All articles by Michael Gubisch – Page 40
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NewsGermanwings A320 left cruising altitude after 1min
Germanwings has disclosed that the Airbus A320 lost over the French Alps today initiated its descent about 1min after reaching its cruising altitude.
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Liebherr wins follow-up MRO deal from GoJet
US regional carrier GoJet Airlines has renewed its maintenance co-operation with Liebherr covering air management systems on its Bombardier CRJ700/900 fleet.
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Monarch selects AJW for component support
UK parts specialist AJ Walter Aviation has won a components maintenance contract covering Monarch Airlines' Airbus A320/A321 fleet.
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Lufthansa Technik to apply robots in engine inspection and repair
Lufthansa Technik is developing automated inspection and repair techniques for engine components, in an effort to raise productivity versus traditional manual processes.
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NewsLufthansa earnings rise amid sharp net profit decline
Lufthansa Group’s operating profit increased around 37% to €954 million ($1 billion) in 2014, but net profit declined 82% to €55 million compared with the previous year.
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Eva Air expands MRO partnership with Lufthansa Technik
Taiwan's Eva Air has extended its component maintenance contract with Lufthansa Technik to include equipment on its Boeing 777 fleet.
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Qatar looking to expand investments in other airlines
Qatar Airways is aiming to increase its near-10% shareholding in European airline group IAG and invest in other carriers too, chief executive Akbar Al Baker confirms.
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NewsSecond A350 to up ante in Qatar's battle with Lufthansa
Qatar Airways is today taking delivery of its second Airbus A350, which – like the first – will be used to operate Doha-Frankfurt flights.
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NewsCertification issues delay Superjet introduction at VLM
Belgian regional carrier VLM Airlines is delaying its planned introduction of Sukhoi Superjets by more than a year because of a certification hold-up affecting the type's long-range variant.
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Haitec gains FAA approval
Germany's Haitec Aircraft Maintenance has been certificated by the US Federal Aviation Administration.
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Monarch engineering unit gains CAMO approval
European regulators have certificated UK maintenance provider Monarch Aircraft Engineering as a continuing airworthiness management organisation.
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VLM expands scheduled network to France and Italy
Belgian carrier VLM will open routes from Liege to the French cities of Avignon and Nice, and to Bologna and Venice in Italy.
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Austrian names head for reorganised Tyrolean MRO unit
Austrian Airlines has appointed Lufthansa Technik Philippines executive Bernd Meyer as managing director of its turboprop maintenance subsidiary in Innsbruck.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: IAI to start widebody TaxiBot certification in autumn
Israel Aerospace Industries and Lufthansa Technik's ground services unit LEOS have signed a tentative agreement to jointly conduct certification tests for an in-development widebody version of IAI's pilot-controlled tow tractor TaxiBot with a Boeing 747.
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KLM starts GEnx engine maintenance
KLM's engine shop has started maintaining General Electric GEnx powerplants ahead of the planned first Boeing 787 delivery to Air France-KLM later this year.
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Retired Lufthansa 737 to serve as training device
Lufthansa Technik is to use as a training device a Boeing 737 decommissioned by its parent carrier.
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Gulf Air completes A330 cabin revamp project
Cabin refurbishments have been carried out on four of Gulf Air's six Airbus A330s.
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First A320 passenger-to-freighter conversion starts at Haitec
Work on the first A320 passenger-to-freighter conversion has begun at German MRO provider Haitec Aircraft Maintenance under a programme led by US engineering and asset management firm Pacific Aviation & Lease Management.
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NewsPICTURES: Transavia unveils new livery
Air France-KLM's low-cost unit Transavia has rebranded amid expansion of its Boeing 737 fleet to take over more of the group's short-haul traffic.
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SAS evaluates A340 lease extensions
Scandinavian Airlines is refurbishing the cabins of three Airbus A340s and may extend leases on some of the aircraft, though A330s will form the backbone of the carrier's long-haul fleet.