All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 423
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EASA: tests find no safety issue with Thales A330 pitot
European safety authorities have formally issued an airworthiness directive covering replacement of Thales pitot probes on Airbus A330/A340s. The directive...
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Gulf Air puts A340 fleet on the market
Gulf Air is seeking takers for its Airbus A340s as its newly appointed chief executive begins a "comprehensive review" of the loss-making Bahraini flag carrier. Aircraft...
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SkyEurope surrenders, cancels all operations
Central European budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines has suspended operations with immediate effect. The airline, already under Slovak creditor protection,...
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Net closes on SkyEurope at Bratislava and Prague
Embattled budget carrier SkyEurope Airlines' operational situation appears to be deteriorating, with Bratislava Airport's timetable indicating a mass cancellation of its flights
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VIDEO: Su-27 crashes at Radom Air Show
Two Sukhoi Su-27 pilots have thought to have died after their aircraft crashed while displaying at the Radom Air Show in Poland
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First British Airways A318 arrives at London Gatwick
British Airways’ first Airbus A318, fitted with its all-business cabin, has arrived at London Gatwick ahead of final testing
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Thales to market Xsight's runway-debris detection system
France's Thales is creating a partnership with Israeli company Xsight Systems to market jointly runway debris detection equipment. The partnership...
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Search team consider options for broadening AF447 hunt
French investigators are to consider options for expanding the search for the flight recorders of Air France flight AF447 after ending a second phase of...
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Hungary's Aeroplex and Armavia sign Superjet MRO deals
Sukhoi Superjet 100 marketing organisation Superjet International has sealed an agreement with Hungarian maintenance firm Aeroplex to provide maintenance...
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Ukrainian-Russian team keeps An-124 interest afloat
Russia's United Aircraft, Ukraine's Antonov and outsize freight carrier Volga-Dnepr have signed a technical requirements document covering the modernised...
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Omni purchases two ex-Alitalia 767s
Omni Air International has emerged as the buyer of two Boeing 767-300ER aircraft being sold under the disposal process for Alitalia's assets. Several...
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Spanair MD-82 crash: Pilots twice failed to check flap setting
Investigators of last year's fatal Spanair Boeing MD-82 crash have disclosed that the pilots' failure to carry out proper flap and slat position checks contributed...
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Air China picks up 12.5% Cathay stake, Swire takes extra 2%
Cathay Pacific Airways shareholder CITIC Pacific is selling a 12.5% stake in the carrier to Air China. It will also sell a 2% share to major Cathay...
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PICTURE: Libya's Afriqiyah receives first A330
Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, one of three ordered by the operator in 2006. Afriqiyah's aircraft...
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'Jetpod' air taxi entrepreneur killed in test crash
Efforts to develop a short take-off and landing air taxi known as the Jetpod have suffered a setback after a test version crashed in Malaysia, killing the...
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Airbus A350 could be equipped with automatic emergency descent system
Airbus is considering equipping the A350 XWB with an automated system that would put the aircraft into an unaided emergency descent if it detected unsafe...
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A350 government aid will fall short of maximum permissible
Airbus insists it is not disappointed by the relatively modest contribution from the UK Government to the A350 XWB programme, formally disclosed today
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SAS to slash more jobs and 'demand' pay cuts among crews
SAS Group is slashing up to 1,500 more positions through yet another cost-cutting programme, aimed at generating SKr2 billion ($273 million) in savings largely...
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EASA to allow four months to replace Thales A330/A340 pitots
Operators of Airbus A330s and A340s will have a four-month window to replace Thales Avionics pitot probes once Europe's safety regulator firms up the proposal...