All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 336
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Undisclosed customer orders 20 A330s
Airbus has secured orders for 20 A330s from an undisclosed customer, the airframer’s backlog figures have revealed.
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Cebu A320 inspection showed evidence of tree strike
Investigators are looking into an incident in which a Cebu Pacific Airbus A320 apparently struck trees while landing at Sibulan airport in the Philippines.
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China Eastern signs for 35 A350s and 787-9s
China Eastern Airlines has signed for 20 Airbus A350-900s and 15 Boeing 787-9s as part of a long-haul fleet modernisation programme.
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Brussels airport rejigs schedule to maximise limited capacity
Brussels airport’s operator is having to reduce the rate of departing peak-hour flights from the hub because passenger demand is increasing at a faster-than-predicted rate.
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Airbus confident of reaching A320neo output target
Airbus Group is confident that it can meet a full-year target of delivering just under 20% of A320s as re-engined variants, despite the snags relating to the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engine.
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Margin to meet A350 delivery target eroding: Airbus
Airbus Group still believes it can reach a target of delivering at least 50 A350s this year, but the company remains concerned about cabin supply-chain issues.
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Airbus ramp-up snags tip delivery balance to second half
Airbus Group is maintaining a production target of 10 A350s per month by the end of 2018, but acknowledges that the ramp-up efforts is becoming “increasingly challenging”.
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LAM crash inquiry lends support to flight-tracking case
Controllers failed to notice the disappearance of a LAM Embraer 190 lost over Namibia and damage to its emergency locator transmitter contributed to a long delay in reaching the crash site.
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MC-21 passes cockpit-impact tests
Russia’s Irkut MC-21 has passed a series of cockpit-impact tests intended to demonstrate the aircraft’s resistance to bird-strike, hail and foreign-object damage.
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Poor flight planning led to fatal DC-3 terrain collision
Colombian investigators believe a Douglas DC-3 crew’s failure to verify minimum safe altitudes during an unscheduled commercial domestic flight led to a fatal collision with high terrain.
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Object involved in BA A320 collision unconfirmed: minister
Doubts have emerged over the nature of the object which apparently collided with a British Airways Airbus A320 near London Heathrow.
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Flydubai crash: Stabiliser shift commanded from yoke trim switch
Russian investigators have revealed that substantial nose-down trim on the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 was applied through the manual trim switches on the pilot’s control column.
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PICTURES: Comair 737 arrives at new St Helena airport
South African carrier Comair has carried out the first large passenger jet landing at the new St Helena airport.
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Garuda confirms 14 A330neos to replace A330 order
Garuda Indonesia is taking 14 Airbus A330neo twinjets in place of seven A330-300s cancelled by the carrier.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
