All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 381
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NewsAirbus achieves 2012 delivery target of 30 A380s
Airbus has achieved its target of 30 A380 deliveries over the course of 2012, including 13 in the final quarter alone. The airframer confirms it has...
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Ulyanovsk flight school takes Superjet simulator
Russia's Ulyanovsk higher civil aviation school has taken delivery of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 flight simulator from the firm Dynamika. The manufacturer...
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NewsAir Baltic firms order for 10 CSeries
Latvia's Air Baltic has firmed its tentative agreement for 10 Bombardier CS300s, which the carrier had unveiled earlier this year.
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NewsCrashed Superjet was coded as fighter: investigators
Indonesian air traffic control was unaware that the crashed Sukhoi Superjet 100 was an airliner because it had been coded as a Sukhoi Su-30 fighter. Flight-data...
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NewsCrashed Superjet's pilot silenced terrain-warning system
Indonesian investigators have determined that the captain of a Sukhoi Superjet 100 inhibited the terrain-collision system, believing its alerts to be erroneous. The...
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NewsAirbus stays firm on A350-800 development schedule
Airbus insists it remains committed to the A350-800, despite its much-reduced backlog, and has not drawn up plans to change the programme schedule.
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Airbus considers extra exits to lift A321neo to 235 seats
Airbus is examining a possible A321 fuselage modification which would aim to increase passenger capacity of the A321neo. The modification would potentially...
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NewsAirAsia orders 100 Airbus jets including 64 A320neos
Budget carrier AirAsia has ordered another 64 Airbus A320neos as well as a further 36 baseline A320s.
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Trent XWB undergoes critical blade-off test
Rolls-Royce is examining data after performing the crucial blade-off test for the Trent XWB powerplant, the engine which will power the Airbus A350 aircraft family.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: BA loads A380s in favour of premium cabin
British Airways' configuration for its Airbus A380s illustrates a heavy weighting towards premium passengers, with almost the lowest levels of economy seating...
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NewsRolls-Royce test-flies first 787-9 demonstrator engine
Rolls-Royce has flown the demonstrator engine for the Boeing 787-9, a higher-thrust version of its Trent 1000 powerplant. The manufacturer says it...
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NewsDelta buys 49% share of Virgin Atlantic for $360m
Delta Air Lines is to acquire Singapore Airlines' 49% share in UK operator Virgin Atlantic for $360 million, less than half the £600 million ($965 million)...
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NewsBA to have 469-seat A380s and 214-seat 787-8s
British Airways has revealed that its Airbus A380s will have a four-class layout with 469 seats, comprising 212 on the upper deck and 257 on the lower.
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Lithuanian start-up aims to be ready for EU presidency
Lithuanian authorities are aiming to establish a new carrier to serve the Baltic state as it takes over the presidency of the European Union next year. Air...
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Sabena Technics cleared for MRO on A380
Overhaul firm Sabena Technics has secured approval for base maintenance on the Airbus A380 at its French facility in Bordeaux. Sabena Technics, which...
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NewsVirgin Atlantic to wet-lease A320s from Aer Lingus
Virgin Atlantic has tentatively agreed to wet-lease four Airbus A320s from Irish flag-carrier Aer Lingus. The twinjets will be painted in Virgin Atlantic...
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Icelandair opts for 737 Max to operate alongside 757s
Icelandair has tentatively selected the Boeing 737 Max to modernise its fleet, opting for both the -8 and -9 versions of the twinjet. The carrier has...
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NewsChina Southern takes 10 A330s as emissions dispute eases
China Southern Airlines has agreed to acquire 10 Airbus A330-300s, in a sign that the rethink on the European emission-trading system has helped resolve a dispute over long-haul jet orders.
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NewsA330 incident sparks urgent angle-of-attack sensor action
European safety regulators are ordering operators of Airbus A330s and A340s to incorporate a new emergency procedure to cope with blocked angle-of-attack...
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NewsPICTURES: First flying A350 prototype rolls out of assembly line
Airbus has completed primary structural assembly of the first flying prototype A350-900, and transported it to the testing station next to the assembly line in Toulouse.
