All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 333
-
News
LAM and Germanwings inquiries contrast in medical scope
Investigators have not made any explicit safety recommendations relating to medical checks following the inquiry into the deliberate LAM Embraer 190 crash in Namibia in November 2013.
-
News
PICTURE: Saudia unveils plan for low-cost carrier
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia is to establish a new airline division for low-cost air transport in the kingdom.
-
News
A350 thrust-reversers modified after lock flaw
Airbus has modified the thrust-reverser actuation system of production A350-900s after a failure of a locking mechanism on an in-service aircraft.
-
News
BA A320 suffers suspected drone collision
UK police are investigating after a British Airways Airbus A320 suffered a suspected collision with an unmanned air vehicle while inbound to London Heathrow.
-
News
Tail-strike damage found after Corendon 737 diversion
Turkish investigators are looking into a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-800 which suffered a tail-strike on departure from Billund.
-
News
Hi Fly supplies A340 for commercial zero-gravity flights
Portuguese carrier Hi Fly is to providing an Airbus A340-300 for zero-gravity flights under a co-operation agreement with commercial space firm Swiss Space Systems.
-
News
PICTURE: Rossiya receives 747-400 in new colours
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya has taken delivery of a Boeing 747-400 bearing the revised and modernised livery of the newly-consolidated carrier.
-
News
Flydubai crash: Yoke push 'simultaneous' with stabiliser shift
Russian investigators have disclosed that a nose-down shift in the horizontal stabiliser on the ill-fated Flydubai Boeing 737-800 occurred as a push input was recorded on the crew control yoke.
-
News
Flydubai 737 crash probe: Stabiliser shifted to nose-down
Russian investigators have disclosed that the horizontal stabiliser of the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 transitioned to nose-down pitch at a height of 900m (2,950ft) as the crew attempted a second go-around.
-
News
Superjet manufacturer appears to cut full-year losses
Sukhoi’s civil aircraft division cut pre-tax losses by more than three-quarters last year, its newly-released accounts have revealed.
-
News
TAP Portugal to be first operator of A330neo
TAP Portugal is to be the first carrier to operate the re-engined Airbus A330neo, taking delivery of the type towards the end of 2017.
-
News
Batik 737 take-off collision badly damages TransNusa ATR
One of Indonesian regional carrier TransNusa Air Services’ ATR 42-600s has been severely damaged in a ground collision with a Boeing 737-800 conducting its take-off roll from Jakarta.
-
News
Alaska Air Group to acquire Virgin America
Alaska Air Group is to take over US budget carrier Virgin America in an agreement the operator values at some $4 billion.
-
News
Keflavik reviews certification flights after Superjet accident
Reykjavik Keflavik airport’s operator is reviewing procedures for certification testing in the wake of the accident involving a Sukhoi Superjet 100.
-
News
Fatigued Superjet test pilot used wrong throttle before crash
Icelandic investigators have concluded that a fatigued Sukhoi Superjet crew advanced the wrong throttle lever during a single-engined go-around test before the aircraft overran the runway.
-
News
Lufthansa discloses initial routes and layout for A350
Lufthansa has tentatively selected Boston and Delhi as the initial routes on which to deploy its Airbus A350-900s.
-
News
Czech Airlines switches order to A320neo
Czech Airlines has signed for seven Airbus A320neo twinjets which will replace a batch of A319s in its fleet.
-
News
EgyptAir hijack ends as suspect is detained
All the occupants of a hijacked EgyptAir Airbus A320 have been released and the suspect has been detained, according to the carrier.
-
News
Most passengers released from hijacked EgyptAir A320
All the passengers of a hijacked EgyptAir Airbus A320, bar four, have been released from the aircraft, according to the carrier.
-
News
Explosion damage appears close to Brussels Airlines check-in
Images of the aftermath of explosions at Brussels airport’s terminal building appear to indicate extensive damage in the area of the Brussels Airlines ticketing area.