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NewsAirbus studies blended-wing airliner designs to slash fuel burn
The company test flew a sub-scale blended-wing model aircraft in central France for the first time in June 2019 to improve its knowledge of the advanced fly-by-wire technology that would be needed to control such aircraft, it says at the Singapore air show on 11 February.
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NewsRyanair chief marketing officer steps down
Ryanair’s chief marketing officer, Kenny Jacobs, is leaving the airline after six years in the role.
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NewsUtair cites windshear as 737-500 suffers landing accident at Usinsk
One of Russian carrier Utair’s Boeing 737-500s has been evacuated after it suffered a landing accident on a wintry runway in Russia’s Komi republic. The aircraft (VQ-BPS) had been operating the UT595 service from Moscow Vnukovo to Usinsk airport on 9 February. Utair says that a “sharp, unpredictable windshear” occurred ...
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NewsIcelandair 757 suffers main-gear collapse at Keflavik
One of Icelandair’s Boeing 757-200s appears to have suffered a landing-gear collapse upon arrival at Reykjavik’s Keflavik airport. Images from the scene circulating on social media, purporting to show the aftermath, indicate that the right-hand main landing-gear has collapsed, leaving the twinject (TF-FIA) listing to the right with its starboard ...
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OpinionBribery scandal recovery a bitter pill for Airbus
Airbus insists that it has learned vital lessons from big bribery scandal, but to avoid a repeat will require cultural change, not simply a box-ticking exercise
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NewsIcelandair reiterates interest in potential Airbus order
Icelandair intends to decide over “the next few months” whether to introduce Airbus types to its all-Boeing fleet.
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NewsIcelandair counts costs of 737 Max grounding
Icelandair Group estimates that the Boeing 737 Max grounding has had a net negative effect of $100 million on the company’s EBIT to date.
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NewsGulfstream begins demo tour with G700 cabin mock-up
Gulfstream has embarked on an international customer demonstration tour with its G700 cabin mock-up, to drum-up sales of the ultra-long-range business jet in its key markets.
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PodcastAirline Business Podcast – airlines grapple with coronavirus impact
Join executive editor Graham Dunn and managing editor Lewis Harper as they discuss a tough start to the year for airlines
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NewsFinnair relaxed over coronavirus financial impact
Finnair is optimistic that the coronavirus outbreak in China is likely to have only a small impact on its first-quarter financial performance, even if mainland China flight cancellations continue until the end of March. The airline says the direct impact is “relatively limited” but it has refrained from forecasting full-year ...
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NewsLufthansa appears to trim A350 orders
German flag-carrier Lufthansa appears to have trimmed its Airbus A350-900 order, cutting two aircraft from its commitment. Lufthansa ordered 25 A350-900s in 2013 and supplemented this agreement last year with a deal for another 20. But Airbus’s latest backlog revision, covering January 2020, indicates the carrier has reduced its order ...
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NewsFirmed Air Lease and Spirit orders give Airbus a strong start to 2020
Airbus has made a strong start to 2020 in terms of order activity, recording gross bookings for nearly 300 aircraft in the first month of the year. The airframer logged 103 orders from US lessor Air Lease – including 52 A321neos and 50 A220s, plus a single A350-900. It also ...
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NewsATR stall inquiry details poor airmanship during unstable approach
Spanish investigators have detailed the poor airmanship by the crew of a Swiftair ATR 72-500 in the aftermath of a stall incident, as it proceeded to conduct an unstable approach and landing at Madrid. Investigation authority CIAIAC found that the turboprop stalled after the crew pushed the aircraft beyond its ...
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NewsThree fatalities confirmed in Pegasus 737 overrun accident
Three fatalities have been confirmed as a result of the overrun and break-up of a Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 during its landing roll at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airport. Initial indications had suggested all those on board had survived the 5 February accident, during which the aircraft failed to stop on ...
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NewsA350 cockpits must have ‘liquid free’ zone after spill incidents
Airbus A350 operators have been ordered to define a “liquid prohibited” zone in the cockpit, after two incidents in which beverage spillages on the centre pedestal led to in-flight shutdown of a Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine. FlightGlobal exclusively revealed last month that a liquid spill had preceded a Delta Air ...
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NewsTailwind element present before Pegasus 737 overrun break-up
Weather data from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport indicates rain and a strong tailwind component at the time when a landing Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 overran the runway and broke up. Emergency services are attending the scene of the accident. Pegasus says injured passengers have been taken to hospital but states ...
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NewsBombardier to more than double UK service centre capacity
Bombardier is set to more than double service centre capacity at its UK base in London Biggin Hill airport to accommodate its growing business jet fleet in Europe; in particular, the increasing number of Global 7500s that are expected to arrive on the continent over the coming years.
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NewsElbit to fly Hermes 900 for UK search and rescue trials
Elbit Systems will this year carry out a series of tests in the UK to assess the feasibility of using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to support search and rescue operations.
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NewsAnti-corruption group presses for Airbus prosecutions
Prosecutors should pursue Airbus executives alleged to have participated in bribery on behalf of the airframer, the anti-corruption organisation Transparency International is insisting. Airbus has settled a four-year investigation into the manufacturer through a deferred prosecution agreement which enabled the company to avoid a conviction, although the fraud probe in ...
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NewsSwiftair ATR icing stall inquiry catalogues series of crew failures
Spanish investigators have determined that a Swiftair ATR 72-500 stalled while climbing through icing conditions as a result of the pilots’ failure to manage the flight correctly and their “inappropriate” use of automation. The turboprop (EC-KKQ) lost airspeed and height and rolled to excessive bank angles during the Alicante-Madrid service ...