All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 29
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NewsNorse Atlantic further diversifies by unveiling South African route
Long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways is opening services to the South African city of Cape Town from London Gatwick later this year. It will start operating the route on 28 October, ahead of the southern hemisphere summer. Norse, which exclusively uses Boeing 787s, says it will serve Cape Town ...
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NewsSuspect presented falsified waybill before alleged Air Canada cargo facility gold heist
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a fraudulent airway bill, based on a genuine seafood shipment, was presented by a suspect during the alleged theft of 6,600 gold bars from an Air Canada cargo facility in Toronto last year.
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NewsCrucial Dutch probe into fatal BK 160 accident strives to understand source of burn damage
Dutch investigators probing the fatal crash of a Blackshape Aircraft BK 160 are trying to determine whether external burn marks arose from an in-flight or post-impact fire.
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NewsIsrair Group restores fleet capacity to pre-conflict levels
Six months after the Israeli-Gaza conflict began, leisure carrier Israir Group has restored its fleet to pre-war levels. The airline says it will have nine single-aisle aircraft available, 192 days since the outbreak of the conflict in October 2023. With this level of capacity, it adds, it will be able ...
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NewsEuroAtlantic seeks to expand fleet as it secures funding commitment from shareholder
Portuguese wet-lease specialist EuroAtlantic Airways has secured a commitment for additional funding from its controlling shareholder, Njord I-Jet, as it looks to expand its fleet under a new management team. Njord I-Jet’s commitment illustrates its “confidence” in the “positive outlook” for the business, says the Lisbon-based carrier. The quantity of ...
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NewsRussia’s Smartavia shuffles senior leadership again
Russian carrier Smartavia has named Sergei Lazarev as its new chief executive, the fourth individual to hold the post in the space of about two years. Smartavia says Lazarev has been with the airline since March 2021. He was previously serving as first deputy general director for production at the ...
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NewsThunderstorms and torrential rain badly disrupt Dubai flight operations
Several flights bound for Dubai’s main airport have been diverted after thunderstorms brought torrential rain to the United Arab Emirates on 16 April. Operator Dubai Airports states that the “exceptional weather event” has forced the temporary diversion of inbound evening services, although departures have been able to continue. “The airport ...
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NewsBlackshape dismayed over fleet grounding but remains confident ahead of German air show
Italian airframer Blackshape Aircraft is confident that the grounding of its BS 115 and BK 160 single-engined trainers will shortly be resolved, as it supports regulatory investigations into two accidents which triggered the decision. The manufacturer is participating in the Aero Friedrichshafen 2024 show, which begins on 17 April, where ...
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NewsCaribbean operator St Barth Executive to introduce STOL version of P2012
Caribbean VIP operator St Barth Executive has been revealed as a launch customer for Tecnam’s short take-off and landing P2012 variant.
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NewsLegal claim over El Al group-booking price hike rejected
El Al states that a class action which accused the Israeli flag-carrier’s ticketing system of unfairly charging higher fares has been rejected in a legal judgement.
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NewsCasablanca could emerge as centre for KMC 777 freighter conversion
Casablanca is poised to become a freighter conversion centre for Boeing 777-300ERs under a venture involving Kansas Modification Center. KMC is one of several organisations developing cargo conversion programmes for 777 variants. It is co-operating with Wichita State University and aerospace firm NIAR Werx, and has been aiming for US ...
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NewsUS carrier IAero files for liquidation after agreement to sell assets to Eastern
US charter carrier IAero Airways has formally filed for liquidation after ceasing operations and reaching an agreement to sell assets, including its Boeing 737 fleet.
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NewsEstonian ministers end potential Nordica sale talks but privatisation aim remains
Estonian ministers are suspending discussions with two companies which had sought to acquire the troubled carrier Nordic Aviation Group, although efforts to privatise the company will continue. The ministry of climate change says two entities had submitted binding purchase offers. But one has been determined to be “financially insufficient”, and ...
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NewsUral reportedly abandons ‘impractical’ bid to fly stranded A320 out of field
Russian carrier Ural Airlines appears to have abandoned ambitions to rescue the Airbus A320 which landed in a field after running low on fuel during a diversion. The carrier has told the Izvestia newspaper that it considered several options for retrieving the twinjet after it touched down on rough ground ...
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NewsNorse Atlantic shareholders provide loan as carrier prepares for summer cash stream
Long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic Airways has obtained additional liquidity through a $20 million shareholder loan. The loan has been granted by Scorpio Holdings and BT Larsen & Co, the two largest shareholders in the airline company. Scorpio has 21.2% of Norse while BT Larsen – which is controlled by ...
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NewsConcessionaire loses €1.6bn bid for compensation over cancelled Nantes airport
Judges have rejected a compensation claim for nearly €1.6 billion ($1.7 billion) brought by Nantes airport’s concessionaire over the termination of the drawn-out Notre-Dame-des-Landes programme. The programme was originally conceived decades ago as a new airport development to address capacity limitations at Nantes Atlantique airport. But the project was mired ...
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NewsBlue Air 737 struck tail after captain belatedly intervened to avoid hard landing
Italian investigators have attributed a Boeing 737-800’s damaging tail-strike at Naples to the captain’s belated attempt to avoid a hard landing, after the first officer initiated an early flare. The Blue Air aircraft, arriving from Bucharest on 6 May 2022, had been conducting the ILS approach to runway 24. Its ...
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NewsBristol hosts pioneering trial refuelling airside baggage tractor with hydrogen
Bristol airport has hosted an airside hydrogen refuelling trial of a ground-servicing vehicle to demonstrate the potential for safe handling and support future regulatory guidance.
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NewsVASO assembly line receives aerostructures for latest Il-96
Voronezh-based airframer VASO has received the fuselage and wing sections for the latest Ilyushin Il-96-300 to be assembled at the plant. Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft has shown the fuselage being carried on a mobile platform along the plant’s runway. The four-engined widebody aircraft is still being produced – although ...
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NewsEgypt’s Sky Vision picks up converted A320 freighter through Vaayu Group
Egyptian company Sky Vision Airlines has received an Airbus A320 converted freighter, the second A320P2F to be handed over by lessor Vaayu Group. The aircraft, MSN2724, was originally delivered to Singaporean operator Scoot in 2006. Powered by International Aero Engines V2500s, the twinjet also served with Greek wet-lease carrier Orange2fly. ...