All Europe news – Page 27
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NewsSafran selects French site for carbon-brake plant after energy cost assessment
Safran is to establish a new aircraft carbon-brakes production facility in France, sited near Lyon, which will represent a €450 million ($515 million) investment. The facility, which will open in 2030, will complement another Safran Landing Systems plant in France – at Villeurbanne – as well as its US site ...
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NewsRolls-Royce’s civil aerospace division posts strong margin improvement in first half
Rolls-Royce achieved 122 large civil engine deliveries over the first half, a figure slightly up on the previous 120. It handed over fewer Trent 1000s for the Boeing 787 and Trent 7000s for the Airbus A330neo, but more Trent XWBs for both the A350-900 and -1000 variants. Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace ...
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NewsSafran encouraged as recovery of Leap engine deliveries continues
Safran handed over 10% more CFM International Leap engines in the first half, a total of 729, as sequential quarterly production rates improved. The deliveries contributed to a near-17% rise in first-half propulsion revenues to €7.5 billion ($8.6 billion). Safran handed over 410 Leap engines in the second quarter, up ...
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NewsLeonardo targets launch of aerostructures partnership by year end
Leonardo is still not naming the partner with whom it plans to establish a “global champion” in aerostructures but aims to have the venture up and running by the end of the year.
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NewsAirbus’s Spirit AeroSystems work acquisition slips to fourth quarter
Airbus’s acquisition of work packages from Spirit AeroSystems has slipped to the fourth quarter, a delay the airframer attributes to regulatory approvals. But Airbus says the acquisition process is “making good progress”, adding: “All parties are putting the necessary efforts into the closing process.” The acquisition has been necessitated by ...
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NewsAirbus sees no A330 production rate rise until 2029
Airbus is not expecting to raise A330 production for the next few years, but foresees monthly output lifting from four aircraft to five in 2029. The airframer updated its production expectations for the twinjet programme in a half-year financial briefing. It says A330 production is “stabilising” at the rate of ...
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NewsCrashed Superjet’s erroneous angle-of-attack readings traced to swapped overlay plates
Swapping the angle-of-attack sensor overlay plates on a Gazpromavia Yakovlev Superjet 100 led to last year’s fatal accident as the jet was being ferried from Lukhovitsy to Moscow after a maintenance visit. Investigators from the Interstate Aviation Committee carried out several experiments and analyses in a bid to understand why ...
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NewsNorse Atlantic appoints deputy chief executive
Scandinavian long-haul budget carrier Norse Atlantic has named Kristin Berthelsen as its deputy chief executive. Berthelsen previously held the post of chief of staff and culture officer at the airline. Norse Atlantic chief Bjorn Tore Larsen says she has been “integral” to the carrier’s progress since its started up in ...
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NewsTurkish Airlines diversifies into Islamic financing to fund A350
Turkish Airlines has opted to use an Islamic financing transaction for the first time, in order to fund the acquisition of an Airbus A350. The carrier says the aircraft’s financing has been structured in Swiss francs with Dubai Islamic Bank, through an Ijarah arrangement – similar to a finance lease. ...
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NewsNordwind 777 opens first connection between Russian and North Korean capitals
Russian carrier Nordwind Airlines has become the first to connect Moscow with the North Korean capital Pyongyang in nearly eight decades of diplomatic relations. Nordwind carried out the 27 July flight from Moscow Sheremetyevo using a Boeing 777-200ER, arriving in Pyongyang the following day. Federal air transport regulator Rosaviatsia says ...
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NewsSwiss identifies initial A350 long-haul route as it shows off cabin concept
Swiss will operate its initial Airbus A350-900 to Boston, with flights commencing at the beginning of January next year. The Star Alliance carrier, which is taking 10 of the type, disclosed the first long-haul destination for the twinjet as it unveiled new first- and business-class seats. Swiss intends to take ...
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NewsUK’s Titan Airways considers further E-Jet expansion after introducing E190
UK operator Titan Airways has acquired its first regional jet, an Embraer 190, to complement its fleet of Airbus types. The E190 (G-POWX) – originally delivered to Air Astana in 2012 – has been sold to Titan by leasing firm TrueNoord. “We identified the [E190] as the ideal aircraft to ...
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NewsCrashed Angara An-24’s flight-data recorder destroyed by fire
Russian investigators have disclosed that flight-data recordings from an Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 were destroyed by fire when the aircraft crashed into a forest in the Amur region. The Interstate Aviation Committee says, however, that the cockpit-voice recorder information “was preserved”. None of the occupants of the An-24 survived when ...
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NewsIndonesia signs contract for 48 Turkish Kaan fighters
Indonesia has formalised its commitment to the Turkish Aerospace Kaan programme, signing a contract for 48 of the developmental twin-engined fighters at a Turkish defence show.
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NewsRussian prosecutor blames cyberattack after Aeroflot cancels over 50 flights
Russian flag-carrier Aeroflot has cancelled 54 round-trip flights after suffering a serious IT problem, apparently the result of a cyberattack on its infrastructure. Aeroflot says the 260 flights were scheduled for 28 July, adding that 206 are expected to operate. It is describing the occurrence as a “failure” in its ...
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NewsAerospace escapes tariff regime under new US-EU trade agreement
Aircraft and components will be exempt from tariffs under the new transatlantic trade agreement between the European Union and USA. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen says the aerospace sectors are among the “strategic products” contained on a “zero-for-zero” tariff list. This list also features semiconductor equipment, critical raw ...
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NewsRussian legislation seeks to establish regulated market for PMA spares
Russian aerospace firm Yakovlev is highlighting legislative measures aimed at averting development of a market for unapproved spare parts as a result of shortages driven by sanctions. New legislation progressing through parliament is intended to address the need for design and manufacture of authentic spares – known as Parts Manufacturer ...
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NewsElbit secures $260m German A400M self-protection contract
Elbit Systems has received a roughly $260 million contract to supply J-Music directed infrared countermeasures equipment for installation on part of Germany’s fleet of Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transports.
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NewsSwiss takes first solar-energy jet fuel delivery from Synhelion facilities
Swiss has started using jet fuel produced using solar energy, with an initial delivery from clean-technology specialist Synhelion. The carrier has shown off a 190-litre barrel of synthetic crude oil from Synhelion’s Dawn plant at Julich, west of Cologne. This crude oil has been transferred to a refinery in northern ...
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NewsWrongly-maintained Superjet’s behaviour misled crew before overspeed and fatal dive
Russian investigators believe the crew of a Yakovlev Superjet 100 thought the aircraft was experiencing an air-data system fault relating to airspeed, rather than a highly-improbable angle-of-attack discrepancy, before the jet fatally dived into a forest about 6min after take-off. Simulations of the flight have led test pilots to conclude ...