All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 434
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PICTURE: Armavia takes delivery of new ILFC A319
Armenian flag carrier Armavia has taken delivery of its first new Airbus A319, the twinjet having been leased from International Lease Finance. The aircraft...
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Emirates pulls A380s off JFK to serve Toronto and Bangkok
Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is to withdraw its Airbus A380s from the New York JFK route to shift capacity to Toronto, and will also deploy the type to...
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Lufthansa regional overhaul to cull BAe 146 and Avro fleets
Lufthansa's planned reshaping of its regional divisions, following its commitment to the Bombardier CSeries, will result in its culling almost its entire...
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Air Berlin in talks to take over part of TUIfly operation
German carrier Air Berlin is in discussions with tour operator TUI Travel over a possible strategic co-operation involving carrier TUIfly. Under the...
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Saudi Arabia scraps luxury A319 operator Kayala
Middle Eastern luxury carrier Kayala Airline is to suspend operations in April, citing uneconomical trading conditions. The carrier is operated through...
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Russia's KD-Avia rescued after Government intervenes
Struggling Russian carrier KD-Avia is to resume normal services, after the Government cleared the way for desperately-needed financial support. The...
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Lufthansa to fit PrivatAir business jets with economy cabin
Lufthansa is to adopt a 92-seat mixed-class configuration, including an economy cabin, on the PrivatAir business aircraft which operate on particular routes...
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Austrian board formally backs takeover as losses mount
Austrian Airlines' management board has formally recommended that shareholders accept Lufthansa's takeover, as Austrian confirmed abysmal financial results...
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Rolls-Royce: Trent 800 fix only part of broader icing issue
Rolls-Royce is stressing that its anti-icing modification for the Trent 800 is just one part of a broader course of action required for the emerging issue...
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Rolls-Royce to modify Trent as tests replicate BA 777 icing
Rolls-Royce is developing a modification for the fuel-oil heat exchanger on Trent 800 after investigators managed to replicate the icing-induced constriction...
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Europe proposes moratorium on 'use it or lose it' slot rule
Regulators are proposing to ease pressure on airlines by lifting strict European slot-use requirements for the summer 2009 season. Carriers are obliged...
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UK's BMI turns in £100m loss
UK operator BMI has turned in a huge post-tax loss of almost £100 million ($137 million), on a slight rise in revenue to £1.04 billion. The figures...
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Ryanair to eliminate airport check-in by October
Irish budget carrier Ryanair is to swtich to wholly Internet-based check-in by 1 October, and has detailed the phased elimination of airport check-in facilities. It...
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Air Berlin considers selling long-haul operation LTU
Germany's Air Berlin is considering divestment of its long-haul holiday operation LTU, less than two years after acquiring the carrier. It says a sale...
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Four new Oman Air routes include Paris and Frankfurt
Middle Eastern operator Oman Air is to open four new European and Asian routes this year, as it begins introducing its Airbus A330s. The Omani flag-carrier...
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EXCLUSIVE: British Airways A318 all-business cabin revealed
British Airways has revealed the interior cabin layout of the all-business Airbus A318s it will use on transatlantic routes from London City Airport
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India's prototype Saras push-prop crashes outside Bangalore
India's National Aerospace Laboratories has suffered a setback to its push-prop Saras light aircraft programme after one of the two prototypes crashed on...
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Fokker 50 fix aims to stop in-flight idled-throttle accidents
Operators of Fokker 50 turboprops are being instructed to modify the engine controls to help reduce the likelihood that pilots will inadvertently move the...
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BA's Walsh: Financial governance main hurdle to Iberia tie-up
Integration of British Airways and Iberia is being held up by the outstanding issue of financial governance over the two carriers, rather than matters relating...
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OpenSkies to fit L'Avion 757s with 82 seats
British Airways' all-business OpenSkies operation is to reconfigure the Boeing 757-200s of carrier L'Avion with 82 seats, but intends to phase out the French...