AirlinesFinal report: Lion Air MAX crash caused by combination of failures Indonesian investigators have concluded that a series of factors, primarily the design of the Boeing 737 MAX 8’s flight-control system and inadequacies in pilot training and maintenance practices, combined to cause the crash of Lion Air flight 610 a year ago.
A report by the Indonesian National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) cited the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system (MCAS) flight-control law’s reliance on a single angle-of-attack (AOA) sensor as a redundancy weakness.
LinkIll-fated 737 Max crew left 'unaware' of prior flight's problems Pilots of the Lion Air Boeing 737 Max which crashed shortly after departing Jakarta last October had been unaware of the control problems experienced by the crew of the same aircraft on the inbound service, investigators have disclosed.
This inbound service – from Denpasar – had taken place after the aircraft underwent replacement of an angle-of-attack sensor.
LinkSouthwest posts record 3Q profit on strong demand; offsets MAX challenges Southwest Airlines’ 2019 third-quarter results topped analysts’ expectations, as strong passenger demand and timing of maintenance events helped offset challenges related to the grounding of its 34 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Dallas-based Southwest posted a $659 million net income, up 7.2% from $615 million in the year-ago quarter, and a company record for the third quarter. Total operating revenue, at $5.6 billion, was 1.1% higher than the year-ago period.
LinkScotland’s Loganair outlines fleet expansion plans Scottish regional airline Loganair plans to build a fleet of around 20 ATR 42-500 turboprops over the next several years as it begins to replace its long-serving Saab 340s and 2000s.
The first of five Saab 2000s has already departed and the remaining four are expected to leave the Glasgow-based carrier’s service by mid-April 2020, with the smaller 340s being progressively retired as their leases expire. The airline operates two 340As and 14 340Bs, with four of the fleet converted to freighters.
LinkUIA restructures hub model, axes routes to reduce losses Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will restructure its hub system at Kyiv Boryspil International Airport and cut routes from Nov. 16, to reduce losses, optimize costs and return to profitability.
UIA has been banned from overflying Russian airspace and conflict areas in eastern Ukraine and Crimea, which impact its Middle Eastern and Asian routes, such as Beijing, China.
LinkSouthwest posts record 3Q profit on strong demand; offsets MAX challenges Southwest Airlines’ 2019 third-quarter results topped analysts’ expectations, as strong passenger demand and timing of maintenance events helped offset challenges related to the grounding of its 34 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.
Dallas-based Southwest posted a $659 million net income, up 7.2% from $615 million in the year-ago quarter, and a company record for the third quarter. Total operating revenue, at $5.6 billion, was 1.1% higher than the year-ago period.
LinkPICTURE: First Starlux A321neo departs for Taiwan Taiwanese carrier Starlux Airlines' first Airbus A321neo has departed the airframer's Hamburg Finkenwerder plant following delivery of the jet to the new airline.
The start-up operator, which also has Airbus A350s on order, intends to commence services out of Taipei in 2020.
LinkIndia's Spicejet eyes Ras Al-Khaimah base Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet will begin flights to Ras Al-Khaimah this December after striking a deal on plans to create an "aviation hub" at the UAE airport.
In a brief stock market market announcement, SpiceJet says it has entered an MoU with the airport operator to "co-operate, develop and promote tourism" in Ras Al-Khaimah in the UAE. It says it will work towards creating an aviation hub at the airport.
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