All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 366
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NewsEthiopian 767 overruns after diverting to small airport
Ethiopian Airlines is gathering information after a Boeing 767-300 registered to the carrier landed in the small Tanzanian airport of Arusha.
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NewsNo sign of mechanical failure on crashed LAM 190
Namibian investigators have found no indication of mechanical malfunction on the LAM Mozambique Embraer 190 which crashed while en route from Maputo to Luanda.
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NewsA350-1000 approaches end of concept phase
Airbus is to freeze concept work for the A350-1000 by the end of this month, and shift to a more detailed design stage in the new year.
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Airbus sees A350 service entry in fourth quarter 2014
Airbus is aiming for certification of its A350-900 in the third quarter of 2014, and entry into service in the fourth quarter.
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NewsFrench probe Onur A321's low approach
French investigators are looking into a low-altitude incident involving a Turkish-registered aircraft which descended to less than 50ft above runway height while still 3nm from landing.
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NewsLanding G550 damages London Stansted ILS
UK investigators are examining a Gulfstream G550 which damaged the instrument landing system at London Stansted airport during an early morning arrival, forcing a downgrade of the site's low-visibility capability...
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NewsGlasgow EC135 crash: rotors not spinning at impact
Initial analysis shows that neither the main nor tail rotor of a police helicopter was rotating at the time the aircraft crashed through the roof of a public bar in Glasgow.
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NewsKuwait Airways signs for A350 and A320neo
Kuwait Airways has moved a step closer to a fleet-renewal programme, having signed a tentative deal to acquire 10 Airbus A350-900s and 15 A320neos.
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NewsVIDEO: An-148 performs rough-field demonstration
Antonov has conducted a demonstration of the rough-field capabilities of its An-148 regional jet, using a dirt runway at Odessa.
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NewsTatarstan crash spurs training centre probe
Russia’s federal Investigative Committee is putting pressure on the country’s aviation regulator Rosaviatsia over its licensing of flight training centres.
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NewsAirbus close to setting new order record
Airbus is edging towards a record year for net orders, after it ended November with a total of 1,314 – barely 100 short of its all-time high.
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NewsTatarstan Airlines faces threat of grounding
Russia’s federal aviation authority is looking to ground Tatarstan Airlines after an inspection of the carrier discovered a number of operational problems.
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Qatar Airways to open Dallas route
Oneworld alliance carrier Qatar Airways is to open a new US connection with non-stop daily services to Dallas-Fort Worth from the beginning of July next year.
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NewsRussian probe: Aircraft age unrelated to safety
Russian legislation aimed at limiting the age of Western-built aircraft in the country appears to counter the position of investigators probing the Tatarstan Boeing 737-500 crash.
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NewsKazan 737 crash crew received 'pull up' warnings
Pilots of the Tatarstan Boeing 737-300 which crashed during a go-around at Kazan received sink-rate and “pull up” orders from the ground-proximity warning system as it entered its fatal descent.
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Modification to correct Q400 nose-steering flaw
Canadian safety authorities have ordered modification of Bombardier Q400 nose-wheel steering systems after a latent design deficiency was discovered during a pushback incident.
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NewsSwiss probe A320's short-runway departure
Swiss investigators are looking into an Airbus A320 incident in which the jet conducted a short-runway departure with settings for a full-runway take-off.
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Norwegian near-stall to spur 737 modification
Boeing is to modify 737s to improve protection against potential freezing of elevator systems, after investigation into a near-stall by a Norwegian aircraft highlighted the risk of de-icing fluid contaminating power control units for the horizontal stabiliser.
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Enhanced Trent 900 passes EASA type test
Rolls-Royce's enhanced version of the Trent 900 for the Airbus A380 has passed a type test with the European Aviation Safety Agency, bringing the powerplant closer to certification.
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BA CityFlyer orders another Embraer 190
British Airways' regional subsidiary, BA CityFlyer, is ordering another Embraer 190 for its London City-based operation.
