News from FlightGlobal – Page 193
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Chinese authorities test alternative turbulence index to account for aircraft type
Chinese authorities have been testing a new in-flight turbulence measurement technique intended to take into account different aircraft types and provide more accurate crew perception. Under ICAO standards turbulence is categorised as light, moderate, or severe based on a cube-root function of the eddy dissipation rate. But this dissipation rate ...
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Rex to complete National Jet takeover by September; airline to keep branding
Australian charter operator National Jet Express (NJE) will retain its operating fleet – and grow it “aggressively” in the future – following its acquisition by compatriot Regional Express (Rex).
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Competition watchdog raises issues against Qantas’s Alliance buy
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has raised several concerns about Qantas’ proposed acquisition of Alliance Aviation.
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Pilot who fell from C212 was upset and sick following landing mishap
The pilot who fell from a CASA C212 over North Carolina last month appeared “visibly upset” about a hard landing that had occurred shortly before.
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Wing-strike on landing badly damages Angara An-24
Russian investigators are probing a landing accident which damaged the wing-tip of an Antonov An-24 at Ust-Kut airport in Siberia. The turboprop was being operated by Angara Airlines on a 17 August service, according to the federal Investigative Committee’s eastern inter-regional transport investigation division. It states that the aircraft “contacted ...
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TAP insists union hostility will not derail crucial restructuring
Portuguese flag-carrier TAP’s management has signalled that it is losing patience with union sniping over the airline’s efforts to keep its restructuring programme on track. TAP has acknowledged the difficult conditions – including large cuts to salaries – which were imposed as part of a restructuring scheme approved by the ...
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Edelweiss to expand A340 fleet as long-haul demand picks up
Swiss leisure carrier Edelweiss Air is to introduce an additional Airbus A340 to its long-haul fleet from next year. The Lufthansa Group airline is to bring in the A340-300 in July 2023, taking its fleet of the type to five. Edelweiss will source the aircraft from its sister operator Swiss. ...
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CAE, Qantas to set up new pilot training centre in Sydney
CAE and Qantas have signed an agreement for a new pilot training centre in Sydney, Australia.
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Cathay sees UK, USA providing ‘strong boost’ for traffic
Cathay Pacific expects a “strong boost” from student traffic to the UK and USA to continue through September, and is “cautiously optimistic” of a robust winter cargo season.
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ALC places 19 A320neo-family jets with Condor
Air Lease Corporation (ALC) has placed 19 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft with German leisure carrier Condor.
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Pegasus saw strong demand recovery in Q2 but weak euro hits bottom line
Turkish budget carrier Pegasus saw international capacity and traffic exceed pre-Covid levels in the second quarter of this year, as leisure demand in particular “outpaced initial expectations”. That development helped the carrier to a €28 million ($28.5 million) operating profit for the three months to 30 June, Pegasus said on ...
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Boom boosted by American’s 20-unit Overture order
American Airlines will purchase as many as 20 examples of Boom Supersonic’s developmental Overture passenger jet, becoming the second major US carrier to commit to the programme.
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US regional airline Tailwind to fly floatplanes between New York and DC area
US floatplane carrier Tailwind Air plans next month to launch flights between New York harbor and the Washington, DC area.
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IAG takes 20% stake in Air Europa
British Airways and Iberia owner IAG has converted a loan to the parent company of Air Europa into a 20% stake in the airline.
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SIA inducts first 777 Freighter under DHL partnership
Singapore Airlines has taken delivery of its first DHL Express Boeing 777 freighter, which it will operate on flights to the USA under a commercial partnership with the logistics giant.
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Heathrow seeks to tap more ground-handling capacity as it extends passenger cap
London Heathrow’s operator has opened a review into airline ground-handling in order to determine whether it can achieve additional capacity gains in the short and longer term. Ground-handling resource remains a “core constraint” on the airport’s capacity, it says, and the cap aims to alleviate pressure on ground-handling operations which, ...
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Blacklisted Iraqi Airways seeks wet-leased aircraft for European flights
Iraqi Airways has issued a request for proposals for wet-leased or ACMI aircraft for operations to Europe amid a continued blacklisting of the carrier by the European Commission. Hoping to take advantage of a provision in the blacklisting that allows banned carriers to undertake operations via wet-lease agreements with other ...
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Former Ryanair executive returns to Malta with Wizz Air
Wizz Air has announced that its new Maltese subsidiary will be led by former Ryanair executive Diarmuid O Conghaile. The low-cost group expects to launch the new unit “later this year”, it said on 15 August, with O Conghaile becoming managing director from 1 November, having stepped down from his ...
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C Cubed progresses A320CCF freighter conversion programme
California-based C Cubed Aerospace is gearing up for the first flight of the initial Airbus A320 to be modified under its CCF freighter conversion programme as it bids to hit a year-end target for the completion of certification activities.
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Thai A350 sank far below glideslope after shortened approach stressed pilots
German investigators believe a shortened approach route given to a Thai Airways Airbus A350-900 crew generated increased time stress, resulting in a botched high-speed descent to Frankfurt that took the twinjet far below the glideslope. The aircraft, arriving at night, was just 668ft above ground, while still 6.43nm from the ...