All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 6

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    Three UK airports sold to German management firm AviAlliance

    2024-11-13T14:52:00Z

    Spanish infrastructure firm Ferrovial and joint-venture partner Macquarie Group are selling the entire shareholding of AGS Airports Holdings, the owner of three major UK airports. AGS Airports is the parent of Aberdeen and Glasgow airports in Scotland, and Southampton airport on the English south coast. Under the agreement they will ...

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    Wizz Air: New crew procedures helping to cut GPS interference impact

    2024-11-13T12:06:00Z

    Central European budget carrier Wizz Air has recorded a decline in spurious terrain warnings since implementing defensive crew procedures against GPS spoofing and interference earlier this year. Wizz Air Hungary flight-data monitoring manager Akos Steigervald detailed the carrier’s experience during the annual European Union Aviation Safety Agency conference in Budapest ...

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    Angola’s TAAG starts shifting flights to new Luanda airport

    2024-11-13T09:47:00Z

    Angolan flag-carrier TAAG has commenced operations from the capital Luanda’s new Agostinho Neto international airport. The airline transferred its domestic Luanda-Cabinda flight to the new hub on 10 November, operating the initial service with a Boeing 737-700 before switching to a De Havilland Dash 8-400. Source: TAAG TAAG ...

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    MEA stays profitable even as Lebanon faces ‘biggest crisis’

    2024-11-13T08:56:00Z

    Lebanese flag-carrier Middle East Airlines is claiming a full-year net profit of $88.8 million for 2023, despite the economic stresses on the country and the initial indications of regional conflict. MEA says the profit figure – up 85% from 2022 – follows a 20% increase in passenger revenues, to $725 ...

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    ITA restarts flights to Libyan capital as EASA deems coastal airports less risky

    2024-11-12T18:09:00Z

    Italian carrier ITA Airways is to open a service to the Libyan capital Tripoli, despite much of the country still considered risky for air transport. ITA intends to operate to Tripoli’s Mitiga airport, on the coast, rather than the city’s main international airport which lies some 13nm inland. The European ...

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    EFW’s Airbus freighter conversions reach triple figures

    2024-11-12T15:05:00Z

    Modification venture EFW has reached triple figures with Airbus passenger-to-freighter conversions, with the delivery of an A330-300. The A330 underwent conversion at one of EFW’s partner facilities in China. It brings overall EFW deliveries of Airbus P2F airframes to 100. Forty-nine of these conversions have been A330s, with a further ...

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    Avia Solutions to take new 737 Max jets from beginning of next decade

    2024-11-12T14:01:00Z

    Wet-lease specialist Avia Solutions Group expects to begin taking delivery of its newly-ordered Boeing 737 Max 8s at the beginning of the next decade. It says the agreement – which includes 40 firm aircraft and purchase rights on another 40 – involves deliveries from 2030. All 737 Max jets are ...

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    Air Arabia shrugs off regional challenges with strong third-quarter performance

    2024-11-12T06:23:00Z

    Middle Eastern budget carrier Air Arabia brought its fleet up to 77 single-aisle Airbus jets by the end of the third quarter, as it posted an 8% rise in pre-tax profit to Dhs564 million ($153 million) for the three months. The airline has introduced six additional aircraft this year, and ...

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    Parker offering new wheels-brakes option for A321neos

    2024-11-11T19:24:00Z

    US manufacturer Parker Aerospace has developed a new carbon brake and wheel option for Airbus A321neos being assembled from 2026. The company says the NuCarb product will be certified up to the highest maximum take-off weight of the A321neo family – although it is not yet available for the long-range ...

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    Investigators probe another serious Aerosucre take-off incident as 727 hits ILS

    2024-11-11T12:41:00Z

    Colombian investigators are probing a serious incident during which an Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 freighter struck part of the ILS array on take-off from Bogota. The aircraft (HK-5216) was departing El Dorado airport’s runway 14L on 10 November, according to the Colombian regulator Aerocivil. Upon lift-off it struck one of the ...

