All Europe news – Page 6
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NewsNew Caledonian operator Aircalin emerges as A350 customer
New Caledonian carrier Aircalin has emerged as the customer behind a previously-undisclosed order for a pair of Airbus A350-900s. Aircalin is already an Airbus customer with a pair of A330-900s – having previously operated A330-200s – and it also has two A320neos. Chief executive Georges Selefen says the A350 agreement ...
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NewsDenmark steps up domestic F-35 training after latest deliveries
Denmark’s latest batch of four Lockheed Martin F-35As touched down at its Skrydstrup air base on 6 December, with their arrival doubling the number of the fifth-generation type transferred to the country.
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NewsEurofighter nations set sights on introducing BAE’s Striker II helmet
The four-nation Eurofighter consortium has awarded BAE Systems a contract worth £133 million ($169 million) to conduct further development work on its Striker II helmet-mounted display system.
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NewsPoland to field unmanned MQ-9B SkyGuardian fleet from 2027
Poland is to replace its leased General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Reaper remotely piloted air systems via a contract for new MQ-9B SkyGuardians, Warsaw has announced.
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NewsAir Baltic chief highlights crucial role of connectivity as carrier awaits IPO launch
Air Baltic chief executive Martin Gauss remains confident in the prospects for the airline’s initial public offering, despite its being pushed back at least to the first half of next year. Speaking to FlightGlobal in London, Gauss said the “market is not right” for the IPO from which the carrier ...
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NewsNorthrop begins production of first E-2D for French navy
The three airborne command and control turboprops will replace France’s fleet of E-2C Hawkeye 2000 aircraft.
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NewsBristow Ireland completes first SAR tasking following start of Shannon operations
Bristow Ireland has completed its first tasking, days after operations on the country’s new helicopter search and rescue (SAR) contract went live.
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NewsSlovakia to acquire three Embraer C-390 airlifters
Slovakia has selected Embraer’s C-390 tactical transport, and plans to advance a three-unit deal early next year.
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NewsBristow and Beta sign up for Norwegian cargo flight tests
Norway is to establish an international test facility for zero- and low-emission aircraft that could see trials of cargo flights take place between Bergen and Stavanger in the second half of next year.
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NewsUtair Aviation to absorb foreign-aircraft maintenance division TS Technik
Russian operator Utair’s management is to bring its specialised maintenance arm for foreign-built aircraft, TS Technik, directly under its aviation division through a merger of the companies. The decision follows a shareholder vote on 10 December which was overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal. Under the merger plan the company ...
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NewsUSA clears possible Ukraine F-16 support deal
The US government has cleared the possible sale of a sustainment package for Ukraine’s Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters, as the beleaguered country takes delivery of its second batch of the type.
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NewsOpen-rotor concept in line for Clean Aviation flight-test funding
Safran and CFM International look set to benefit from the first round of Clean Aviation’s second phase, which proposes to fund the flight demonstration of an open-rotor engine.
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AnalysisUK’s modified Excalibur testbed flies through initial stability campaign
The unique Boeing 757 that will be employed in support of the UK’s Future Combat Air System activity has completed a first series of post-modification sorties.
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NewsYak-40 suffers runway excursion at snowy Siberian airport
Russian investigators are probing a runway excursion involving a Yakovlev Yak-40 at Siberia’s Olekminsk airport. The trijet had been inbound from Bratsk on 10 December, says the East Siberian transport prosecutor’s office. While landing at around 12:00, it states, the aircraft “skidded off the runway”. “There were no casualties,” the ...
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NewsDutch and Austrian C-390s to get Elbit self-protection boost
Elbit Systems has been awarded contracts worth a combined $175 million to provide electronic warfare (EW) and self-protection equipment for integration with new tactical transport aircraft and helicopters on order for two European operators.
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NewsDutch F-35s intercept Russian surveillance aircraft over Baltic Sea
Just a week after they arrived in Estonia to support NATO air patrols along the Russian border, F-35 fighters from the Royal Netherlands Air Force have intercepted Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea.
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NewsDeutsche Aircraft chooses longtime company executive Nico Neumann as co-chief
Deutsche Aircraft has chosen Nico Neumann for a dual leadership role alongside current chief executive Dave Jackson as the German firm’s proposed next-generation turboprop comes into focus.
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NewsAnalysis of recorder data commences after Vilnius 737 freighter crash
Lithuanian investigators have commenced analysis of flight-recorder information following the Swiftair Boeing 737 freighter crash outside Vilnius on 25 November. German authorities extracted the data from the cockpit-voice and flight-data recorders, according to the Lithuanian prosecutor general’s office. The office is leading a pre-trial investigation – conducted by the criminal ...
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NewsUK and Dutch investors await approval to pick up Air Belgium’s freight operations
UK long-haul freight specialist Air One Holdings International and a Dutch firm, Peso Aviation Management, are looking to take over the cargo operations of struggling carrier Air Belgium. The two investors have submitted an offer to a business court which, according to Air Belgium, is set to issue a decision ...
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NewsLufthansa Technik to build new MRO facility in northern Portugal
Lufthansa Technik will build a new facility in northern Portugal to expand its capacities for the repair of engine parts and components.