All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 273
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PICTURE: Air Tanzania receives first African A220
Air Tanzania has taken delivery of its first Airbus A220, becoming the initial African operator to receive the twinjet type.
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Drone-hit Gatwick aims to restore limited flight schedule
London Gatwick airport’s operator is hoping to restore a “limited” number of services over the next few hours, following the drone incursion which led to the airport’s closure.
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Aviation minister pressured over Gatwick drone crisis
UK aviation minister Liz Sugg has been pressured by the upper house of parliament over the government’s response to the severe disruption caused by drone activity at London Gatwick.
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Military supports police hunt for Gatwick disruptors
London Gatwick operations are likely to remain disrupted overnight, as law enforcement officials continue their effort to locate those responsible for the drone activity which has put the hub out of action for 24h.
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Gatwick drone disruption 'deliberate': police
Law enforcement officials have described the severe disruption of flight operations at London Gatwick by drones as deliberate, but not related to terrorism.
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A330neo engine secures 330min ETOPS clearance
Rolls-Royce has secured approval for 330min extended twin-engined operations (ETOPS) for the Trent 7000 engine which powers the Airbus A330neo.
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Flights badly disrupted as drones force Gatwick closure
London Gatwick operations have been severely disrupted by the decision to close the airport as a result of drone activity.
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Landing mode changes snared 777 go-around pilots
German investigators’ findings from the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER excursion at Munich, showing the crew was snared by landing mode logic, indicate parallels with the Emirates 777-300 accident at Dubai five years later.
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SIA 777 excursion at Munich sparked by ILS interference
Interference from a departing aircraft disrupted the ILS signal moments before a landing Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300ER veered off the runway at Munich.
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Wizz Air UK taking Luton-based fleet to 11 next year
Wizz Air is to expand its UK operation with another pair of Airbus A321s next year, supporting a network expansion from London Luton.
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UK to detail airspace modernisation strategy
UK authorities are set to unveil plans to overhaul the country’s airspace through a modernisation programme intended to take advantage of air traffic management technology.
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Air Canada 777-300ER suffers Hong Kong tail-strike
One of Air Canada’s Boeing 777-300ER has sustained damage during a hard landing and tail-strike at Hong Kong.
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PICTURES: Lufthansa A380 arrives in new colour scheme
Lufthansa has revealed the first Airbus A380 to carry the German airline’s recently-revamped aircraft livery.
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Rolls-Royce admits Trent 1000 disruption still 'high'
Rolls-Royce admits that the number of Trent 1000-powered Boeing 787s remaining on the ground as a result of regulatory maintenance demands is still “high”, in spite of its rectification efforts.
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EASA permits Trent 1000 waiver over blade issues
European safety regulators have permitted Rolls-Royce a temporary deviation from requirements to comply fully with certification criteria, while it continues investigating blade cracking on the Trent 1000.
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Conventional A320-family backlog drops below 200
Airbus delivered over twice as many A320neo-family jets than baseline variants during November, as the remaining backlog of conventional A320-family aircraft fell below 200.
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SalamAir becomes latest Middle East A320neo carrier
Omani carrier SalamAir has become the first operator in the Middle Eastern sultanate to introduce the Airbus A320neo.
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Airbus escalates deliveries in chase for year-end target
Airbus delivered 89 aircraft in November, the highest number shifted in a single month so far this year.
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Forty A320neos make up bulk of Airbus' November sales
Lessor Avolon’s order for 100 A320neo-family jets fell outside of the November window, although the airframer recorded 40 A320neos for three customers during the month.
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Avolon orders 100 A320neo-family jets
Irish-based lessor Avolon is ordering 100 Airbus A320neo-family jets, comprising 75 A320neos and 25 A321neos.