All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 276
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Airbus indicates A321XLR would have over 100t MTOW
Airbus is looking at taking the maximum take-off weight of the A321neo above 100t in order to extend the range of the type beyond that of the new A321LR.
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Arkia opts for 220-seat layout with first delivered A321LR
Israeli carrier Arkia is configuring its long-range Airbus A321LR with 220 seats, giving the airline around a 3,300nm range with the twinjet type.
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Air Astana E190 control-loss crew prepared to ditch in ocean
Investigations are under way into a serious loss-of-control incident involving an Air Astana Embraer 190, during which the crew considered ditching in the sea.
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IndiGo takes 125 more A321neos through order switch
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo is to take another 125 Airbus A321neos, by converting a batch of its huge A320neo backlog to the larger type.
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Eighteen A330neos revive Airbus long-haul order book
Airbus secured orders for 10 A330-900s from an undisclosed customer at the end of October, rounding off a month in which it formally logged eight A330-800s for Kuwait Airways.
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Fly Jamaica 757 badly damaged in landing accident
Caribbean operator Fly Jamaica believes all occupants of a Boeing 757-200 are safe after the aircraft was badly damaged in a landing accident at Georgetown, Guyana.
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Flybe monitors director modes after Q400 dive incident
UK regional operator Flybe has introduced flight-data monitoring to check for pilots’ incorrectly select flight-director modes before take-off, following a serious incident involving a Bombardier Q400 departing Belfast City.
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Bombardier to sell Q400 programme
Bombardier has disclosed that it is selling its Dash 8 turboprop programme to a subsidiary of Longview Aviation Capital Corporation for $300 million.
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Sukhoi studies lower-weight Superjet wing designs
Analysts have conducted tests for Sukhoi Civil Aircraft on two modified wing designs intended to save structural weight in comparison with the current Superjet 100.
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EASA orders service life recalculation of Global 5000/6000 parts
European safety regulators are set to order certain Bombardier Global 5000 and 6000 operators to recalculate the service life of low-pressure compressor discs, and other parts, after raising concerns over engine rotor speed variations.
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Air Baltic A220 to conduct demo tour for Airbus
Airbus has embarked on a demonstration tour with an A220-300 to promote the twinjet following its acquisition of the programme earlier this year.
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VIDEO: A330-800 set for maiden flight
Airbus is set to conduct the maiden flight of the A330-800 from its Toulouse headquarters on 6 November.
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BA A350-1000s to have three-class cabin
British Airways will cut the first-class cabin from its Airbus A350-1000 fleet, although the type will feature a similar level of accommodation as the carrier’s higher-density Boeing 747-400s.
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IAG yet to determine a quarter of projected 2023 fleet
Almost a quarter of the fleet IAG will operate in five years’ time has yet to be determined, according to the company’s latest capacity plan.
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Icelandair Group to take over budget rival Wow Air
Icelandair Group has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of its budget rival Wow Air.
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PICTURE: Air New Zealand takes first A321neo
Air New Zealand has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo, one of 20 of the re-engined A320neo family destined for the carrier.
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IAG to preserve Qatar ties if carrier quits Oneworld
IAG expects to maintain its co-operation with Qatar Airways, even as it predicts that the Middle Eastern carrier will drop out of the Oneworld alliance.
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Aer Lingus signals more A330s and studies 'A321XLR'
Aer Lingus has outlined a five-year long-haul fleet plan which increases its net number of twin-aisle aircraft by three – from 13 to 16 Airbus A330s – by 2023.
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IAG business 'unaffected' as UK's EU withdrawal nears
Uncertainty over the UK’s planned withdrawal from the European Union has not had any impact on IAG’s business, its chairman has told a capital markets event.
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Omitted pin led MD-11F to shed nose-wheel at Buenos Aires
Argentinean investigators have concluded that omission of a pin following a Boeing MD-11F nose-wheel replacement led the aircraft to shed the wheel upon landing at Buenos Aires’ Ezeiza airport.