All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 7
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NewsLufthansa Technik digital IFE venture AerQ to cease operations
Lufthansa Technik’s in-flight entertainment venture AerQ is to close down, five years after its creation, citing difficulties in entering the market. The decision affects around 180 personnel at the Hamburg-based firm. AerQ was established in 2019 as a venture between Lufthansa Technik and LG Electronics. It developed a digital platform ...
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NewsCockpit smoking risk should be assessed by EASA: French investigators
French investigators probing a fatal EgyptAir Airbus A320 crash in May 2016 have highlighted the potential risk of smoking in the cockpit, even though they could not establish whether a lit cigarette sparked an oxygen-fuelled fire on the jet. Investigation authority BEA has recommended that the European Union Aviation Safety ...
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NewsEgyptAir A320 crash: Circumstances of oxygen leak and ignition source remain unclear
While French investigators believe an intense oxygen-fuelled cockpit fire brought down an EgyptAir Airbus A320 eight years ago, they have yet to determine fully the reasons for the oxygen leak and pinpoint the source of ignition. Investigation authority BEA has dismissed the Egyptian air accident commission’s official explanation – detonation ...
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NewsEl Al withdraws offer to invest in finance firm Isracard
Israeli flag-carrier El Al has withdrawn its preliminary offer to invest in credit-card and financial services firm Isracard, citing time constraints. The airline had disclosed a non-binding offer in mid-October to take a 45% shareholding in Isracard, through a private placement. But El Al states that Isracard set a “short ...
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NewsAirbus expects to sign Spirit work-package acquisition contract before year-end
Airbus aims to sign a contract by the end of this year for the acquisition of work packages currently managed by US firm Spirit AeroSystems. The airframer previously signed a detailed binding term sheet setting out its plans to take over the A350 fuselage production in North Carolina and St ...
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NewsSJ-100 flight-test campaign awaits PD-8-powered prototypes
United Aircraft acknowledges that it is having to work its way around delays to the domestically-built Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine as its progresses with flight-testing the Yakovlev SJ-100. The SJ-100 is a version of the Superjet 100 adapted to feature a higher proportion of Russian-build components and systems. These include PD-8 ...
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NewsFrench investigators dismiss Egyptian findings that explosion brought down A320
After an eight-year inquiry, Egyptian investigators have controversially concluded that ignition of explosive material behind the cockpit of an EgyptAir Airbus A320 resulted in a fire and the loss of the aircraft, an explanation dismissed by French counterparts. The twinjet – operating from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Cairo on ...
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NewsAirbus chief insists airframer not ‘doomed’ to backloaded deliveries
Airbus chief executive Guillaume Faury acknowledges that the airframer is again having to cope with a heavily-backloaded fourth quarter, but views it as a consequence of trying to ramp-up production while addressing unexpected disruptive events.
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NewsLearjet experienced in-flight upset from A330 wake during Halifax approach
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Bombardier Learjet 35A experienced an in-flight upset from wake turbulence during an approach to Halifax.
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NewsAirbus proposes MTU head Wagner to succeed Scherer as commercial aircraft chief
Airbus has proposed MTU Aero Engines chief Lars Wagner to succeed Christian Scherer as the head of the airframer’s commercial aircraft business.
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NewsAirbus maintains production ramp-up targets as supply-chain issues persist
Airbus is maintaining its full-year delivery estimate and its longer-term production ramp-up targets, although it states that supply-chain issues remain a concern.
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NewsFinnair shows off revamped E190 cabin interiors
Finnair has shown off a cabin revamp on its Embraer 190s, which the Nordic carrier uses for regional European services.
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NewsSpain’s Iberia takes delivery of first long-range Airbus A321XLR
Iberia has taken delivery of the first Airbus A321XLR, the longest-range variant of the A321neo family.
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NewsFinnair bets on sustainable fuel progress but pushes back carbon-neutrality target date
Finnair has pushed back its long-term target for achieving carbon neutrality, fixing the timeline at 2050 rather than its previous ambition of 2045. The carrier disclosed the shift as it revealed that short-term plans to decarbonise its operations had secured validation, with formal acceptance of a science-based target to reduce ...
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NewsFinnair to re-introduce A330s deployed under Qatar Airways co-operation
Finnair intends to re-introduce a pair of redeployed Airbus A330s to its own network when a Qatar Airways co-operation agreement ends early next year.
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NewsUK 747 freighter operator’s route approvals spur sales partner’s Asian expansion
UK air cargo specialist Air One is broadening its presence in Asia, driven by freight carrier One Air’s securing approvals to serve cities in China, Japan and Malaysia. One Air uses a fleet of three Boeing 747-400 freighters – a third was introduced on lease from the United Arab Emirates’ ...
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NewsFinnair maintains full-year outlook despite lower third-quarter performance
Finnair is maintaining its forecast for full-year profit, despite a lower third-quarter performance as the post-pandemic traffic surge eased. The carrier has reiterated its revenue outlook of €3-3.2 billion ($3.2-3.4 billion) and has narrowed its comparable earnings range to €120-170 million. It is also sticking with plans to achieve an ...
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NewsQatar to fit Thales FlytEDGE entertainment system to A321neo fleet
Qatar Airways has become the first carrier to disclose that it is equipping aircraft with French firm Thales’s new in-flight entertainment system FlytEDGE. The system will be fitted on Qatar’s Airbus A321neos. Qatar Airways senior vice-president for product development Xia Cai claims passengers will have “access to the most innovative ...
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NewsAll on board survive as An-2 loses height and hits light pole
Russian investigators are probing an accident involving an Antonov An-2 which came down near Essentuki in the far south of the country. Four of the nine occupants were injured – with three hospitalised – when the aircraft lost height, crashing into rough ground close to a highway. The Interstate Aviation ...
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NewsSmartLynx secures US authorisation for Latvian fleet operations
Wet-lease specialist SmartLynx Airlines has secured broader authorisation to conduct US operations, with approval of its Latvian division. SmartLynx has operated US services under its Maltese air operator’s certificate since 2019. But the US FAA has since conducted an audit of the Latvian air transport regulator. SmartLynx says that, following ...