All articles by David Kaminski-Morrow – Page 84
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NewsAdministrators of UK’s Flybe seek temporary operating licence
Administrators for UK regional carrier Flybe are seeking a temporary operating licence for the company, to provide a window for potential rescue. Flybe filed for administration on 27 January and the administrators have undertaken not to take bookings or conduct any aircraft operation that requires a valid licence and air ...
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NewsIsrair Group to take shareholding in Cypriot A320 MRO firm
Israir Group is entering an agreement to take a 50% share of the Cypriot-based maintenance specialist Bird Aviation. The Israeli company, which centres on leisure carrier Israir, says its board approved the deal on 7 February. As a result it will share the ownership of Bird Aviation with Bird Aerosystems. ...
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NewsAirbus picks motor supplier for hydrogen engine prototype
Airbus has picked a Japanese-owned French manufacturer to develop electric motors for a planned prototype hydrogen-powered engine. The airframer is intending to bring a commercial zero-emission aircraft to market by around 2035, and the motor will be part of a proposed hydrogen fuel-cell energy system. Airbus has selected Nidec Leroy-Somer ...
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NewsEverts seeks MD-88 converted freighter from Aeronautical Engineers
While US modification specialist Aeronautical Engineers’ recent activity has been primarily focused on Boeing 737-800 work, the company has received a request for an MD-88 cargo conversion. Everts Air Cargo, based in Alaska, is seeking the MD-88SF freighter for fleet expansion. Aeronautical Engineers says it will begin modifying the twinjet ...
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NewsAirbus books orders for three-dozen aircraft in January
Airbus has recorded net orders for 36 aircraft – all single-aisle models – for the first month of the year. The airframer listed orders for a dozen A320neo-family jets from Uzbekistan Airways and a dozen A220-300s for Delta Air Lines. It also revealed an agreement for 12 aircraft – six ...
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NewsJazeera turns in strong full-year financial results
Kuwaiti budget carrier Jazeera Airways has turned in a strong full-year performance with a net profit of over KD20 million ($65 million). It states that it built on a “quick return” to profitability in the second half of 2021, and points out that its financial results have exceeded pre-crisis figures. ...
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NewsYeti ATR 72 crash inquiry examines feathering of both propellers
Investigators are trying to understand why the propellers of both engines on a Yeti Airlines ATR 72-500 transitioned to the feather position before the turboprop crashed during its approach to Pokhara. The aircraft, arriving from Kathmandu, had been conducting an approach from the west to runway 12 on 15 January, ...
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NewsInquiry opens into firefighting 737 accident in southwest Australia
Australian investigators have opened an inquiry into an accident involving a Boeing 737 firefighting aircraft near Ravensthorpe in the southwest of the country.
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NewsPhenom 100 destroyed in hard landing after crew’s de-icing dilemma
French investigators have determined that an Embraer Phenom 100 was destroyed in a hard landing after its crew persisted with an approach to Paris Le Bourget in icing conditions. The inquiry found that the aircraft’s weight and configuration would have prevented the aircraft from landing at Le Bourget if the ...
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NewsNorwegian leases 737 Max jets to mitigate Boeing delivery delay
Scandinavian operator Norwegian has provisionally agreed to lease another six Boeing 737 Max 8 twinjets, sourcing them from US firm Air Lease. These will be additional to the three 737 Max aircraft – one of which has been delivered – that the carrier has already agreed to take from the ...
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NewsFrankfurt Hahn creditors to examine alternative investor proposal
Frankfurt Hahn airport’s administrator is looking to sell the facility to an alternative investor, after an agreement with the leading candidate, Swift Conjoy, fell through. The airport filed for insolvency in late 2021, resulting in efforts to attract new interest and recruit investors. In June last year the administrator, Jan ...
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NewsHigh cancellation rates afflicted Flybe’s short-lived operation
UK regional carrier Flybe’s collapse into administration during January was “disappointing and unexpected”, according to the operator of its Belfast City airport base. But while Flybe’s cessation of operations might have seemed sudden, there had been indications of problems at the carrier – notably at its main Belfast and Birmingham ...
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NewsAir France to link Canadian capital with Europe
SkyTeam carrier Air France is to open the Canadian capital Ottawa’s only non-stop link to Europe, with a service from Paris Charles de Gaulle before mid-year. Air France will commence the operation on 27 June, serving the transatlantic link five-times weekly. It will deploy 224-seat Airbus A330-200s on the route. ...
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NewsIcelandair closes-in on fleet-renewal decision after airframer talks
Icelandair Group is intending to indicate the results of fleet-renewal discussions over the first half of this year. The operator has been looking to secure deliveries of aircraft over the course of the current decade, as it phases out Boeing 757. Icelandair Group owns 17 passenger 757s, including a pair ...
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NewsIcelandair Group illustrates recovery with full-year operating profit
Icelandair Group has turned in a full-year operating profit of $18.8 million, after keeping its fourth-quarter operating loss to $16.7 million. It generated revenues of $1.26 billion last year including $291 million in the final quarter, during which its capacity had recovered to being 5% down on pre-crisis levels. Icelandair ...
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NewsQatar A350 and A321neo orders to be reinstated as part of legal settlement
Qatar Airways is to reinstate in full its remaining orders for 23 Airbus A350s as well as 50 A321neos which had been cancelled during its legal dispute with the airframer. But while A350 deliveries are likely to resume this year, FlightGlobal understands, the A321neos will be pushed back to 2026. ...
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NewsAirbus and Qatar avert court trial after settling high-profile A350 dispute
Airbus and Qatar Airways have averted a high-profile court trial after reaching a settlement to resolve their legal clash over the airline’s A350 fleet. The two sides state that they have reached an “amicable and mutually-agreeable settlement”, the details of which are confidential. Their dispute centred on the deterioration of ...
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NewsAirbus prepares to deliver converted A330-200 after EFW modification
Airbus has taken delivery of an A330-200 converted from a passenger to freighter configuration, ahead of its being handed over to an Asian operator. The aircraft underwent modification at the EFW facility in which Airbus is a partner. EFW identifies the airframe as MSN810, a Rolls-Royce Trent-powered example which was ...
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NewsDaring Flyr collapses after launching into crisis-hit market
Norwegian carrier Flyr, having audaciously started up in the midst of the pandemic, survived for fewer than 600 days before being forced into bankruptcy – the latest casualty of Scandinavia’s highly-competitive and often-unforgiving airline market. Oslo’s stock exchange implemented a suspension of trading in the company’s shares on 1 February ...
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NewsLong-term Condor chief Teckentrup to be succeeded by Brussels Airlines head
Brussels Airlines chief Peter Gerber is to take over as the head of German holiday airline Condor, succeeding veteran Ralf Teckentrup. Gerber’s departure from the Belgian operator – a Lufthansa Group carrier – had previously been disclosed. Condor has confirmed that he will step into the top post from 1 ...