All News articles – Page 25
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EasyJet makes Southend return
UK low-cost carrier EasyJet will operate three Airbus A320neos at London Southend airport from March next year after announcing plans to restore its base there.
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Racer accelerates during flight testing, but programme leaders keen to stay ‘humble’
Airbus Helicopters is rapidly opening the envelope of its Racer demonstrator, with the compound rotorcraft already having reached speeds slightly in excess of 165kt (305km/h) and performed a series of increasingly aggressive manoeuvres in the three test flights since its maiden sortie in late April.
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Finnair to restore Tartu service after GPS alternative implemented in Estonian airspace
Finnair is preparing to restore services to the Estonian city of Tartu, following a reinforcement of ground navigation equipment that will serve as an alternative to GPS. The carrier had suspended the route from Helsinki on 29 April after incidents in which ATRs – operated by its regional partner carrier ...
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Eurodrone programme clears preliminary design review
Europe’s Eurodrone programme has cleared a significant milestone, with the completion of its delayed preliminary design review (PDR) activity.
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Loss of multiple ATR 72 electrical systems traced to wire fractured by wrong MRO tool
UK investigators have determined that a wire defect, which led to a cascade of electrical problems on an ATR 72-200 freighter, had resulted from incorrect use of wire-stripping tools by a third-party maintenance provider. The West Atlantic aircraft – arriving from Belfast on 17 January last year – had been ...
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Airbus Helicopters looks to build future Europeran military rotorcraft on Racer ‘foundation’
Bruno Even, Airbus Helicopters chief executive, maintains that European industry must collaborate on an indigenous future rotorcraft for its domestic customers, despite counterpart Leonardo’s decision to partner with Bell for a key NATO-led initiative.
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Airframers should be tougher on suppliers to address delivery delays: Qatar Airways chief
Qatar Airways chief Badr Mohammed Al-Meer believes airframers need to take tougher measures with suppliers to address delays to aircraft deliveries.
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Japan’s Skymark grows operating profits
Japan’s Skymark Airlines generated an operating profit of Y4.6 billion ($29 million) in its 2023 financial year, up 35.2% from a year earlier.
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BAE Systems to develop new towed jammer for US Navy F/A-18E/Fs
The US Navy has selected BAE Systems to develop a Dual Band Decoy (DBD), an advanced countermeasures pod to help protect the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The company says that the DBD, which will be towed behind a fighter, provides comprehensive radio frequency protection that protects aircraft from enemy missile ...
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EasyJet finance chief Jarvis to succeed Lundgren as CEO in 2025
EasyJet chief executive Johan Lundgren is to step down early next year after seven years at the helm of the UK low-cost carrier, to be succeeded by chief financial officer Kenton Jarvis. Lundgren has been chief executive of the carrier since December 2017 and will leave the airline “early in ...
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SIA still expects to receive first 777-9 in 2025: CEO
Singapore Airlines expects its first Boeing 777-9 “to still be delivered” in late 2025, even as other operators flag slipping timelines for the arrival of the new widebody.
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Garuda 747-400 suffers engine failure during take-off
A Boeing 747-400 operated by Garuda Indonesia had to make an emergency landing after one of its engines burst into flames during take-off.
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Gulfstream attains EASA certification for G700
The Gulfstream G700 business jet has obtained its certification from EASA, paving the way for more deliveries.
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Textron eAviation leans on sister companies to develop Nexus eVTOL
The innovation arm of Textron is leaning on sister and subsidiary companies to develop its first electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
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Aurora now sole designer in Pentagon heavy-lift seaplane effort
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences is now the sole participant in a Pentagon effort to develop a heavy-lift amphibious transport, after a proposed design from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems was eliminated over schedule and technical concerns.
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Consortium co-led by Khazanah bids for full control of Malaysia Airports
A consortium led by two Malaysian state-linked investment firms has made an offer to acquire full control of Kuala Lumpur International and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen airports operator Malaysia Airports Holdings.
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SIA Group posts record annual profit as North Asia traffic rebounds
A strong rebound in travel demand to North Asia helped Singapore Airlines Group achieve record full-year profits, even as the airline group flags an easing of passenger yields in Asia-Pacific.
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Qatar Airways preparing to invest in southern African carrier: chief
Qatar Airways is preparing to unveil a planned equity investment in a southern African carrier, although it has yet to confirm its identity.
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Play must ‘tread carefully’ to broaden its network reach: chief
Play chief executive Einar Orn Olafsson is wary that expansion of the carrier’s model brings the potential for stiffer competition, although he floats the possibility of using an external base to operate services to Iceland. Olafsson says the Icelandic carrier – having developed rapidly since emerging in 2021 – is ...
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Substitute vertical fin for MC-21 undergoes strength testing
Russian analysts have verified the strength of the Yakovlev MC-21’s replacement vertical fin, which is being constructed from domestically-produced composites. The change is part of United Aircraft’s efforts to substitute imported components and reduce its reliance on foreign suppliers. Composite materials for the MC-21’s manufacture, in particular, have been subject ...