All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 340
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Commuter aircraft crashes on take-off from Lagos
Nigerian authorities have confirmed that a regional aircraft has crashed during take-off from Lagos.
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Lessor Nordic Aviation orders 15 more ATRs
Danish lessor Nordic Aviation Capital has ordered up to 40 more ATR turboprops, of which 15 are firm.
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Saab 340 crew just 2s from terrain collision: inquiry
Finnish investigators have revealed that pilots of a Latvian Saab 340 freighter ignored ground-proximity warnings during a highly-unstable low approach to Mariehamn airport.
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Balloon hit left A319 pilots with airspeed problem
Pilots of a TAM Airbus A319 did not cope effectively with unreliable airspeed indications after the aircraft collided with a plastic banner being towed by a hot air balloon, blocking four air data sensors.
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Jazeera to serve Dubai World Central airport
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways is to begin operating to Dubai's new airport, Al-Maktoum International, from the end of October.
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Ryanair to open Polish domestic routes
Budget carrier Ryanair is to branch into Polish domestic routes to reinforce its network at Warsaw's Modlin airport.
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Norwegian's 787 complaints spur Boeing measures
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian is to be assisted by a quick-response team tasked with smoothing the carrier's troubled Boeing 787 operations.
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Vietnamese operator signs for up to 100 A320s
Vietnamese low-cost operator VietJet Air has tentatively signed to acquire 62 A320-family aircraft and take purchase rights on 30 more.
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Some A380 slots for 2015 still open
Airbus still has A380 slots open towards the end of 2015 although these are only available to existing customers.
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Latest Airbus forecast unmoved on A380 demand
Airbus is defiantly maintaining its optimistic 20-year outlook for high-capacity passenger jets despite not having recorded a firm sale of its A380 this year.
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Waypoint data entry error led to 777's rapid descent
Incorrect data entry during a Boeing 777-300ER’s preparations for landing resulted in the crew’s having to deal with an unexpectedly rapid descent and a low-level approach into Melbourne.
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SIA and India's Tata to set up full-service carrier
Singapore Airlines is intending to establish an Indian-based airline in co-operation with the diversified Tata Group.
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Boeing coy on 'enhancement' to 787-9 gear doors
Boeing is giving away little about a curious aspect of the new 787-9 observed as the aircraft departed on its maiden flight.
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EASA approves Trent 1000 for 787-9
European authorities have certificated the higher-thrust Package C version of the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 powerplant, which is designed to power the Boeing 787-9 twinjet.
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SAA to merge with SA Express and Mango
South African Airways is to be merged with regional operator SA Express and low-cost carrier Mango under a newly-disclosed turnaround strategy for the flag-carrier.
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Wrongly-fitted washer led A300 to veer off runway
Incorrect installation of a washer in the nose-gear torque link axle of an Airbus A300B4 freighter caused a chain reaction that ended with the aircraft’s veering off the runway at Bratislava.
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Norwegian overcomes hitches on 787 fleet
Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian has put both of its Boeing 787s back into service after separate technical problems affecting the jets forced the carrier to wet-lease Airbus A340s.
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VIDEO: First Qatar A380 performs maiden flight
Middle Eastern carrier Qatar Airways’ first Airbus A380 has performed its maiden flight, an initial sortie to Hamburg for cabin fitting work.
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Airbus expects second A350 to fly in October
Airbus is expecting to fly its second A350-900 prototype, MSN3, next month and begin final assembly of the first customer aircraft by the end of this year.
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Airbus secures Chinese A330 order in quiet August
China Eastern Airlines was behind the only long-haul order for Airbus during a quiet August, but the deal for the single A330 marks the first firm Chinese order recorded by the airframer this year.