November 2011
24 posts
Lufthansa tightens belt despite cost saving... →
Lufthansa is cutting back investment due to the uncertain economic environment, despite the fact its “Climb 2011” cost reduction programme has created more…
Fokker wins component MRO business in Peru →
Peruvian regional airline LC Busre has contracted Fokker services to provide component support for its Bombardier Dash 8 turboprops. The Lima-based…
Qantas says it will be strike-free for up to four... →
The Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) confirmed on 24 November that it will not appeal Fair Work Australia’s (FWA) decision that no industrial action can be…
Susi Air Cessna 208 crashes in Indonesia →
A Susi Air Cessna 208 Grand Caravan turboprop crashed near Indonesia’s Sugapa airport while attempting a landing this morning. The aircraft had “almost…
Qantas's negotiations with two unions fail →
Negotiations between Qantas Airways and two unions have broken down. Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said the airline has negotiated for months with both the…
BA mulls new MRO hangars in South Wales →
British Airways Engineering is searching for additional space for its airframe heavy maintenance operations in South Wales. The company said it is…
ACG becomes third identified 737 Max customer →
Boeing has identified Aviation Capital Group as the holder of 35 commitments for Boeing’s 35 737 Max aircraft, following Lion Air which announced a record…
China's Xiamen signs up to join SkyTeam →
China’s Xiamen Airlines has agreed to join the SkyTeam alliance and is expected to become a full member of the grouping by the end of 2012. Xiamen’s…
Volaris places provisional order for 30 A320neos →
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris has signed a provisional agreement with Airbus for 44 A320 family aircraft, including 30 A320neo aircraft. The memorandum…
Tiger Australia working to get suspension on... →
Tiger Airways Australia is working with the country’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) to increase the number of sectors it is allowed to fly on. The…
Kingfisher in talks with banks to secure higher... →
Kingfisher Airlines has reiterated that it is not seeking a bail-out from the Indian government, but confirmed that it is in talks with banks to secure a…
DUBAI: R-R hands over 1,000th Trent 700 for A330 →
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific has taken deliveries of Rolls-Royce’s Trent 700 into four figures, after accepting the 1,000th example of the turbofan for the Airbus A330.
Chinese airlines to fight EU ETS →
Several Chinese carriers are planning to take their case against the European Union’s (EU) plan to charge for carbon emissions to court. The airlines…
Taiwan's Eva Air inks LOI for 10 A321s →
Taiwanese carrier Eva Air has signed a letter of intent to lease 10 Airbus A321 aircraft to tap on the growing traffic to China. The airline expects…
UK CAA to incentivise NATS to meet new efficiency... →
New air traffic efficiency targets proposed by the UK CAA could save 600,000t of carbon dioxide over the next three years. The CAA plans to incentivise…
First ANA 787 suffers gear malfunction →
All Nippon Airways saw its first significant 787 operational hiccup on 6 November, as the newly introduced aircraft suffered a malfunction that prevented…
Avinor to look into producing aviation biofuel in... →
Norwegian airports operator and air navigation service provider Avinor is studying the possibility of beginning production of aviation biofuels in Norway. The…
Virgin pitches late bid to upset IAG deal for BMI →
Virgin Atlantic Airways is adamant that it is still in the race to take over UK carrier BMI after making another offer, which Lufthansa wants to discuss…
Hong Kong Airlines eyes Qantas A380 slots →
Hong Kong Airlines is discussing with Airbus to take over the A380 slots that were previously filled by Australia’s Qantas Airways. Earlier this year,…
DAE converts five 747-8Fs to 777Fs →
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has converted five of 15 Boeing 747-8 freighters it has on order to the smaller 777 freighter. According to its weekly order…
Warsaw Airport still closed after LOT gear-up... →
Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport remains closed following yesterday’s emergency gear-up landing of a LOT Polish Airlines Boeing 767-300ER.
LOT cites 'central hydraulic system failure' in... →
LOT Polish Airlines has confirmed that one of its Boeing 767-300ERs today carried out an emergency landing at Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport.
