All Europe news
-
NewsAtlantic Airways broadens co-operation with Icelandair to tap US market
Faroese carrier Atlantic Airways, which is tentatively venturing into transatlantic operations, is to build on its co-operation with Icelandair, as the Icelandic carrier expands to serve the Faroe Islands. Atlantic Airways is extending its network to feature a transatlantic service to New York’s Stewart airport in August. The airline plans ...
-
News
Leonardo adds Azerbaijan as C-27J Spartan customer
Leonardo has secured Azerbaijan as a new customer for its C-27J Spartan tactical transport.
-
News
UK regulator seeks opinions on active carbon monoxide detectors for general aviation
UK safety regulators are seeking opinions from the general aviation community on the use of carbon monoxide detectors – specifically active devices – to help shape strategies on their potential use. While general aviation pilots tend to be aware of the risk posed by carbon monoxide, the UK Civil Aviation ...
-
Analysis
A350 'a delight' in the air, says British Airways' director of flying
If there were any cynical concerns that the advanced automation on the Airbus A350 would reduce the pilot’s job to little more than computer monitoring, British Airways director of flying Captain James Basnett does not share them.
-
Analysis
How France's Rafale fighter evolved into an export champion
Dassault is enjoying huge success with its ever-versatile fighter, with seven export customers having signed up for the type since 2015 and an additional domestic order on the near-horizon.
-
Analysis
EU’s Clean Aviation push targets emissions reduction
With a first set of projects under way, EU-backed Clean Aviation is thinking about next steps, including an eventual flight-test campaign, as it looks to help aviation meet ambitious decarbonisation goals
-
News
Air Montenegro introducing additional aircraft as new chief takes over
Air Montenegro has increased its fleet to four aircraft, with the addition of an Embraer 190 regional jet. The aircraft will complement two E195 and an Airbus A320 and enhance the carrier’s capacity for the summer season. Air Montenegro has come under new leadership with the appointment of former Adria ...
-
News
Wizz taking fleet past 200 aircraft as it forecasts return to full-year profit
Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is expecting to take its fleet to more than 200 aircraft over the next year, and insists its delivery schedule for the next 12 months “remains intact”. Wizz had a fleet of 179 jets – all single-aisle Airbus models – at the end of ...
-
News
KAI formally rolls out Poland’s first FA-50GF
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has formally rolled out the first FA-50 light combat aircraft destined for Polish air force service.
-
News
Airbus net orders unchanged as cancellations offset May activity
Airbus’s net orders for the year remained unchanged during May, as additional agreements were offset by cancellations. Delta Air Lines took a single A330-900, and the only other activity comprised orders for 16 A320neos – seven for lessor BOC Aviation and nine for an undisclosed customer. But the modest gain ...
-
News
Initial SSJ-New prototype to retain SaM146 engines for maiden flight
Russian airframer Irkut’s first SSJ-New twinjet is nearing initial flight tests, although the first aircraft will still be equipped with PowerJet SaM146 engines rather than domestically-built powerplants. The decision to retain the SaM146 for the maiden flight is intended to “speed up” the test programme, says state technology corporation Rostec. ...
-
News
Early signs of summer disruption emerging as EASA urges safety-risk reviews
Early signs of summer disruption to the European air transport system are already emerging, regulators have warned, and various sectors are being urged to take steps to ensure any operational disarray does not threaten safety. The warning from the European Union Aviation Safety Agency is laid out in a safety ...
-
News
Pegasus ‘working on new aircraft order’ as Sabiha Gokcen expansion nears
Pegasus has signalled that it intends to place a new aircraft order, as its Sabiha Gokcen airport home prepares to open its second runway.
-
News
Collins launches ‘Signature Dream’ first-class suites and ‘Aurora’ lie-flat seats
Collins Aerospace opened this year’s AIX by revealing two new premium airline seating products, including “Signature Dream” first-class suites and lie-flat seats for narrowbody jets called “Aurora”.
-
News
Recaro unveils premium seat and new business class cabin concept
German seating specialist Recaro has unveiled its new PL3810 premium class seat and is featuring a new business class cabin concept at this year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg.
-
News
Commissioner rejects specific EU measures to curb private jets’ carbon impact
European transport commissioner Adina Valean has rejected calls from several ministerial representatives to draw up regulatory measures for private jet use in relation to aviation decarbonisation efforts. Valean spoke after a European Union transport council meeting in Luxembourg on 1 June, during which the subject of business jets’ environmental impact ...
-
News
UK military to upgrade Avenger rear crew trainer fleet
A UK fleet of Beechcraft King Air 350ERs used to train personnel for the Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) is to undergo a major capability upgrade, with the updated Avengers to be capable of serving for another decade.
-
News
Windshear escape presents potential risk for close-spaced parallel operations: inquiry
French investigators believe the specific circumstances of a strong crosswind during a windshear-escape manoeuvre can undermine the safety case for simultaneous operations on closely-spaced parallel runways. Investigation authority BEA has turned up three similar incidents – two at Paris Charles de Gaulle and one at Toulouse – in the space ...
-
News
Poland plans 22-unit AW101 order
Leonardo Helicopters could be in line for a bumper order of over 20 AW101s from Poland for troop transport missions.
-
News
Diehl Aviation and HAECO unveil premium cabin concept
Diehl Aviation and HAECO Cabin Solutions are exhibiting a full-size demonstrator of their asymmetric premium cabin configuration for single-aisle aircraft – four- or five-abreast – in a full-size demonstrator for the first time this week at the Airline Interiors Expo.
