused Sukhoi Superjet 100, through a new research contract.
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Aeroflot lambasts governor over Superjet accident claims
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has sharply criticised comments from the regional governor of Khabarovsk suggesting the fatal accident involving a Sukhoi Superjet 100 was entirely the result of human factors.
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Airbus firmly rejects claims of position shift over Brexit
Airbus has flatly denied any change in its position regarding the UK’s planned withdrawal from the European Union, after a report emerged which has been widely interpreted as a shift in its plans.
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Paid contentChristian Scherer’s sales vision
If Airbus has been perceived as spending much of the half century since its creation playing catch-up with its rival in Seattle, nobody appears to have told Christian Scherer, chief commercial officer and the man tasked with persuading airlines that Airbus is the better option.
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Landing A350's wake suspected in Dubai DA62 crash
Investigators believe wake turbulence from a landing Airbus A350-900 may have contributed to the fatal crash of a light aircraft at Dubai earlier this month.
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PICTURES: SAA A340s join presidential inauguration flypast
Two South African Airways Airbus A340-600s have taken part in a large flypast to mark the 25 May inauguration of president Cyril Ramaphosa.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Lauda's darkest day echoes in 737 Max crisis
Late motor-racing champion Niki Lauda will be associated not just with his airline entrepreneurship but with an investigation which resulted in scrutiny of design assumptions, and the adequacy of testing and certification methods, similar to that now being given to the Boeing 737 Max.
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NewsFaury defends Airbus forecasting after A380 disappointment
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury has defended the airframer’s forecast methodology, in the aftermath of the decision to terminate production of the A380.
