All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 78
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NewsCityJet to fly first CRJ1000 on behalf of Lufthansa Group
Irish-based wet-lease operator CityJet has introduced its first Bombardier CRJ1000, complementing its 21 CRJ900s. CityJet is taking five of the larger variant, configured with 100 seats, ahead of the summer season. It says the first was delivered to the carrier on 28 March, arriving in Copenhagen from Ljubljana. CityJet has ...
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NewsASL expands into Australia with acquisition of Pionair
Irish-based operator ASL Aviation Holdings has acquired the Australian charter and wet-lease carrier Pionair, which will be rebranded to align with other ASL airlines. The operation, which will become ASL Airlines Australia, has 12 aircraft including Embraer 190-E2 twinjets and BAE Systems Avro models. But the parent company expects to ...
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NewsRoyal Jordanian looks to step up to 787-9s
Royal Jordanian Airlines has signalled that it is looking to step up to Boeing 787-9 operations, as it seeks to acquire three of the variant. The airline’s 787 fleet, totalling seven aircraft, entirely comprises the smaller -8 model. But the carrier had previously disclosed that it was seeking to increase ...
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NewsIndonesian cargo start-up Raindo to lease 737-800 freighters
Indonesian start-up cargo operator Raindo United Services is to lease a pair of Boeing 737-800 converted freighters to conduct flights. The aircraft will be leased through AerCap, the Irish lessor states. AerCap adds that the initial aircraft will be converted at Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services, while a second will undergo ...
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NewsHigher-airspace operations regulation explored in EASA proposal
Supersonic, hypersonic, and potential suborbital flights are among the considerations in a newly-proposed roadmap to prepare for a future regulatory framework on higher-airspace air transport operations in Europe. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency says such operations – above 55,000-66,000ft – “do not yet exist on a large scale” on ...
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NewsTUI Group raising €1.8bn to repay German pandemic aid
Leisure operator TUI Group is to undertake a capital raise amounting to €1.8 billion ($1.93 billion), in order to repay state aid granted during the pandemic. It plans to offer new stock to shareholders and use the proceeds to repay aid from the German economic stabilisation fund and cut back ...
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NewsFirst 777-300ER converted freighter lifts off after IAI modification
Israel Aerospace Industries has conducted the maiden flight of its Boeing 777-300ER converted freighter, the first such sortie of the variant after cargo modification. It departed Tel Aviv’s runway 30 just before 09:00 on 24 March, to perform nearly 2h of flight tests over the Mediterranean Sea. IAI undertook the ...
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NewsAeromexico 787 hit Schiphol tractor after taxiing prematurely
Dutch investigators believe an Aeromexico Boeing 787-9 crew started to taxi without confirmation of clearance before the twinjet struck a pushback tractor at Amsterdam Schiphol last year. The crew of the aircraft, been parked at gate F3 on 11 June, had been cleared for engine start and pushback, and instructed ...
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NewsPost-storage Transavia 737’s loss of air data traced to unconnected pitot-static lines
Investigators have determined that a Transavia Boeing 737-700 brought out of storage during the pandemic departed Rotterdam without its pitot-static pressure lines being connected to their air-data modules, with a loss of crucial flight information to the pilots. The aircraft was operating to Alicante on 24 April 2021, and had ...
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NewsSaudi Arabia envisions seamless high-tech travel with new Neom airline and airport
Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Neom smart-city and sustainable-development project, in the north of the kingdom, is to have its own airline and airport system, which aim to overhaul current travel processes.
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NewsPlay reinforces transatlantic bridge with Amsterdam service
Icelandic budget carrier Play is to extend its European network to Amsterdam over the summer, to reinforce its transatlantic bridge network. The new route, which will open in the first week of June, will bring the carrier’s network up to nearly 40 destinations, two years after it commenced services. Play ...
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NewsBhutan Airlines opts for localised IFE on A319s
Asian carrier Bhutan Airlines is to install the localised AirFi wireless system for in-flight entertainment on its Airbus A319 fleet. The AirFi equipment will enable passengers to access content on personal devices, including films, TV programmes and reading material. Bhutan Airlines operates to six international destinations, including Bangkok, Delhi and ...
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NewsCrew hurry cited after Twin Otter seaplane hit villas during take-off abort
Maldivian investigators believe time pressure contributed to an accident in which a Viking Air DHC-6-300 Twin Otter seaplane collided with accommodation structures after aborting take-off. The crew of the Trans Maldivian Airways turboprop, operating a charter flight from Kanifushi island to Velana airport, had decided to take off from a ...
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NewsRestoration progresses on C-47 recovered from Siberian tundra
Russian specialists are progressing with restoration of a Douglas C-47 transport which was recovered from Siberian tundra in the country’s Taimyr region. The aircraft – bearing the registration SSSR-L1204, and named ‘Bort Tyurikov’ – was delivered by the US government to the Soviet Union, under the Lend-Lease programme of the ...
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NewsConair networks simulators to train co-ordination in aerial firefighting
Aerial firefighting specialist Conair Group has expanded a mission training system which networks simulators to allow pilots to practice and co-ordinate flights over wildfires. The enhancement builds on a system initially developed as a proof-of-concept two years ago, and established with three simulated aircraft – a BAE Systems RJ85, a ...
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NewsFlydubai seeks approval for United Airlines codeshare in Gulf region
Middle Eastern carrier Flydubai is formally seeking authorisation for a codeshare arrangement with US carrier United Airlines. The codeshare would initially cover some 20 Flydubai destinations beyond the United Arab Emirates, according to a filing with the US Department of Transportation. Most of these destinations are in Saudi Arabia, but ...
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NewsRwandAir reinforces long-haul fleet with third A330
RwandAir has introduced a third long-haul aircraft, receiving an Airbus A330-200 at its hub in Kigali. It was transferred from the French airport at Chateauroux on 18 March. The aircraft is a Rolls-Royce Trent 700-powered airframe (9XR-WX) and was originally delivered to Colombia’s Avianca in 2011. RwandAir already has an ...
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NewsFrance’s Groupe ADP and India’s GMR aim to establish ‘agile’ airport platform
French airports operator Groupe ADP is to establish a new airport holding company with the Indian firm GMR Enterprises, simplifying the structure of its current Indian venture through a merger arrangement. GMR is the 59%-owner of GMR Airports Infrastructure – known as GIL – which, in turn, has a 51% ...
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NewsLufthansa edges towards new ‘City Airlines’ division to operate short-haul from Munich
Lufthansa Group appears to be nearing the formal launch of a new operation, branded City Airlines, out of its second hub at Munich. The new carrier aims to expand the group’s European network using a fleet of Airbus jets. City Airlines will work in “close co-ordination” with other Lufthansa divisions, ...
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NewsIraqi Airways prepares to set date for initial 787 delivery
Iraqi Airways is preparing to take delivery of its first Boeing 787, one of 10 due to be introduced by the flag-carrier. The airline states that Boeing has completed technical work on the twinjet. General manager Karim Kazem Hussein states that the airline is to agree a date with the ...