News from FlightGlobal – Page 722
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Vueling to operate Amsterdam-Naples route
Vueling will compete against Transavia and EasyJet with a service from Naples to Amsterdam beginning this month.
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Flydubai crash: Stabiliser shift commanded from yoke trim switch
Russian investigators have revealed that substantial nose-down trim on the crashed Flydubai Boeing 737-800 was applied through the manual trim switches on the pilot’s control column.
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NewsA320 collision heightens UAV safety concerns
Fresh concerns over the potential danger of operating unmanned air vehicles in the vicinity of manned aircraft have been sparked by the collision of a British Airways Airbus A320 with a UAV at London Heathrow on 17 April.
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Kenya Airways to add Livingston-Cape Town service
Kenya Airways is to add a new route from Livingston to Cape Town from this summer.
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PICTURES: Comair 737 arrives at new St Helena airport
South African carrier Comair has carried out the first large passenger jet landing at the new St Helena airport.
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Garuda confirms 14 A330neos to replace A330 order
Garuda Indonesia is taking 14 Airbus A330neo twinjets in place of seven A330-300s cancelled by the carrier.
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LAM and Germanwings inquiries contrast in medical scope
Investigators have not made any explicit safety recommendations relating to medical checks following the inquiry into the deliberate LAM Embraer 190 crash in Namibia in November 2013.
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PICTURE: Saudia unveils plan for low-cost carrier
Saudi Arabian flag-carrier Saudia is to establish a new airline division for low-cost air transport in the kingdom.
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A350 thrust-reversers modified after lock flaw
Airbus has modified the thrust-reverser actuation system of production A350-900s after a failure of a locking mechanism on an in-service aircraft.
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BA A320 suffers suspected drone collision
UK police are investigating after a British Airways Airbus A320 suffered a suspected collision with an unmanned air vehicle while inbound to London Heathrow.
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DOT tentatively approves Norwegian's Irish subsidiary
US regulators have tentatively approved a foreign air carrier permit for Norwegian's Irish subsidiary, more than two years after the request first sparked a contentious debate over open skies and labour laws.
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Tail-strike damage found after Corendon 737 diversion
Turkish investigators are looking into a serious incident involving a Boeing 737-800 which suffered a tail-strike on departure from Billund.
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Hi Fly supplies A340 for commercial zero-gravity flights
Portuguese carrier Hi Fly is to providing an Airbus A340-300 for zero-gravity flights under a co-operation agreement with commercial space firm Swiss Space Systems.
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JetBlue to debut Mint to seven additional routes
New York-based JetBlue Airways will introduce its Mint premium cabin on seven additional transcontinental routes, bringing the service to four new cities.
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NewsHorizon Air orders 30 E175s in $2.8bn deal
Horizon Air has ordered 30 Embraer 175 aircraft, with half earmarked for growth under the widely anticipated order.
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NewsAirbus to deliver first US-built A321 on 25 April
Airbus will deliver the first US-built Airbus A320 family aircraft to JetBlue Airways on 25 April.
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PICTURE: Rossiya receives 747-400 in new colours
Aeroflot Group carrier Rossiya has taken delivery of a Boeing 747-400 bearing the revised and modernised livery of the newly-consolidated carrier.
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Flydubai crash: Yoke push 'simultaneous' with stabiliser shift
Russian investigators have disclosed that a nose-down shift in the horizontal stabiliser on the ill-fated Flydubai Boeing 737-800 occurred as a push input was recorded on the crew control yoke.
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Austrian to end Tokyo service
Austrian Airlines will terminate its Vienna-Tokyo route in September.
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RusLine and Ural granted rights to Scandinavian routes
Russian carriers Ural Airlines and RusLine have been granted rights to serve respectively the Scandinavian cities of Copenhagen and Oslo.