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    Ukrainian government cancels bilateral air transport pact with Iran

    2024-11-11T08:51:00Z

    Ukraine’s government has cancelled a bilateral air transport agreement with Iran, which has been in place for over 30 years. Permanent representative of the cabinet of ministers Taras Melnychuk, in a summary of discussions on government activity on 8 November, stated that the air services agreement between the two countries ...

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    New Tus Airways investor has option to acquire whole airline

    2024-11-08T07:07:00Z

    Cypriot carrier Tus Airways’ newest investor will have an option to acquire the entire outstanding capital of the airline from its other shareholders. The investor – a company owned by entrepreneurs Ami Cohen and Arnon Englander – completed a transaction giving it a 75% stake in Tus on 6 November. ...

  • El Al 787-c-El Al
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    El Al stays with Trent 1000 for additional 787s: Rolls-Royce

    2024-11-07T11:19:00Z

    Israeli flag-carrier El Al appears to be sticking with Rolls-Royce engines for its latest Boeing 787s, as the manufacturer progresses with work on blade improvements. El Al already has 16 Trent 1000-equipped 787s, and is due to take delivery of another Trent-powered 787-9 originally intended for another customer. Rolls-Royce states, ...

  • Wizz A321neo-c-Wizz Air
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    Wizz Air foresees return to growth as uncertainty lifts on engine-related aircraft grounding

    2024-11-07T10:33:00Z

    Central European budget carrier Wizz Air expects to return to growth next year, given its Airbus delivery schedule and better visibility on Pratt & Whitney engine issues. Wizz expects the average number of grounded aircraft over the next 18 month to be around 40-45, an improvement on the previous assumption ...

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    Riyadh Air agreement dominates Airbus order activity in October

    2024-11-07T08:18:00Z

    Saudi Arabian start-up carrier Riyadh Air’s order for 60 Airbus A321neo’s dominated the airframer’s October activity figures. Private and undisclosed customers ordered a total of 16 A320neos during the month, while Bhutan’s Druk Air firmed an agreement for three A320neos and two A321neos. Airbus also listed American Airlines as taking ...

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    Travel demand pushes Emirates to record half-year pre-tax profit

    2024-11-07T07:58:00Z

    Middle Eastern carrier Emirates is citing strong travel demand as it turns in a 2% rise in half-year pre-tax profit to a record Dhs9.7 billion ($2.6 billion). Emirates posted a net profit of Dhs8.7 billion, after it generated a 5% increase in revenues to Dhs62.2 billion for the six months ...

  • Vadim Badekha-c-United Aircraft
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    United Aircraft appoints new chief as Slyusar moves to regional governorship

    2024-11-06T12:01:00Z

    Russian aerospace firm United Aircraft is undergoing a leadership change with chief executive Yuri Slyusar set to be succeeded by United Engine head Vadim Badekha. The management rejig follows the appointment of Slyusar, who has led the company for nine years, as governor of Russia’s Rostov region. Badekha will take ...

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    Wizz Air loses legal challenge over pandemic-related aid to Tarom

    2024-11-06T10:20:00Z

    Central European budget airline Wizz Air has lost a legal challenge over a capital injection for Romanian flag-carrier Tarom. The European Union’s General Court has ruled that the financial package, nearly €2 million ($2.1 million), is compatible with state aid regulations. Tarom was granted the support as compensation for damage ...

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    EgyptAir A320 inquiry urges review of cockpit procedures to tackle oxygen fires

    2024-11-06T08:54:00Z

    Investigators analysing the fatal loss of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 are recommending a review of cockpit firefighting procedures – particularly regarding oxygen-fuelled fires – and believe greater research is needed on alternative extinguishing agents to halon. The Egyptian air accident investigation commission’s recommendations draw on analysis by French counterpart BEA ...

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    Ethiopian Airlines receives first of four A350-1000s

    2024-11-05T12:50:00Z

    Ethiopian Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A350-1000, the initial example of the largest family member on the African continent. The airline is to receive three more -1000s along with another 11 A350-900s. Ethiopian, which has 21 A350s in its fleet, converted four previous -900 orders to the ...