All News articles
View all stories of the same content type.
-
NewsProbe opens after SAS A320neo aborts take-off from short Brussels taxiway
Investigators are examining the circumstances of a serious incident at Brussels airport in which an SAS Airbus A320neo commenced its take-off roll on a short taxiway. The aircraft (SE-ROM) had been operating a service to Copenhagen on 5 February. It appears to have been heading south on an outer apron ...
-
NewsLabour negotiations key as Icelandair seeks to improve on full-year loss
Icelandair Group is keen to secure new collective agreements with key employees, after a loss-making 2025 in which the weaker US dollar against the Icelandic krona weighed on its profitability while exacerbating concerns about salary trends in its home country.
-
NewsLATAM 777-300ER pilot's 100t calculation error preceded tail-strike at Milan
Italian investigators have determined that a LATAM Boeing 777-300ER crew introduced a 100t weight error while calculating take-off performance, resulting in a tail-strike at Milan Malpensa. Investigation authority ANSV had previously indicated a discrepancy in the take-off parameters used by the crew and those calculated by the airline after the ...
-
NewsAir Algerie increases firm commitment to A330-900
Algerian flag-carrier Air Algerie has ordered another Airbus A330-900, the airframer’s latest backlog figures reveal. Air Algerie took delivery of its first A330-900 in November last year. Source: Airbus Air Algerie has taken its firm order for A330neos to nine aircraft The carrier had originally ordered five ...
-
NewsSaab plans 2027 unmanned demonstrator for Swedish fighter decision
Saab will fly an unmanned fighter-sized demonstrator aircraft in 2027 as part of Sweden’s Future Fighter System programme, informing Stockholm’s decision on its next combat aircraft by 2030.
-
NewsPhilippine Airlines, Thai extend Airbus component support agreements
Airbus has extended its flight-hour services (FHS) component support provision for two Asian operators.
-
NewsMinistry appoints Biman’s first female chief after former head arrested
Bangladesh’s civil aviation ministry has named Humaira Sultana as the new head of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, having dismissed its former chief after he was arrested. The ministry says, in a formal notice issued on 3 February, that chief executive Shafiqur Rahman has been “charged with a criminal offence and imprisoned”. ...
-
NewsSilk Way West expects to start transition to A350Fs and 777-8Fs from 2028
Cargo operator Silk Way West Airlines is expecting to embark on the second phase of its fleet modernisation – which will include Airbus A350Fs and Boeing 777-8Fs – from 2028. The Azerbaijani airline’s fourth Boeing 777F (VP-BAU), out of a total order for six of the type, was flown from ...
-
NewsUK CAA seeks adoption of standardised flight emission data at booking
UK civil aviation regulators are expecting airlines and other travel organisations to adopt guidance by April next year on providing consumers with standardised emissions information about flights. The Civil Aviation Authority has published a guidance framework – following a consultation – intended to improve availability of comparable emissions data. These ...
-
NewsVertical picks Evolito to supply electric motors for Valo eVTOL
Vertical Aerospace has selected UK-based Evolito to supply the electric propulsion units (EPUs) for its Valo advanced air mobility vehicle.
-
NewsAirbus and Singapore hail crewed-uncrewed teaming success after H225M and Flexrotor trial
Airbus and Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency have completed a flight campaign which saw the company’s Flexrotor uncrewed air vehicle successfully paired with an H225M helicopter.
-
NewsFrench navy praises H160 as service gears up for Guepard
An early naval operator of the Airbus Helicopters H160 has praised the medium-twin for its capabilities as it awaits the arrival of the military M-model variant of the civil platform.
-
NewsVietjet sticks with P&W for next batch of A320neo-family jets
Vietjet is staying with Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines to power another batch of 44 Airbus A320neo-family aircraft it has on order.
-
NewsXiamen Airlines expands engine MRO agreement with ST Engineering
ST Engineering has extended its engine MRO services with long-time customer Xiamen Airlines.
-
NewsECTS buys first full‑flight simulator for Eve Air Mobility
Joint venture Embraer-CAE Training Services (ECTS) has purchased its first full‑flight simulator (FFS) dedicated to training pilots for Eve Air Mobility.
-
NewsIndiGo suspends new Copenhagen route to help fix long-haul network issues
Indian budget carrier IndiGo is suspending its Copenhagen route after just four months, as part of measures to improve reliability in its long-haul network. IndiGo has introduced several Boeing 787-9 aircraft on lease from Scandinavian operator Norse Atlantic. But it states that this widebody operation has been facing “external operational ...
-
NewsAir Astana names TAP executive as new chief financial officer
Kazakhstan’s Air Astana has named Portuguese carrier TAP’s Goncalo Pires as chief financial officer. Pires, who has held the corresponding post at TAP since 2021, will take up his new position on 1 March. He will succeed Ibrahim Canliel, who is set to become the chief executive of Air Astana, ...
-
NewsRussia’s S7 aims to take delivery of Tu-214s from 2029 through lessor GTLK
Russian operator S7 Group has signed a tentative agreement with state lessor GTLK covering the intent to supply 100 Tupolev Tu-214s to the airline. The memorandum of co-operation has also been signed by aerospace firm United Aircraft which is overseeing the revived production effort for the twinjet. Deliveries of the ...
-
NewsSnow diverts ferry flight of vintage-livery Lufthansa A321
Lufthansa has shown off an Airbus A321 painted in a vintage scheme as part of its centenary commemoration, although the initial ferry flight to Frankfurt was forced to divert to Dusseldorf. The A321 – a 2009 airframe, D-AISZ, fitted with International Aero Engines V2500s – has been painted in the ...
-
NewsSaab aims to produce 36 Gripen E/F fighters annually as Brazilian assembly line nears first delivery
Swedish airframer Saab is significantly expanding production capacity for its Gripen E/F fighter, targeting 36 aircraft annually as it eyes further growth opportunities in Canada, Portugal and elsewhere.