Scoot to launch services by mid-2012 →
Singapore Airlines’ (SIA) new long-haul low-cost carrier Scoot will launch services by the first half of 2012. The carrier will start operations with…
Boeing completes 747-8I certification flight... →
Boeing has completed certification flight testing on its 747-8 Intercontinental test fleet, setting the jumbo on a path to US Federal Aviation Administration…
October 2011
1 post
Court hearings continue as Qantas fleet remains... →
Australia’s industrial court has begun a hearing into the dispute between Qantas Airways and its unions, with the government hoping for a quick resolution…
September 2011
21 posts
ATR scores raft of new turboprop deals →
Calling 2011 its “best-selling year ever”, ATR has revealed a raft of fresh turboprop orders - including six undisclosed deals covering 51 aircraft - that bring its year-to-date tally to a record 145…
India's Kingfisher to exit low-cost market →
India’s Kingfisher Airlines plans to exit the country’s low-cost market within the next four months and focus more on the premium market. The company…
Inquiry confirms electrical arcing caused fatal... →
Investigators have attributed the fatal blaze on a parked Kolavia Tupolev Tu-154B at Surgut to electrical arcing in a generator panel mounted in the rear.
ANA's first 787 heads for Japan →
Departing just after dawn, Boeing’s first 787 Dreamliner, newly delivered to All Nippon Airways, departed Paine Field at 07:17 local time enroute to Tokyo’s…
IATA again rails against EU emissions trading... →
IATA has rejected suggestions by the European Union that the issuing of free emissions permits to airlines under Europe’s emissions trading system (ETS)…
Comment: Oh, for perfect vision →
Good news this week from Airbus, whose experts forecast the world’s air operators will buy nearly 28,000 new jets between now and 2030 - more than doubling the size of the fleet to the high side of…
Report lays bare Air India woes →
In early September, an Indian newspaper reported that Air India’s management was considering hiring a younger batch of female crew, and changing their uniform…
Emirates’ Clark sees “great opportunities” after... →
Emirates Airline boss Tim Clark is convinced that the changes brought about by the Arab Spring across North Africa and the Middle East this year will ultimately lead to a better situation for the…
Indonesia must speed up upgrades to Jakarta... →
Indonesia needs to urgently increase the capacity at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta aiport to meet the fast growing demand for air travel in the country, said…
Emirates among carriers affected as AeroMobile... →
Some leaky feeder cables installed on aircraft fitted with the eXPhone mobile connectivity solution will require replacement following the discovery that…
Air Baltic files for protection amid row with... →
Struggling Latvian carrier Air Baltic has filed for legal protection in an attempt to enable it to continue operations despite its ongoing row with the Latvian…
Air Berlin to axe fleet further by summer 2012 →
German carrier Air Berlin is to cut 18 aircraft from its fleet by summer next year, more than double the number it said it would axe as part of a restructuring…
Indonesia's Lion Air applies for full service... →
Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air has applied to the country’s transport ministry set up a full service subsidiary. The airline hopes to receive…
No casualties in TAME overrun →
An Embraer E190 operated by Ecuadorian carrier TAME Línea Aérea del Ecuador, registration HC-CEZ, appears to have been written off following a runway overrun…
2011 shaping up to be strongest order year for... →
Boeing believes 2011 could be one of its strongest years in terms of orders for the 777 freighter.
Emirates chief hits out over A350-1000 revamp →
Emirates president Tim Clark has reacted angrily to Airbus’s plan to revamp the A350-1000. The airframer revealed a revised specification for its…
How Israel deals with threats to aviation security →
Israel has evolved a uniquely sophisticated range of aviation security procedures to deal with the threats it faces
Take-off calculation error led 737 to overrun... →
Short runway foxed 737 crew in take-off mishap
IndiGo launches its first international flight →
Indian low-cost carrier IndiGo has launched its first international flight to Dubai from New Delhi. The flight, which carried 162 passengers, departed from New Delhi eight minutes earlier than its…
Boeing to deliver first 747-8F to Cargolux on 19... →
Boeing will deliver the first 747-8 freighter to launch customer Cargolux on 19 September, followed by delivery of the second aircraft to the cargo carrier…
Delta order indicative of urgent fleet needs →
The recent order of 100 Boeing 737-900ERs by Delta Air Lines reflects an urgency by legacy carriers to replace ageing aircraft, but the airline’s decision to go with the -900ER does not preclude it…
August 2011
16 posts
At least 12 fatalities in First Air 737-200 crash →
Canadian carrier First Air has identified the Boeing 737-200 lost in a fatal accident at Resolute Bay as a 36-year old airframe. The aircraft was registered…
FAA, EASA certify 747-8F for delivery →
The US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency have jointly awarded Boeing an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for the 747-8…
Bangkok Airways to receive its first A350-800 in... →
Bangkok Airways expects to take delivery of its first Airbus A350-800 in 2015. The carrier has a total of four A350-800s on order, but has not received…
India’s Jagson Airlines widens Q1 net loss to... →
India’s Jagson Airlines has reported a net loss of Indian rupees (Rs) 30 million ($661,000) in its fiscal first quarter, against a net loss of Rs7.3 million…