All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 385
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El Al to expand 737 fleet with -900ERs
Israeli flag-carrier El Al is to acquire four new Boeing 737-900ERs for fleet modernisation, and is placing options on another pair. The airline states...
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PICTURES: First Aeroflot Superjet takes to the air
Sukhoi has conducted the maiden flight of Aeroflot’s first Sukhoi Superjet 100 in the Russian flag-carrier’s colours.
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US sanctions hold up Iran Air engine failure probe
Swedish investigators have revealed how an inquiry into an Iranian Airbus departure incident at Stockholm Arlanda was delayed by several months as a result...
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Lufthansa Technik, Panasonic venture branded Idair
German maintenance firm Lufthansa Technik and Panasonic Avionics have branded their planned cabin equipment joint venture as Idair. Lufthansa Technik...
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Boeing wants stronger crosswind to tax 787
Boeing is yet to be completely satisfied with crosswind testing of the 787 because the airframer is still looking for the opportunity to operate the twinjet in adequately strong gusts.
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Investigators reveal extent of latest AF447 search effort
Next month's renewed search for the wreckage of Air France flight AF447 will concentrate on a 20nm (37km) circle centred on the last known position of the...
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New search for missing AF447 to start in March
French investigators have detailed plans for a fourth attempt to locate the wreckage of the Air France Airbus A330-200 lost over the Atlantic in mid-2009...
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Combi freighter plan emerges for Fokker 100
Three aircraft in the pipeline as mining and oil companies take an interest in marque for use in remote countries
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RVSM finally set to remove bottleneck over Iraq
Implementation of reduced vertical separation minima across the Middle East region is set to be completed next month if Iraqi airspace authorities hold to a revised schedule to join the scheme.
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Jetstar A330 suffered icing of Goodrich pitot probes
Investigation into Australian Jetstar Airbus event says that at least two of the probes were obstructed
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India's Flyington cancels A330 freighter order
India's Flyington Freighters has cancelled its order for 12 Airbus A330-200Fs, four years after becoming one of the type's initial customers.
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Fokker 50 operator tests iPad as electronic flight bag
Swedish regional carrier Amapola is testing a new electronic flight-bag cockpit installation, based on the portable Apple iPad, for its Fokker 50 turboprop fleet.
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Kallas: EU security strategy covers 'live animal bombs'
European transport commissioner Siim Kallas insists that security legislation accounts for the possibility of explosives being smuggled on board aircraft...
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Ukraine's Dniproavia to acquire up to 15 Embraer 190s
Ukraine's Dniproavia is to introduce 10 Embraer 190 aircraft which it intends to operate in co-operation with partner AeroSvit. The agreement also...
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Superjet 100 secures Russian certification
Sukhoi's Superjet 100 has been certified by Russian authorities, clearing the way for its commercial operation with its initial customers.
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Airbus juggles A330-300 weights to offer longer range
Airbus is to offer carriers a higher-weight A330-300 from the fourth quarter of this year, taking the maximum take-off weight (MTOW) to 235t. Raising...
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Domodedovo bomb toll exceeds 30: ministry
Thirty-four people are listed by the Russian emergency situations ministry as having died in today's Moscow Domodedovo Airport terminal bombing. Russia's...
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Thrust-reverser suspected in Sudanese 707 crash
Investigators are refining simulations of a Sudanese Boeing 707-330 freighter crash in order to determine whether a serious fault affecting the outboard...
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Airbus takes sales past five figures
Airbus spent its first 33 years building 5,000 orders on its books, but took only six more years to duplicate that level of sales and push its gross total into five figures in the final two days of 2010.