All Europe news – Page 54
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NewsPrevious Azerbaijan flight turned back days before E190 crash: Aliyev
Azerbaijan’s president, Ilham Aliyev, has claimed that another Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft had turned away from southern Russia over conflict-zone warnings 10 days before the crash of an Embraer 190. Speaking during a 6 January meeting with relatives from the E190 crew, and survivors of the 25 December crash, Aliyev said ...
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NewsMBDA boosts supply chain efficiency with Roxel acquisition
Weapons propulsion specialist Roxel has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MBDA, as part of an effort by the European company to boost its production of precision-guided munitions.
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NewsDenmark, Norway extend joint C-130J support deal with Marshall
Denmark and Norway have extended their joint maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) deal with UK specialist Marshall for their respective fleets of Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports.
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NewsIceland becomes Eurocontrol’s first new member for a decade
Iceland has become the first new member of Eurocontrol in a decade, joining the air navigation organisation on 1 January, exactly 10 years since Estonia in 2015. The accession brings to 42 the total number of Eurocontrol member states. Iceland has been participating as an observer in the organisation’s provisional ...
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NewsAvianca 787 depressurisation probe finds air-con system misassembled during MRO
Investigators analysing a depressurisation incident involving a transatlantic Avianca Boeing 787-8 have disclosed that an air-conditioning system was misassembled during maintenance work a few days before. Avianca’s AV46 service from Bogota to Madrid Barajas on 31 October last year was the third flight for the twinjet (N785AV) since this maintenance ...
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NewsTus Airways investor opts to take over carrier’s entire share capital
Cypriot carrier Tus Airways’ major shareholder has notified the other investor parties that it is exercising an option to take the entire share capital of the airline. The major shareholder is a company owned by Ami Cohen and Arnon Englander, who are linked to the Israeli firm Holiday Lines Group. ...
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NewsTransavia 737 shed nose tyres after late flare and hard landing on sloping runway
French investigators believe the slope of a Nantes runway led a Boeing 737-800 pilot to misperceive the aircraft’s glidepath, resulting in a late flare and a hard bounced landing, during which the jet shed both nose tyres. Nantes’ runway 21 initially dips beyond the threshold, then rises from the aiming ...
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NewsIreland orders four Airbus Helicopters H145Ms
Ireland has ordered four Airbus Helicopters H145Ms for operation by the Irish Air Corps as replacements for its fleet of elderly H135s.
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NewsRAF completes Red 6 augmented reality trial aboard Hawk T2
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has completed a series of flight trials using Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems technology developed by Red 6.
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NewsAir Baltic cuts back summer schedule citing A220 engine maintenance delays
Air Baltic is cutting 19 routes from its planned summer schedule, and reducing frequencies on others, attributing the decision to delays in engine maintenance for its Airbus A220-300 fleet. The carrier – which was the launch operator for the type – has nearly 50, but it says it is experiencing ...
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NewsTurkey’s Baykar to acquire Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace
The Italian government has cleared the sale of Piaggio Aerospace to Turkish unmanned air vehicle maker Baykar Technologies.
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NewsSwiss cabin crew member dies after A220’s engine-related diversion
Swiss has disclosed that a flight attendant on the Airbus A220-300 which diverted to Graz with engine problems and smoke in the cabin subsequently died in hospital. He had been among five crew on board the twinjet which had been operating a Bucharest-Zurich service, as LX1885, with 74 passengers on ...
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NewsAustria picks M-346FA as Saab 105 replacement
Austria is to acquire 12 Leonardo M-346FA light-attack/trainer jets as a replacement for its already retired Saab 105 fleet.
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NewsVolocopter enters insolvency following cash shortfall
Advanced air mobility developer Volocopter has entered insolvency proceedings, as it pledges to continue its quest for funding.
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NewsMistrust and tension evident as Azerbaijan refuses Russian-led E190 crash probe
Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev has disclosed that a Russian offer to investigate the Embraer 190 crash in Aktau was “categorically refused” over concerns that it would not have been objective. Although Azerbaijan is a member of the Interstate Aviation Committee, which investigates accidents involving aircraft of state parties, the circumstances ...
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NewsCrashed Azerbaijan E190 flight recorders to be read by Brazilian investigators
Brazilian investigation authority CENIPA will have the crucial responsibility of extracting information from the flight recorders of the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 which crashed in Kazakhstan. While the circumstances of the crash have yet to be fully clarified, there is increasing evidence that an external explosion – during a period ...
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NewsPutin ‘apologises’ over E190 crash as Azerbaijani president indicates external explosion
Azerbaijan’s presidential office has given the clearest indication yet that the Embraer 190 which crashed in Aktau suffered considerable flight-control damage as a result of an external detonation in Russian airspace. The office has detailed a telephone call between Russian president Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani president Ilham Aliyev on 28 ...
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NewsAzerbaijan E190 twice attempted to land at Grozny in 'difficult' circumstances: Russian authority
Russia’s federal air transport regulator states that the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 which crashed after diverting to Aktau had made two unsuccessful attempts to land at Grozny, the flight’s original destination. Rosaviatsia chief Dmitry Yadrov says the situation in the vicinity of Grozny airport, at the time of the aircraft’s ...
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NewsBrussels Airlines bringing in more A320neos to replace A319s
Brussels Airlines is intending to introduce three more Airbus A320neos by summer 2026, as part of a fleet-renewal programme. The decision will take the A320neo fleet of the Lufthansa Group carrier to eight. Brussels Airlines received its first A320neo in November last year, the first time it had taken delivery ...
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NewsFlydubai and Qazaq Air suspend Russian routes over safety risks
United Arab Emirates operator Flydubai and Kazakh regional carrier Qazaq Air are suspending services on some Russian routes in the wake of the Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 crash. The measures follow Azerbaijan Airlines’ decision to halt flights to several Russian cities, over flight safety concerns. Flydubai is temporarily cancelling services ...