All Europe news – Page 269
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NewsOrange2Fly A320 stall-protection activated after idle-thrust handover
Greek investigators have disclosed that the crew of an Airbus A320 allowed the aircraft’s airspeed to decay to the point where its automatic stall-protection system activated on approach to Muscat. Operating for Oman’s SalamAir, the Greek-registered Orange2Fly A320 (SX-ODS) had been arriving from Dubai on 28 January 2019. Although the ...
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NewsNew Italian operator ITA seeks authorisation to serve US gateways
New Italian national airline Italia Trasporto Aereo is formally seeking authorisation to open transatlantic services to several US cities. The carrier, owned by the Italian ministry of economy and finance, is set to succeed the struggling Alitalia which has spent several years in administration. ITA says its initial services will ...
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NewsIATA calls for vaccine status standard as tourism body issues AstraZeneca warning
IATA has called for the EU’s Digital Covid Certificate (DCC) to become the global standard for proof of vaccination status, the day after the global tourism industry warned that issues over the recognition of different vaccine types could stymie the international travel recovery.
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NewsEASA extends permitted operating timeframe for temporary freighters
European safety regulators have extended the approval for passenger aircraft to serve as temporary freighters until at least the end of July next year. Several carriers opted to modify cabin interiors to transport cargo to enable passenger aircraft, which would otherwise have been parked, to continue earning revenues during the ...
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NewsAir Baltic encouraged by summer upturn and reduced first-half loss
Air Baltic has turned in a first-half net loss of €61.5 million ($72.3 million) but is encouraged by the upturn in bookings over the summer season. The airline’s revenues were down by 40% – to €50 million – against the interim last year, as the six-month passenger figure sank. But ...
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NewsUnion confirms British Airways talks on new short-haul subsidiary at Gatwick
The union that represents a range of British Airways employees has confirmed it is talks with the carrier regarding the establishment of a new short-haul subsidiary at Gatwick.
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News'Locked-up' wheels probed after aborted Edelweiss A320 take-off
Swiss investigators are probing an incident in which several main wheels of an Edelweiss Airbus A320 locked up shortly after the aircraft commenced its take-off roll from Zurich. The twinjet (HB-JJL) had been travelling at about 80kt when – according to French investigation authority BEA, citing preliminary data from Swiss ...
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NewsNew Wizz Air UK chief to guide budget carrier from adversity to diversity
Prising an airline from the grip of the pandemic is quite the in-tray task for a newly-appointed managing director. But Wizz Air UK’s new leader, Marion Geoffroy, who brings her long experience as an aviation lawyer to the role she assumes from former head and fellow lawyer Owain Jones, believes ...
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NewsGatwick airport to launch consultation on dual-runway expansion plan
London Gatwick airport will next month launch a public consultation over plans to bring its northern runway into routine use to support long-term growth ambitions of lifting passenger capacity to 75 million by 2038.
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NewsRossiya fleet reaches triple figures with Superjet expansion
Russian carrier Rossiya has taken its fleet into triple figures after introducing 42 Sukhoi Superjet 100s to its operation, as part of an Aeroflot Group network restructuring. It says its fleet has expanded to 100 aircraft as a result of the transfer of Superjets, and it intends to have 66 ...
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NewsVortex generators analysed in Russian overwing-engine design proposal
Russian researchers are refining the wing design for a proposed short-haul aircraft with overwing-mounted engines, to increase laminar flow. Initial models of the experimental aircraft design underwent windtunnel tests in 2017. But the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute has constructed a large-scale semi-model – featuring the left wing and engine, and left ...
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NewsUAC secures MiG-31, Tu-95 upgrade work
Russia’s United Aircraft (UAC) has secured upgrade work for Moscow’s RAC MiG-31 interceptors and Tupolev Tu-95 strategic missile carriers, while United Engine Corporation (UEC) will provide eight engines for the Tu-160M strategic bomber.
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NewsAeroflot picks HAECO for long-term component MRO support
Hong Kong-based HAECO has signed a long-term component maintenance agreement with Russia’s Aeroflot.
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NewsRussian Helicopters lands deal for upgraded Ka-52Ms
Russian Helicopters has signed an agreement with Russia’s defence ministry to supply upgraded Kamov Ka-52M Alligator helicopters.
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NewsSwiss cites risk to hub system as it mandates Covid-19 vaccinations for crew
Swiss has become the latest carrier to say that Covid-19 vaccinations will be mandatory for its air crew, citing the disruption to its hub network that could otherwise be caused by complications around rostering.
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NewsItalian carrier ITA targets September fleet decision as bookings set to start
After firming a preliminary bid for assets from Alitalia, Italy’s new national airline Italia Trasporto Aereo (ITA) plans to begin ticket sales on 26 August ahead of a planned launch of operations on 15 October.
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NewsRyanair to end Northern Ireland flights
Ryanair will no longer serve either of Belfast’s airports from October, citing the UK’s air passenger duty (APD) tax and a “lack of Covid recovery incentives” from the airports.
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NewsRussian Helicopters advances Mi-171Sh Storm development
Russian Helicopters’ special forces operations-optimised Mil Mi-171Sh Storm rotorcraft has been flown to Kubinka air base near Moscow to appear at the 22-28 August Army 2021 event.
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NewsIcelandic start-up Play applies to launch transatlantic flights
Icelandic start-up carrier Play has filed for authority to begin services from Reykjavik to the US east coast next summer as it plots the next steps of its development.
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NewsPolar to bring in Dash 8s to modernise Soviet-era fleet
Russian regional carrier Polar Airlines is to acquire a pair of Bombardier Dash 8-300 turboprops, its first of the type, to support modernisation of its Soviet-era fleet. It states that it is purchasing the two 50-seat aircraft from a Japanese supplier. “[Polar’s] fleet will be replenished with a completely new ...