Fleets – Page 259
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NewsUnited converts majority of 787-8 orders to -10 variant
United Airlines has converted seven of its eight remaining Boeing 787-8 orders to the larger 787-10, as it prepares to take its first 787-9.
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NewsRussian authority hands Rostov radar data to MH17 probe
Russian authorities have provided radar data from a regional air traffic centre to investigators analysing the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
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NewsDobrolet halts flights as EU sanctions block jet lease
Aeroflot’s budget carrier Dobrolet is suspending operations as a result of the sanctions recently imposed on the airline by the European Union.
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NewsDelta retiring four 747s as Pacific restructuring continues
Delta Air Lines will retire four Boeing 747-400s by the end of 2014, as it continues to restructure its Pacific operations around a gateway at Seattle/Tacoma International airport.
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NewsCrashed ATR deviated from non-precision approach
Preliminary information from the investigation into the TransAsia Airways ATR 72 crash in Magong shows that the crew opted for a non-precision approach after initially intending an ILS approach to the airport.
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NewsIAG to firm eight A350s and take eight A330s for Iberia
International Airlines Group is exercising options on eight Airbus A350-900 and will also obtain eight A330-200s for Spanish carrier Iberia.
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NewsBA crew autopsies show organophosphate poisoning
Cabin air contamination and its cumulative effect on flight crew health is once again in the spotlight as the findings of a post-mortem on a 43-year-old British Airways pilot are published.
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NewsANA firms order for 30 A320neo-family jets
Japan's ANA Holdings has firmed its agreement for 30 Airbus A320neo jets, and will become the first operator of the type in the country.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Asia’s magically shrinking superjumbo orderbook
The termination of Skymark Airlines' order for six Airbus A380 aircraft, and the reclassification of 10 A380s due for Hong Kong Airlines, has cut the Asia Pacific region’s orders for very large aircraft by one third.
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NewsANA, Boeing finalise $13 billion widebody order
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has finalised an order with Boeing for 40 widebody aircraft comprising 20 777-9X aircraft, 14 787-9s, and six 777-300ERs.
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NewsAirline safety: The danger of complacency
Aside from the two Malaysia Airlines incidents – which are not believed to be accidental events – the first six months of 2014 have been so free of aircraft accidents worldwide that the industry is having to prepare to fight the safety management complacency that may result. We review the ...
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NewsUkraine presses for 20km safe-zone around MH17
Ukrainian authorities are trying to establish a 20km safe-zone around the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 to enable investigators to examine the Boeing 777’s wreckage.
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NewsMH17: ICAO task force pursues accurate threat analysis
ICAO is establishing a task force which aims to examine ways to reinforce the collection of accurate information about conflict zones, and improve their risk assessment during route planning.
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Iberia adds German routes
Hanover and Stuttgart are to be served by the Iberia group from 26 October.
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NewsCrew of ill-fated MD-83 asked to turn back: minister
French government officials have disclosed that the crew of the Swiftair Boeing MD-83 which crashed in Mali had sought to turn back during the flight.
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Airbus terminates Skymark order for six A380s
Airbus has informed Japanese carrier Skymark Airlines that its order for six A380s has been terminated.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: FSF reviews risks of go-around decision-making
Failing to abandon a risky approach when necessary can be disastrous, but many times in the last few years go-arounds – formerly considered a simple manoeuvre – have themselves ended in disaster.
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NewsMH17 suffered 'massive' decompression: Ukrainian authority
Ukrainian authorities have disclosed that the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200ER which crashed in the east of the country had suffered explosive depressurisation.
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NewsVirgin America files for IPO
Virgin America has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock.
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ICAO to address war zone danger to civil aviation
The International Civil Aviation Organisation has announced it is to hold a “high level meeting” about the risks to civil aviation in conflict zones, at its Montreal headquarters on 29 July 2014.