All Europe news – Page 37
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NewsTekever’s UK UAV output to soar with £400m ‘Overmatch’ investment
Unmanned air vehicle (UAV) producer Tekever is to invest over £400 million ($532 million) to boost its activities in the UK and add more than 1,000 employees to its workforce.
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AnalysisHow the C-390 is charging ahead with Portugal’s Rhinos squadron
When Portugal signed for five Embraer C/KC-390 tactical transports in July 2019, it was taking something of a gamble by becoming the first export buyer for the Brazilian-built type – but its air force’s 506 Squadron is now flying high with the Brazilian-built airlifter.
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NewsRAF brings unmanned StormShroud jammer into operational use
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has introduced to service its “first of a new family of autonomous collaborative platforms”, which it claims will revolutionise operations in contested environments.
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NewsYakovlev sets up Superjet maintenance station with inflatable hangar
Russian aircraft manufacturer Yakovlev has taken advantage of an inflatable hangar to establish a line maintenance station at Samara Kurumoch airport. The facility will house technical maintenance capabilities for the Superjet 100 and – in the future – the MC-21 twinjet. Kurumoch airport executive director Mikhail Berman claims the hangar ...
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NewsFormer Etihad leader Hogan’s advisory firm to become Global Airlines shareholder
Former Etihad Airways chief James Hogan’s advisory firm Knighthood Global is to become a shareholder in UK start-up carrier Global Airlines. Hogan, along with Etihad’s former chief financial officer James Rigney, will be appointed as strategic advisors to the company Global Airlines is aiming to offer transatlantic Airbus A380 services, ...
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NewsSiriNor outlines big ambitions for electric ducted-fan engine
A Norwegian start-up is hoping its small electric-powered ducted-fan engine for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can spearhead a move up the weight class into commercial aviation applications.
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NewsC919 at least three years from European certification: EASA chief
Chinese airframer Comac’s C919 single-aisle twinjet will probably not receive European certification for at least three years – and possibly much longer. Speaking exclusively to the French economics publication L’Usine Nouvelle, European Union Aviation Safety Agency executive director Florian Guillermet stated that the regulator had informed Comac that the jet ...
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NewsAirbus explores mitigation options to minimise tariff impact on supply chain and airline customers
Airbus is examining various options to address the fluid US-driven tariff situation, both within its own supply chain and through negotiations with affected airline customers. Speaking during a first-quarter briefing on 30 April, chief executive Guillaume Faury highlighted the rapidly-changing nature of the tariff regime – the airframer was still ...
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NewsAirbus maintains full-year delivery guidance despite backloading
Airbus is still expecting a backloaded delivery profile this year, as supply-chain issues persist, but believes it is making progress on its business priorities.
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NewsInflation-hit Turkish Airlines reports first quarterly loss since 2021
Turkish Airlines experienced its first loss-making quarter since the first half of 2021 in the first three months of 2025, as high inflation and a weak local currency combined with the impact of a February snow storm to weigh on its earnings.
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NewsAir France-KLM upbeat on summer despite economic uncertainties
Air France-KLM recorded a “solid” start to 2025 and is positive about the summer outlook, even amid the economic uncertainties created by the actions of the Trump Administration in the USA.
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NewsSweden loses out to LA after Heart transplants operation
Hybrid-electric developer Heart Aerospace is to abandon its long-term Swedish home and relocate operations to Los Angeles to “accelerate development” of its 30-passenger ES-30 aircraft.
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NewsPlay leasing several aircraft to Maltese division of Ukraine’s SkyUp
Ukrainian operator SkyUp’s Maltese division has emerged as the partner to which Icelandic carrier Play Airlines is supplying aircraft under its new diversification strategy. Play is deploying four of its 10 Airbus A320neo-family jets for damp-lease to SkyUp MT from spring-summer this year. The agreement will run to the end ...
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NewsUnited Aircraft progresses towards ‘fully-Russian’ MC-21 with first flight of modified prototype
Russia’s United Aircraft has carried out the maiden flight of a modified prototype Yakovlev MC-21 which has been fitted with a number of domestically-built systems and components. The twinjet took off from the Irkutsk aviation plant airfield on 29 April. United Aircraft has been developing the Russian-equipped aircraft as part ...
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NewsUS clears $1.3 billion AMRAAM deal for Poland
The US government has cleared the possible sale of Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAMs) to Poland.
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NewsIcelandair transformation progresses but economy slows booking pace
Icelandair Group is expecting profitability improvements in the second and third quarters, having cut its first-quarter operating loss by around 10% to $62.3 million. Over the three months to 31 March the company recorded better results across all its business segments. But the company is cautioning that the pace of ...
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NewsItalian army receives initial UH-169D Light Utility Helicopter
Italy has received the first of an eventual 25 Leonardo UH-169D Light Utility Helicopters (LUHs) at a 28 April ceremony held at the army aviation headquarters in Viterbo.
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NewsNorway starts stockpiling Joint Strike Missile for stealthy F-35 fleet
Norway has taken delivery of its first Konsgberg-produced Joint Strike Missile, ahead of the weapon’s full integration with the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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NewsIndustrial action weighs on Finnair earnings in ‘tough’ first quarter
Finnair saw its losses deepen in the first quarter of 2025 as “prolonged” industrial action by pilots and increased sustainability-linked costs hit its bottom line.
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NewsUK deploys Crowsnest helicopters with full operational capability boost
The UK Royal Navy’s Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control system has achieved delayed full operational capability status.